States rush to prepare for wave of U.S. unemployed
The U.S. unemployment benefits program, a key part of the safety net for the labor market, is facing its biggest test in more than a decade.
Ginsburg, other justices ‘healthy’ as U.S. Supreme Court adjusts to coronavirus
U.S. Supreme Court justices, including 87-year-old Ruth Bader Ginsburg, are all healthy, with some participating remotely in a private meeting on Friday as they weigh how to proceed during the coronavirus pandemic, a court spokeswoman said.
Progress in U.S. coronavirus economic stimulus talks amid major disagreements: Schumer
Negotiations on a possible $1 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus bill were moving ahead, but agreement by a deadline at midnight on Friday deal was becoming elusive with several major issues dividing congressional Republicans and Democrats, Senate …
On the beach and in the drive-throughs, California residents adjust to life under quarantine
At a coffee shop in the Los Angeles suburb of Long Beach, a few locals gathered in the tiny, half-lit dining room, cleared of tables and chairs, and talked about how they might make ends meet under sweeping new ‘stay at home’ orders by the governor.
U.S. to swiftly remove migrants caught crossing borders illegally to limit spread of coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States will swiftly return migrants who attempt to cross into the country illegally from Mexico and Canada while closing the borders to “non-essential” travel to limit the spread of the new coronavi…
U.S. military flying home Americans from Honduras stranded by coronavirus
A U.S. Air Force transport plane is flying home 89 Americans stranded in Honduras due to travel disruptions from the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. military said.
‘I’m going to keep working’: Grocery clerks unlikely heroes in U.S. coronavirus fight
For Philip, a grocery store clerk, it’s not a matter of if he gets coronavirus, but when.
U.S. may convert thousands of New York hotel, college rooms into care units
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking at converting more than 10,000 New York rooms, potentially in hotels and college dorms, into medical care units to help address the fast-spreading coronavirus, the commanding general of the Army Corps said on…
Stay-at-home orders in major states mark next phase of U.S. coronavirus crisis
New York and Illinois on Friday followed California in telling tens of millions of people to stay at home in the most sweeping measures the United States has taken so far to try to contain the coronavirus crisis.
Factbox: Five statewide stay-at-home orders, 31% of U.S. economy
The five U.S. states where governors have closed or have said they will soon be closing non-essential businesses account for about 31% of the world’s biggest economy.
