Bloomberg to transfer $18 million to Democratic National Committee
Billionaire media mogul Mike Bloomberg will transfer $18 million to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and several of the field offices from his 2020 presidential...
Italy’s coronavirus deaths surge by 627 in a day, elderly at high risk
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 627 to 4,032, officials said on Friday, an increase of 18.4% –...
New York, California stay-at-home orders mark next phase of U.S. coronavirus crisis
Tens of millions of New Yorkers and Californians adjusted to a new phase in the coronavirus crisis in the United States on Friday – staying...
Trump brings back Kevin Hassett as temporary economic adviser
U.S. President Donald Trump is bringing back former economic adviser Kevin Hassett temporarily to help out during the coronavirus crisis, a White House official said...
Trump suspends payments, interest on U.S. student loans
The Trump administration on Friday temporarily suspended interest and payments on federal student loans for at least the next 60 days, U.S. President Donald Trump...
U.S. may convert thousands of New York hotel, college rooms into care units
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking at converting more than 10,000 New York rooms, potentially in hotels and college dorms, into medical care...
Factbox: California’s ‘stay at home’ order – What’s allowed?
California has issued an unprecedented statewide “stay at home” order directing the state’s 40 million residents to hunker down in their homes for the foreseeable...
U.S. restrictions on travel across Canadian border will start late Friday
The U.S. Homeland Security Department (DHS) said restrictions barring non-essential travel across the U.S.-Canadian land border will begin at 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday and last...
America’s small movie theaters fear coronavirus could mean their last picture show
Members of the Bagby family have operated movie theaters in small U.S. towns for four generations. With the coronavirus outbreak forcing their 400 screens to...
USA Swimming calls for Tokyo Games postponement
USA Swimming called on Friday for the Tokyo 2020 Games to be postponed for a year, hours after the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said...