GM begins production of ventilators for U.S. government
General Motors Co said on Tuesday it had started producing ventilators in the volume needed to treat severely ill coronavirus patients and would deliver the first batch of the medical equipment to the U.S. government this month.
Trial of Giuliani associates Parnas, Fruman likely delayed to 2021 after U.S. election
The trial of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two associates of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, for alleged campaign finance violations will likely be delayed until after November’s presidential election because of the coronavir…
New York sues Trump administration over coronavirus sick leave rules
New York’s attorney general on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over a federal rule that she says illegally limits paid sick leave for workers affected by the coronavirus.
NYC death toll rises to 10,000 as city includes untested coronavirus fatalities
New York City’s death toll was revised to over 10,000 on Tuesday to include 3,700 deaths that are presumed to be due to the novel coronavirus but never tested, the city health department said.
Texas, California get biggest chunks of small business bailout cash: SBA
Businesses in Texas and California, the two largest U.S. states, have grabbed the biggest slices of the $247.5 billion so far allocated through a new federal government program to help small firms weather the coronavirus pandemic, data from the agency …
Trump’s May 1 target too optimistic for U.S. coronavirus reopening, adviser Fauci says
President Donald Trump’s May 1 target for restarting the economy is “overly optimistic,” his top infectious disease adviser said on Tuesday, after Trump and state governors clashed over who has the power to lift restrictions aimed at curbing the corona…
Republicans take aim at Michigan governor over virus response
Republicans in Michigan escalated attacks Tuesday on Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s efforts to combat COVID-19, arguing her policies are unnecessarily straining the state’s economy even as the state saw a jump in deaths from the virus.
With cheers, New York nurses greet reinforcements from across the U.S.
With loud cheers and applause, medical staff at New York’s Northwell Health network greeted 46 nurses on Tuesday who had arrived from all over the United States to reinforce hospitals as they battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Former aide accuses Biden of sexual assault, campaign denies it
A former aide to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has in several media interviews accused him of sexually assaulting her nearly 30 years ago when he was a U.S. senator, an assertion that Biden’s campaign has strongly denied.
U.S. coronavirus deaths set single-day record increase, fatalities total 25,700: Reuters tally
U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 25,700 on Tuesday, the biggest single-day increase to date, according to a Reuters tally, as officials debated how to reopen the economy without reigniting the outbreak.
