Washington state confirms second U.S. coronavirus death; New York reports first case
Health officials in Washington state said late Sunday that a nursing home resident had died after contracting coronavirus, while New York’s governor confirmed his state’s first positive case, as the virus moved out of its West Coast foothold.
New York state confirms first coronavirus case, Governor Cuomo says
New York state has confirmed its first coronavirus test, Goveror Andrew Cuomo said on Twitter Sunday evening, calling on residents to remain calm and not have any “undue anxiety.”
Brief elation, then crushing disappointment for migrants who sent children across U.S. border
For a few precious hours, Luz thought she would soon see her children again.
Buttigieg to drop out of Democratic nomination race day after big Biden win
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg was preparing to drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, an aide said on Sunday, the day after fellow moderate Joe Biden won a big victory in South Carolina.
Factbox: Six Democrats still in the fight for U.S. presidential nomination
The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination was set to drop to six on Sunday as former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg prepared to end his candidacy, according to an aide.
U.S. judge rules naming official to temporarily head immigration agency unlawful
A U.S. judge on Sunday ruled the Trump administration did not act lawfully when it named a former Virginia attorney general as the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and invalidated some new asylum directives.
Washington state nursing home on lockdown after two cases of coronavirus found; two other cases confirmed
A nursing home near Seattle is locked down after a resident and a worker were found to have the coronavirus, officials at the home said, and two other cases in the area were confirmed on Sunday.
Black Democrats turn their backs on Bloomberg at church before Super Tuesday votes
Joe Biden, fresh off a victory in South Carolina propelled by black voters, on Sunday commemorated a landmark civil rights march in Alabama, where some worshippers at an African-American church turned their backs on his rival Michael Bloomberg.
U.S. ramps up preparations for coronavirus as conferences, flights canceled
The United States will start screening travelers for coronavirus and ramp up production of masks and test kits as the government scrambles to reassure Americans while the disease spreads and businesses cancel conferences and flights.
CERAWeek energy conference in Houston scrapped over coronavirus worries
Coronavirus concerns prompted organizers on Sunday to cancel one of the world’s most prestigious gatherings of oil ministers and top executives from the energy and financial industries scheduled for this month in Houston.
