Singer Bryan Adams apologizes for coronavirus conspiracy rant
Canadian singer Bryan Adams apologized on Tuesday for a social media post in which he blamed “bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy...
U.S. Senate leader says will only consider narrow coronavirus bill
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, on Tuesday said that any new coronavirus-response legislation would have to be “narrowly targeted,” as he criticized...
U.S. reports record $738 billion budget deficit in April
The United States on Tuesday reported a record $738 billion budget deficit in April as an explosion in government spending and a shrinking of revenues...
Pence keeping his distance from Trump for a few days: White House
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is keeping his distance from President Donald Trump for a few days in the wake of his press secretary receiving...
I’m not ‘end-all’, but don’t be ‘cavalier’ about children: Fauci to Sen. Paul
Public health official Anthony Fauci clashed with Republican Senator Rand Paul on Tuesday about when to reopen U.S. schools, acknowledging he did not have the...
UK shops could start reopening on June 1 – business minister
Britain’s business minister Alok Sharma said on Tuesday the nation’s shops could begin a phased reopening at the beginning of June....
S&P 500 dips on fears of virus resurgence in economic reopening
The S&P 500 dipped in choppy trading on Tuesday as the top U.S. infectious disease expert warned Congress that a premature opening of the nation’s...
U.S. House Democrats unveil $3 trillion coronavirus bill
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a $3 trillion-plus coronavirus relief package including funding for the post office and testing, though...
Sotomayor: ‘I see a tremendous separation of powers problem’
Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday said there is a long history of Congress seeking and getting records from presidents, adding that she sees a ‘tremendous’...
Early end to U.S. state lockdowns could cause needless ‘suffering and death’: Fauci
Leading U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Tuesday warned Congress that a premature lifting of lockdowns could lead to additional outbreaks of the deadly...