Connecticut coronavirus cases spike, governor calls it a hot spot
A total of 64 percent of the people tested for the novel coronavirus in Connecticut in the past 24 hours came back positive, a spike that underscored the state’s status as a hot spot for the disease, Governor Ned Lamont said on Friday.
Kennedy granddaughter, great-grandson missing in Chesapeake Bay
The granddaughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy and her young son were missing on Friday after drifting out into the Chesapeake Bay on a canoe, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said.
Trump promotes voluntary use of cloth masks against coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the U.S. government is now recommending Americans wear cloth face coverings on a voluntary basis to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Texas ‘fully prepared’ for coronavirus, does not see New York situation: governor
Texas is fully prepared to meet hospital needs during the coronavirus pandemic and does not expect the kind of capacity problems facing New York, Governor Greg Abbott said on Friday.
Defense Secretary Esper backed firing of carrier captain Crozier
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper backed the Navy’s firing of the commander of a coronavirus-striken aircraft carrier, the Pentagon said on Friday, amid a backlash from Democrats in Congress as well as the crew of the vessel, who hailed their captain a…
Death tolls jump in U.S. virus hot spots of New York, Louisiana
Two of the main U.S. coronavirus hot spots on Friday reported their biggest jumps yet in COVID-19 deaths, with the number of fatalities in New York state alone comparable to the loss of life in the United States in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
New England Patriots’ truck delivers masks to New York to help coronavirus effort
A truck emblazoned with the colors of the New England Patriots football team was out on the streets of New York on Friday, delivering 300,000 N95 masks to a makeshift hospital set up in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
U.S. Army Corps views over 650 sites for possible retooling for coronavirus fight
The Army Corps of Engineers has looked at more than 650 sites around the United States that could possibly be converted into facilities to handle coronavirus patients or otherwise be used to deal with the growing epidemic.
Supreme Court postpones April oral arguments over coronavirus
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday postponed oral arguments scheduled for April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and is considering alternative options for handling the various outstanding cases.
Senators urge formal probe of Navy carrier commander’s firing over coronavirus plea
A group of prominent Democratic senators formally requested on Friday that the Pentagon’s independent Inspector General investigate the Navy’s firing of the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, who called for stronger measures to halt …
