Bagpiper plays ‘Amazing Grace’ on California beach to remember coronavirus victims
Every evening, as the sun is setting over the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, California, the mournful notes of a bagpipe playing “Amazing Grace” ring out across the beach.
Los Angeles mayor hedges on plan to extend coronavirus lockdown for three months
The mayor of Los Angeles on Tuesday back-pedaled from his health director’s assertion that stay-at-home orders in America’s second-largest city would be extended at least through July, after those comments touched off a furor among beleaguered resident…
U.S. House Democrats float $3 trillion coronavirus bill, Republicans reject it
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a $3 trillion-plus coronavirus relief package with funding for states, businesses, food support and families, only to see the measure flatly rejected by Senate Republicans.
CDC reports 1,342,594 coronavirus cases, 80,820 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 1,342,594 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 18,106 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1,064 to 80,820.
Premature end to U.S. state lockdowns could cause needless death, Fauci tells senators
Leading U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Tuesday warned Congress that a premature lifting of lockdowns could lead to additional outbreaks of the deadly coronavirus, which has killed 80,000 Americans and brought the economy to its knees.
Factbox: New U.S. House coronavirus bill contains $3 trillion plus in aid
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives unveiled on Tuesday a sweeping new coronavirus bill with more than $3 trillion in assistance to states, families and epidemiologists seeking to track the extent of the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. Supreme Court wary of presidential ‘harassment’ in Trump finances fight
In a major showdown over presidential powers, U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared divided over President Donald Trump’s bid to prevent congressional Democrats from obtaining his financial records but seemed more open toward a New York prose…
Stricken by coronavirus, some New Yorkers find solace in empty city streets
Harold Quintana sat nearly alone on a recent spring morning in New York City’s Bryant Park, jotting down notes at a table overlooking the almost empty surroundings.
Restaurants in parts of California can open for sit-down dining
Restaurants in a half-dozen California counties can host sit-down dining, and shopping malls throughout the state can open for curbside pickup as coronavirus restrictions ease, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday.
U.S. air travel fell 51% in March amid coronavirus pandemic
U.S. airlines carried 51% fewer passengers in March amid the massive coronavirus pandemic travel collapse to the lowest air travel level in nearly two decades, the U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday.
