Lawmakers, White House near agreement on coronavirus response legislation: Pelosi
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday that lawmakers and the White House have neared agreement on a legislative response to the coronavirus outbreak and said she hopes to make an announcement on Friday.
Despite entry of large private labs, coronavirus tests remain scarce in U.S.
The entry of commercial lab companies Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings and Quest Diagnostics Inc to help identify cases of the new coronavirus does not seem to be easing the burden of testing in the United States.
Disney to shut California parks through March over coronavirus
Walt Disney Co will close its Disneyland and California Adventure theme parks in Southern California from Saturday through the end of the month due to the global outbreak of coronavirus, the company said on Thursday.
Life upended for Americans as U.S. scrambles to contain coronavirus threat
From Disneyland to the U.S. Supreme Court, from Wall Street to Dodgers Stadium, nearly every facet of American life fell into turmoil on Thursday as the coronavirus outbreak caused sweeping closures and economic disruption.
Trump, Abe to hold phone talks Friday morning Japan time: Jiji
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will talk on the phone on Friday morning Japan time, Jiji news agency reported.
U.S. states scramble to slow virus spread, prevent hospital collapse
From cancelling Broadway shows to closing schools, U.S. states are scrambling to slow the spread of coronavirus and stop hospitals from being overwhelmed with a surge in critically ill patients, as has been the case in Italy.
U.S. surveillance program to expire after renewal stalls in Senate
U.S. government surveillance tools fiercely opposed by privacy advocates and defended by intelligence agencies will expire after legislation renewing them stalled in the Senate on Thursday, although passage is expected next week.
‘People are terrified’: Daily life on hold as Americans face coronavirus threat
In Texas, a photographer worries about paying his bills. In Pennsylvania, an aspiring dancer struggles with a canceled audition. In suburban Los Angeles, a mother wonders whether anyone will show up for her son’s bar mitzvah.
U.S. judge orders WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning released from prison
Former U.S. Army soldier and WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning was released from prison on Thursday on a judge’s order after being held since May for refusing to testify in an ongoing U.S. investigation of WikiLeaks.
Schools ordered to close in three Seattle-area counties
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee on Thursday ordered schools to close in three Seattle-area counties to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus in a state battling the nation’s deadliest outbreak.
