U.S. House passes $500 billion coronavirus bill and oversight panel
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented near $3 trillion.
Governor worries cooped-up Californians will hit beaches on warm weekend
Californians locked down for weeks during the coronavirus pandemic have trickled back to local beaches as the weather warms, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday to plead for social distancing during a heat wave expected this weekend.
Arias in open air as opera singers surprise Washington D.C. area park goers
Two opera singers have been delighting visitors to Washington, D.C. area parks with strolling duets during the coronavirus lockdown.
New York survey suggests nearly 14% in state may have coronavirus antibodies
A preliminary survey of New York state residents found that nearly 14% of those tested had antibodies against the novel coronavirus, suggesting that some 2.7 million may already have been infected, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.
Congress approves $484 billion coronavirus-relief bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $484 billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and hospitals overwhelmed by patients suffering from COVID-19.
Amtrak to lose $700 million in fiscal 2020 even after coronavirus support
U.S. national railroad Amtrak, which received $1 billion in emergency funding this month from Congress, said on Thursday it expects to lose at least $700 million in operating earnings in this budget year due to the effects of the coronavirus.
U.S. Treasury mulls coronavirus loan to force Postal Service rate changes: Washington Post
The Treasury Department is mulling using a potential $10 billion emergency coronavirus loan to the U.S. Postal Service to force changes in how it does business, including what it charges for packages, the Washington Post reported on Thursday citing two…
U.S. House looks set to pass $500 billion coronavirus bill and oversight panel
The U.S. House of Representatives looked poised to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented nearly $3 trillion.
U.S. CDC reports 828,441 coronavirus cases, 46,379 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 828,441 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 25,858 from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 1,804 to 46,379.
$484 billion coronavirus bill nears passage in U.S. House
A $484 billion coronavirus-response bill appeared headed to final passage on Thursday as a wide margin of U.S. House of Representatives members voted in favor of the bill.
