Two Iowa meat plants close as coronavirus outbreak spreads
Tyson Foods Inc said on Monday it shut an Iowa hog slaughterhouse after more than 24 cases of COVID-19 involving employees at the facility, in the latest disruption to the U.S. food supply chain from the coronavirus outbreak.
FCC rejects group’s request to probe Trump coronavirus broadcasts
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Monday it was rejecting a petition that sought an investigation into broadcasters that aired statements U.S. President Donald Trump made in news conferences about the coronavirus pandemic.
New York Governor says coronavirus crisis may have hit plateau
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo noted on Monday that hospitalizations of coronavirus patients are down and the rate of rise in deaths has leveled off in the hardest-hit state, suggesting the crisis may be plateauing, but he warned against complacency a…
With hospitals stressed, U.S. enters ‘peak death week’ in coronavirus crisis
The United States entered what an official called the “peak death week” of the coronavirus on Monday while a watchdog report said hospitals were struggling to maintain and expand capacity to care for infected patients.
U.S. death toll from coronavirus tops 10,000: Reuters tally
The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 10,000 on Monday, according to a Reuters tally.
FCC will not investigate Trump coronavirus press conference broadcasts
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Monday it was rejecting a petition that sought an investigation into broadcasters that aired statements U.S. President Donald Trump made about the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. small-business rescue loan program enters fourth day plagued by technical problems
The U.S. government’s $350 billion small-business rescue program entered its fourth day on Monday, plagued by technology and processing problems that are delaying disbursements to businesses hurt by the novel coronavirus, according to industry groups, …
White House, experts clash over use of drug for coronavirus
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday acknowledged that members of the task force dealing with the coronavirus crisis clashed over the efficacy of the malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, for use against the disease.
U.S. Supreme Court turns away religious clash over Washington transit ads
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a religious rights dispute brought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington against the Washington area transit authority over its policy barring advertisements in its stations and on buses and t…
Florida, Nevada may be hit hardest by coronavirus economic shock: study
Florida beaches remained packed with partying college students as the coronavirus crisis gathered force, and the Republican governor was slow to impose social distancing in a tourist-dependent economy.
