U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 24,000: Reuters tally
U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 24,000 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as officials debated how to reopen the economy without reigniting the outbreak.
Trump to make announcements on reopening U.S. economy in next day or two: adviser
President Donald Trump will make a number of “key, vital” announcements about re-opening the U.S. economy in the next day or two, his top economic adviser said on Tuesday.
Pelosi calls on Fed to help universities
The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives called on the Federal Reserve on Tuesday to allow nonprofit groups including colleges and universities access to a lending facility intended to help businesses cope with the coronavirus outbreak.
Trump EPA declines to tighten soot pollution standards
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it rejected a recommendation from staff scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency to tighten air quality regulations governing soot pollution, arguing the current standards are adequate to protect human …
Cuomo says if Trump ordered New York to reopen, he ‘wouldn’t do it’
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday he would not abide by any order that U.S. President Donald Trump might give to reopen his state in an unsafe manner during the coronavirus outbreak.
As virus tears through reservation, Navajos give lifeline to elders and families
To the sound of birdsong on rolling grassland, a pickup truck crawls up a dirt track to bring firewood and food to a Navajo family of seven whose father died of the coronavirus hours earlier.
Explainer: Why vote by mail triggered a partisan battle ahead of November’s election
The drive to expand vote-by-mail options during the coronavirus pandemic has emerged as the centerpiece of a growing political fight ahead of November’s election.
Coronavirus drives U.S. political protest off the streets and into online forums
At any other time, a divisive U.S. president dealing with a national crisis that is causing severe economic dislocation might bring throngs of demonstrators to the streets of Washington and state capitals across the country.
South Korea set to double supply of coronavirus tests to U.S.
South Korea’s SolGent has secured an order to supply a U.S. government agency with an additional 7,500 kits which can each perform 100 coronavirus tests, the CEO of the biotech firm told Reuters.
In upset for Republicans, liberal ousts Trump-backed judge for Wisconsin Supreme Court seat
Liberal challenger Jill Karofsky won a hotly contested race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, beating a conservative incumbent in state elections marred by court challenges and worries about health risks from the coronavirus pandemic.
