Exclusive: U.S. considering discouraging some travelers from cruises – sources
The United States is considering ways to discourage U.S. travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, according to four officials familiar with the situation.
U.S. CDC reports 213 coronavirus cases, including those under investigation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 65 more cases of coronavirus in the country, which includes cases reported by individual states that were yet to be confirmed by the agency.
Ex-inspector general at U.S. Department of Homeland Security indicted for stealing government property
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s former top watchdog, tasked with rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, was indicted on Friday on charges he plotted to steal the government’s proprietary software and confidential databases to boost his private …
‘Fear of the unknown’: U.S. pregnant women worried by lack of virus research
After the first two cases of the novel coronavirus in the state of Georgia were confirmed this week, Leigh Creel, who is 20 weeks pregnant and lives outside Atlanta, made a nervous phone call to her doctor to ask about the risk to her and her fetus.
U.S. biofuel credits slump on expectation EPA will appeal refinery waiver ruling
U.S. renewable fuel credits fell more than 15% on Friday, traders said, after news the Trump administration plans to appeal a federal court decision that cast doubt on a program exempting small oil refineries from biofuel blending laws.
Trump approves $8.3 billion to fight coronavirus, cancels visit to CDC
U.S. President Donald Trump called off a visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday, saying he did not want to “interfere” as the agency races to stem the coronavirus that has infected more than 100,000 people globally…
For special-needs kids, New Jersey rabbi offers chance of a ‘LifeTown’
Looking out of his office window, Rabbi Zalman Grossbaum finds it hard to get work done as he watches kids enjoying the miniature town he built for them.
South Korea suspends visas for Japanese in tit-for-tat coronavirus curbs
South Korea said on Friday it would suspend visas and visa waivers for Japan in response to Tokyo’s own travel restrictions on Koreans, as fears over the spreading coronavirus rekindled a feud between the neighbors dating back to before World War Two.
Trump signs $8.3 billion spending bill to boost coronavirus response
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an emergency spending bill for $8.3 billion to ramp up the nation’s response to the coronavirus, providing funds for state and local officials to combat the spread of infections as the number of cases grows …
Pompeo faults ‘imperfect’ coronavirus data from China
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that the U.S. response to the coronavirus outbreak had been hindered by what he called imperfect data from China, adding that it had been frustrating getting information from the ruling Communist Party…
