Ex-NYU hospital employee who refused flu vaccine sues over his firing
A former employee at NYU Langone Medical Center sued the New York City hospital on Friday, claiming it illegally fired him because he refused on religious grounds to obtain a mandatory flu vaccination.
Supreme Court postpones April oral arguments
The U.S. Supreme Court has postponed oral arguments scheduled for April as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
‘Crazy amounts of chicken’ and masks – a small Washington grocer’s typical day
A tall, surgical mask-wearing young man stands at the entrance as customers line up outside. A sign at the door – illustrated with stick figures drawn by the co-owner’s 6-year-old daughter – warns clients they can only come in three at a time.
Anyone near Trump or Pence will be given rapid coronavirus test: White House
With the coronavirus contagion spreading, the White House said on Friday that anyone expected to be near President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence will be given a rapid COVID-19 test out of an abundance of caution.
U.S. Army Corps looking at over 650 sites for facilities to help combat coronavirus
The Army Corps of Engineers has looked at more than 650 sites around the United States that could be potentially used as facilities to help deal with the coronavirus, the commanding general of the Corps said on Friday, including some that could handle …
Two U.S. state AGs seek info on Zoom’s privacy practices
At least two U.S. state attorneys have sought information from Zoom Video Communications Inc following multiple reports that questioned the privacy and security of the video-conferencing app.
Senators call on Pentagon Inspector General to probe Navy carrier commander’s firing
Two Democratic senators formally requested on Friday that the Pentagon’s independent Inspector General immediately open an investigation into the Navy’s firing of the commander of the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, who called for stronger measure…
CDC reports 239,279 coronavirus cases, 5,443 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 239,279 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 26,135 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 930 to 5,443.
New York state’s COVID-19 death toll nears 9/11 level
New York state braced for an onslaught of new COVID-19 cases next week after recording more than 500 deaths in a single day, bringing the total to nearly 3,000, or about the same number killed in the United States in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
U.S. prosecutors resist calls to free inmates as coronavirus spreads
Five inmates at a federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana, have died since March 28 after contracting the coronavirus. Harold Lee’s family fears he could be next.
