Trump says US will increase counter-narcotics efforts in East Pacific, Caribbean
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will deploy Navy ships in the Caribbean and East Pacific to prevent drug cartels for taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic and smuggling more narcotics.
U.S. lawmakers want 9/11-style commission to probe coronavirus crisis
A group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats set out plans on Wednesday for a task force to investigate the country’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, similar to the “9/11 Commission” that reviewed the Sept. 11 attacks.
New York governor blasts ‘selfish’ residents; California short on hospital beds
The governor of New York on Wednesday cracked down even harder on public gatherings in the face of the coronavirus, calling residents who disregarded stay-at-home rules “selfish” as California’s governor warned his state will run out of hospital beds b…
For Mohawk community that straddles Canada and U.S., the border is no barrier to coronavirus
Canada and the United States have closed their border to non-essential traffic to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, but one rural corner of the vast frontier remains open: an indigenous territory that straddles the two countries.
Story on FDA authorizing new test kit for coronavirus withdrawn
The March 31 story on BodySphere receiving FDA authorization for a rapid antibody test for coronavirus has been withdrawn. In a statement to Reuters, BodySphere said it has not received this authorization. There will be no replacement story.
U.S. Navy does not rule out punishing captain of carrier who blasted coronavirus response
The U.S. Navy on Wednesday did not rule out punishing the captain of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, who wrote a scathing letter to Navy leadership asking for stronger measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Beyond Trump’s Wall: the Americans riding out coronavirus in Latin America
Some Americans, from young backpackers to retirees, are hunkering down for the coronavirus pandemic far from home in Latin America, saying they feel safer and see no point in scrambling to return.
California coronavirus hospitalizations will exceed available beds in May: governor
California’s aggressive stay-at-home measures are improving the prospects of slowing the coronavirus pandemic, but the state is still on track to run out of hospital beds in mid-May, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday.
Manhattan office leases slump in March as coronavirus grips city
Office leasing activity in Manhattan fell almost by half in March from the prior month as the coronavirus outbreak halted business activity in New York City, the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, a report said on Wednesday.
Cuomo closes playgrounds, warns New Yorkers to heed social distancing
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday ordered the closure of all New York City playgrounds to stop young people from gathering in violation of rules aimed at stanching the coronavirus outbreak at its U.S. epicenter.
