On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved investigating treatment options for the outbreak by using plasma collected from recovered COVID-19 patients. Doctors in China have already tried these specific COVID-19 treatments using what the history books
Texas’ Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is saying that the U.S. should get back to work in the face of the global pandemic and that people over the age of 70, who the Centers for Disease Control says
President Donald Trump said on Monday he will not allow the coronavirus to do long-lasting damage to the U.S. economy and that he is considering how to move forward after a 15-day shutdown ends next week. After
Speculation about treating the new coronavirus with malaria drugs is raising hopes, and now a shortage of these drugs is complicating access for people who need them for rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. Chloroquine and a similar drug,
The National Guard will be deployed to assist in the fight against the coronavirus in the hard-hit states of New York, California and Washington, President Donald Trump announced. Announced at Sunday evening’s briefing of the White House
Senator Rand Paul on Sunday became the first senator known to have tested positive for COVID-19. Paul’s account tweeted, “Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19. He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is
On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newson issued a statewide “stay at home” order to residents, telling them to leave their homes only when necessary during the coronavirus pandemic. The restriction is the first to encompass all 40
Italy has now surpassed China as the country with the largest number of deaths related to the coronavirus. The Italian Civil Protection Agency announced 3,405 total deaths on Thursday. China has reported 3,242 deaths. Italian officials report more
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit near Salt Lake City on Wednesday, temporarily shutting down a major air traffic hub and leaving thousands without power. There were no reports of injuries. The quake damaged the spire and statue
President Donald Trump signed an economic relief bill to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. The bill will ensure free testing and paid leave for certain workers, hours after the Senate passed the measure on Wednesday. Lawmakers overwhelmingly
Joe Biden won the Florida, Illinois and Arizona primaries on Tuesday, moving closer to the Democratic presidential nomination amid coronavirus concerns. The former vice president is on course to expand his lead toward the 1,991 delegates needed
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded on Tuesday, climbing more than 1,000 points or over 5% by the time market’s closed. The index saw more than 500-point swings, coming after it suffered its worst day since the “Black Monday”
Joe Biden narrowly defeated Bernie Sanders in last week’s Democratic presidential primary in Washington state, according to projections from the Associated Press. The former vice president’s victory means he won five of the six states that held
On Monday, the White House issued new guidelines designed to slow the increasingly rapid spread of coronavirus. In sum, they are asking nearly every American to stay home from work or school for the next fifteen days;
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders faced off on Sunday night in their first one-on-one showdown at the 11th Democratic debate. Held in a closed studio in Washington, D.C., Biden and Sanders spent nearly
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday in an emergency move to help the U.S. economy during the escalating global coronavirus pandemic. Interest rates were already cut by half a percentage point
On Thursday, President Trump said he was ‘not concerned’ about the possibility of being exposed to the coronavirus after dining last week with a Brazilian government official who has since tested positive for the disease. Trump made
Disneyland announced on Thursday it would be closing down starting Saturday, March 14 through the end of March in the wake of growing concerns in the U.S. and around the world about the coronavirus pandemic. “While there
More than two months after the start of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China, on Wednesday the World Health Organization (“WHO”) formally declared the outbreak a global pandemic. The WHO generally defines a pandemic as
Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday for his rape and criminal sex act convictions following a landmark trial in the #MeToo era. Weinstein was convicted Feb. 24 of rape in the
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden have both canceled their campaign rallies planned for Tuesday night in Ohio, due to concerns about the coronavirus. These cancellations are the first on the 2020 presidential campaign trail, as concerns about
An appeals court has ruled that the Justice Department has to provide Congress with secret grand jury evidence from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Monday’s trading session down more than 2,000 points – or 7.8% – amid Coronavirus fears and the steep sell-off in crude oil. The S&P 500 fell 6.63% and the Nasdaq slipped
The United States military said in a statement on Monday that two U.S. service members were killed by “enemy forces” Sunday, while advising and accompanying Iraqi Security Forces during a mission to eliminate an ISIS terrorist stronghold
At least one person is dead and 17 others were injured in a shooting at a party in Cleveland, Ohio over the weekend. The shooting occurred after a fight broke out at a gathering attended by multiple
According to South Korea’s military, North Korea fired at least three unidentified projectiles off its east coast early Monday. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected the three launches made from a town
A federal appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to keep the “Remain in Mexico” policy in place in Texas and New Mexico while it prepared for a challenge by the Supreme Court. However, the ruling by
Sen. Elizabeth Warren suspended her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, two days after she failed to win a single state primary, including her home state of Massachusetts. Warren made the announcement in a conference
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a victim succumbing in California — the nation’s first reported fatality outside Washington state. Officials in Placer County, northwest of Sacramento, said an elderly
14 states and one U.S. territory headed to the polls Tuesday in races that will help choose the Democratic nominee to face President Donald Trump in the November general election. Former Vice President Joe Biden made a
