U.S. CDC reports 632,548 coronavirus cases, 27,012 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 632,548 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 27,158 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 2430 to 27,012.
New York coronavirus hospitalizations fall, New Jersey launches nursing home probe
The number of people hospitalized for the novel coronavirus and related deaths in New York fell to their lowest levels in more than a week, adding to evidence the hardest-hit state was controlling its spread, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.
Senator Warren takes Treasury, Fed to task over ‘little oversight’ of stimulus programs
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren chastised the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department on Thursday over their rollout of massive stimulus programs designed to help businesses weather the global coronavirus pandemic, saying they were failing to protect wor…
‘Waiting game’ for Oregon patient needing cancer surgery amid coronavirus
Oregon resident George Polas learned in March he had an aggressive type of prostate cancer that would require surgical removal – just as the coronavirus pandemic began spreading rapidly in the United States.
U.S. lawmakers argue over coronavirus response as small business program runs out
U.S. lawmakers argued Thursday about what the next coronavirus rescue package should include as a program to help small businesses ran out of money and the economy continued to struggle from a monthlong shutdown.
Michigan governor needs to revise her coronavirus lockdown order: state chamber head
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer needs to revise the recent extension to her stay-at-home order or risk doing serious harm to the state’s economy, including potentially driving hundreds of companies out of business, the head of the Michigan Chamber o…
Seven governors in U.S. Midwest to work together to reopen their economies
Governors in seven U.S. Midwest states on Thursday said they will work in close coordination to reopen their economies battered by efforts to contain the coronavirus, echoing similar moves made by 10 governors in states on the East and West coasts this…
Coronavirus spurs new clash between Big Oil and Big Corn over U.S. biofuels
A fuel demand meltdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak in the United States has started up a new fight between the oil and agriculture industries over the nation’s biofuel policy, this time over whether the policy should be suspended or expanded as …
Americans are spending coronavirus checks on rent and groceries
When Jessica Rosner saw the $1,200 coronavirus relief payment from the U.S. government was deposited into her bank account Wednesday morning, the furloughed behavioral therapist knew immediately how she would spend the cash.
U.S. officials run into dead ends in rush to find masks amid pandemic
The office of U.S. congressman Adam Kinzinger reached out to the White House last month with an urgent request: a business in his district in Illinois had located 13 million highly sought-after N95 respirator masks in Germany and wanted to know if offi…
