U.S. urged to go slow on easing coronavirus lockdown, even as jobless claims surge
The top U.S. infectious disease expert on Thursday warned against reopening the economy too soon in the face of improving data on the coronavirus outbreak but a third week of massive jobless claims underscored the huge economic cost to social distancin…
Trump family loses bid to move marketing scam lawsuit to arbitration
A federal judge in Manhattan rejected an effort by U.S. President Donald Trump and his adult children to send a lawsuit accusing them of exploiting their family name to promote a marketing scam into arbitration.
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 15,000: Reuters tally
U.S. deaths due to coronavirus topped 15,700 on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs the pandemic might be nearing a peak.
Neutral weather pattern likely to prevail through autumn: U.S. forecaster
El Niño-Southern Oscillation-neutral (ENSO) weather pattern is most likely to continue through this autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday.
Need to plan for possibility of more Theodore Roosevelt-level coronavirus infections: Pentagon
The U.S. military needs to plan for the possibility of more coronavirus infections on the level of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, a top general said on Thursday.
U.S. sailor from coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier taken to ICU
A sailor from the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in Guam after testing positive for the coronavirus last month, the U.S. Navy said on Thursday, as the number of coronavirus cases on the ship jumped to …
Canada says coronavirus death toll could hit 22,000, job losses hit 1 million
The Canadian death toll from the coronavirus outbreak could hit 22,000 by the end of the pandemic, health officials said on Thursday, while the economy lost a record 1 million jobs.
U.S. forecaster sees 60% chance for neutral weather during summer
There is about a 60% chance of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions prevailing during the northern hemisphere summer in 2020, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday.
250-year-old U.S. Easter tradition’s horns silenced by coronavirus pandemic
(This April 9 story corrects title of the Rev. Chaz Snider to chair of the Salem Congregation Board of Elders; corrects to show that the service is sponsored by 12 Moravian congregations)
Rockets hit U.S. air base in Afghanistan; no casualties
Five rockets hit a major U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Thursday but there were no casualties, Afghanistan’s NATO-led force said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group.
