Funerals are seeing big changes amid the coronavirus outbreak By SARAH BLAKE MORGAN Associated Press April 5, 2020, 2:47 AM 5 min read 5 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article LEXINGTON, S.C. — No one stands in line to embrace the widow and share memories of her husband of 50 […]

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: , — China reports 30 new coronavirus cases, mostly from new arrivals — President Trump […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is warning that the country could be headed into its “toughest” weeks yet as the coronavirus death toll mounts, but at the same time he expressed growing impatience with social distancing guidelines and said he’s eager to get the country reopened and its stalled economy back on track. “There will […]

NEW YORK — The U.S. warned of many more coronavirus deaths in the days ahead as the global pandemic muted traditional observances from family grave-cleaning ceremonies in China to Palm Sunday for many Christians. Italy and Spain, the two hardest-hit European nations, expressed hope that the crisis was peaking in their countries, though Italian officials […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines Friday recommending that Americans wear face coverings when in public to help fight the spread of the new coronavirus. The president immediately said he had no intention of following that advice himself, saying, “I’m choosing not to do it.” The new guidance from the Centers for […]

Some states and cities that have been shipped masks, gloves, ventilators and other essential equipment from the nation’s medical stockpile to fight the coronavirus have gotten an unwelcome surprise: the material is unusable By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press April 4, 2020, 4:37 AM 4 min read 4 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter […]

Wisconsin is lurching toward a spring primary election on Tuesday despite widespread concern about in-person voting during the coronavirus crisis By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press April 4, 2020, 4:37 AM 5 min read 5 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s attempt to conduct an election in […]

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: —CDC recommending Americans cover their faces when leaving home. —Chinese man sentenced to 18 months […]