Antibody Test, Seen As Key To Reopening US, Does Not Yet Deliver
A law firm in Scottsdale, Arizona, tested employees who hoped, with the prick of a finger, to learn if they might be immune. In Laredo, Texas, community leaders
Contaminated US Govt Labs Delayed Coronavirus Testing
Shockingly sloppy laboratory practices at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) caused contamination that rendered the United States' first co
Coronavirus: Americans Rally Against Movement Curbs Amid Growing Resentment
CONCORD • Hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday in cities across the United States against coronavirus-related lockdownswith encouragement from Presiden
Trump Says Pence Will Discuss Coronavirus Test Shortages With Governors After States Say Too Soon To Reopen US
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG)Vice President Mike Pence will discuss shortcomings in the US testing for coronavirus infections with governors on Monda
Second Sunday Of Tornadoes, Hail And Flooding Across Southern US
For the second straight Sunday (April 19), tornadoes, thunderstorms, floods and hail are set to hammer southern United States with the worst sweeping across fro
Coronavirus: Hundreds Protest Against US Rules Amid Spreading Resentment
CONCORD, UNITED STATES (AFP)Hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday (April 18) in cities across America against coronavirus-related stay-at-home ruleswith t
Coronavirus: New York Reports 540 Deaths, Least In Almost Two Weeks
New York's daily coronavirus deaths dropped to 540, the lowest in nearly two weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday (April 18). However, he cautioned tha
Trump Leaves It To States To Decide When To Reopen In Phases
President Donald Trump has outlined federal guidelines for states to reopen businesses and ease social distancing rules in three phases, a day after he said tha
Coronavirus: New York Governor Attacks Trump For 'passing Buck' On Pandemic Response
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday (April 17) launched a blistering attack on President Donald Trump's reaction to the coronavirus crisis, accusing him of
Coronavirus: Trump Says China Death Toll 'far Higher' Than Admitted
WASHINGTON (AFP)US President Donald Trump said on Friday (April 17) that China's coronavirus deaths were "far higher" than it's admitted after the tol
Coronavirus: Trump Backers Protest Michigan Stay-at-home Orders At State Capitol
LANSING, MICHIGAN (REUTERS)Thousands of demonstrators in cars with horns honking thronged around Michigan's state Capitol on Wednesday (April 15), some chanting
US To Ease Lockdown After Virus Passes 'peak'
WASHINGTON (AFP)President Donald Trump said he'll announce on Thursday (April 16) the first plans for lifting coronavirus lockdowns across the United States aft
Nearly 2,600 US Coronavirus Deaths In 24 Hours
WASHINGTON (AFP)The United States on Wednesday (April 15) recorded nearly 2,600 additional deaths from the new coronavirus in 24 hours, a new record and the hea
Coronavirus: Small-business Aid Funds Run Dry In US As Programme Fails To Reach Hardest Hit
A new federal programme to help small businesses weather the coronavirus pandemic is running out of money and falling short in the industries and states most ba
Amazon Fires Two Employees Critical Of Warehouse Working Conditions Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
SEATTLE (REUTERS)Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday (April 14) that it had terminated two employees, who had criticised the working conditions at the e-commerce gia
US Bishop Who Defied Social Distancing Dies From Coronavirus, Church Says
A Virginia bishop who defied warnings about the danger of religious gatherings during the pandemic and vowed to keep preaching "unless I'm in jail or the h
Coronavirus: America's Economy Could Be Opened In Phases Amid Federal-state Tension
WASHINGTONGovernors of several states are conferring on opening up their economies again, following early signs of a slowing in the rate of new Covid-19 infecti
US East Coast Menaced By System That Spawned Deadly Tornadoes In South
The death toll from a series of tornadoes that hammered the US South over the weekend rose to at least 18 on Monday (April 13) as rescue workers and homeowners
US Warns Citizens In China Over Mystery Pneumonia Outbreak
BEIJING (AFP)Americans travelling in China should avoid animals and contact with sick people as the country grapples with a mystery pneumonia outbreak, the Unit
Year's Most Destructive California Wildfire Declared Extinguished After 2 Weeks
California's biggest, most ruinous wildfire this year, a wind-driven blaze that scorched 310 square kilometres of Sonoma County wine country and consumed scores