First online U.S. census kicks off amid coronavirus fears
U.S. residents will begin receiving census forms in the mail as early as Thursday as the federal government kicks off its once-a-decade count of the population, a gargantuan effort crucial to guiding U.S. political and economic policy but which experts…
Sit, stay forever: Americans willing to pay top dollar to keep old dogs alive
On a follow-up visit after Sophie Cortellino’s life-saving cardiac procedure, Dr. Anna Gelzer was delighted and family members were relieved to see her responding so well. Sophie agreed, her tail wagging excitedly.
Democratic front-runner Biden to give speech on U.S. response to coronavirus outbreak
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden will deliver a speech on the country’s response to the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, one day after he canceled upcoming public rallies amid widening public health concerns.
U.S. senators seek to ban federal employees from using TikTok on their phones
Two Republican senators on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at banning federal employees from using Chinese social media app TikTok on their government-issued phones, amid growing national security concerns around the collection and sharing of data on …
Coronavirus weighs on strained American system to care for homeless
Dexter Johnson often comes to the Bowery Mission to get a free meal, having struggled off and on with homelessness, but the 33-year-old New Yorker is thinking twice about sitting down in the crowded cafeteria and risking exposure to novel coronavirus.
California bans mass gatherings to slow spread of coronavirus
California is banning mass gatherings of 250 people or more until the end of March in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the office of governor Gavin Newsom said late on Wednesday.
U.S. did not coordinate, notify EU about travel restriction: diplomat
The United States did not coordinate on a sweeping restriction on European travel aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus with European officials before U.S. President Donald Trump announced it late on Wednesday, a European diplomat said.
Text: What President Donald Trump told Americans about coronavirus
The White House issued the following transcript of U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks on Wednesday night:
U.S. House leaders unveil coronavirus bill; Capitol tours suspended
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a broad package of proposals to help Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak, while officials suspended public tours through the Capitol building.
In dramatic step, Trump restricts travel from Europe to US to fight coronavirus
President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed sweeping restrictions to prevent people from 26 European countries from traveling to the United States for a month as he responded to mounting pressure to take action against the spread of the coronavirus.
