By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It wasn't the welcome home that U.S. soldiers expected when they returned from war zones in the Middle East in the past week. When their planes landed at Fort Bliss, Texas, they were herded into buses, denied water and the use of ...
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is activating the National Guard to help grocery stores and food banks, halting elective surgeries and closing businesses in areas with known cases of COVID-19. Ducey on Thursday intensified his response to ...
Less than three months ago came the first reports of cases of pneumonia related to a virus first detected in Wuhan, China. The outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruptions that have brought an unparalleled shock to the global economy. Following are ...
By ANDREW TAYLOR and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trump administration officials launched high-stakes negotiations Friday with Senate Republicans and Democrats racing to draft a $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package amid the ...
ATLANTA (AP) — A jet carrying 359 people including hundreds of American and Canadian cruise ship passengers home from France landed at Atlanta's international airport on Friday as emergency responders prepared to screen them for the coronavirus, federal officials said. Three people on ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The number of COVID-19 cases in Missouri nearly doubled on Friday, going from 28 to to 47, as officials throughout the state sought to get ahead of the coronavirus crisis. State health officials said St. Louis County and Kansas City have the most cases, with seven ...
By ED WHITE and DAVID EGGERT Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered Michigan doctors and dentists to postpone all nonessential medical procedures Friday, while people who are suddenly out of work because of the coronavirus threat flooded the state with claims for ...
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — First, some of the coronavirus tests didn't work. Then there weren't enough to go around. Now, just as the federal government tries to ramp up nationwide screening, laboratory workers are warning of a new roadblock: dire shortages of ...
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine confirmed the state's first death from the coronavirus, identifying the male patient as a 76-year-old attorney from the Toledo area who recently traveled to California. Ohio now says it has received ...
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge refused on Friday a request to halt New Hampshire's ban on gatherings of 50 people or more, and the state Department of Employment Security took steps to deal with a surge of unemployment claims. A look at the effects of the ...
By CARA ANNA and FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Anxiety rose in Africa as two major airlines announced sweeping cancellations of international flights on Friday over the coronavirus, the continent's busiest airport blocked foreigners from disembarking and Zimbabwe ...
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts confirmed its first death from the coronavirus on Friday, while the state's attorney general filed an order banning price gouging. Here's a look at developments in Massachusetts. DEATH The state Department of Public Health said Friday a man in his 80s from ...
By MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — A week ago, I was that crazy parent. "Did you tell my friends' parents I can't hang out?" my teen protested. Yep, I basically did. Today, we are "sheltering in place," an order from the mayor in our Chicago suburb, Oak Park, to ...
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm on Friday proposed easing the bloc's budget policies so member countries can spend what they need to address the coronavirus pandemic without being subject to deficit limits and other fiscal requirements. If approved by the leaders of ...
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said he may receive a third coronavirus test even though he says he's twice tested negative for the virus. Local paper O Globo reported 22 members of the committee that traveled with Bolsonaro to the U.S. earlier this month have tested ...
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Here's a look at some of the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak in Nevada: THE NUMBERS The number of coronavirus cases in Nevada reached 109 Friday, according to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. That includes the ...
Because of concern for potential COVID-19 exposure, the following events have been canceled or postponed: Community Events ∫ The St. Clairsville Chamber of Commerce March luncheon slated for March 19 at Belmont Hills Country Club has been canceled. ∫ ArtsLink’s Ball in the House ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday said he has tested negative for the new coronavirus after his staff discovered he attended an event with the first person in the state to test positive for the virus. Justice, a Republican, said he hugged and took a photo ...
By MARC LEVY, MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is tightening his directives to businesses to shut down, issuing a dire warning and saying Thursday that all "non-life-sustaining" businesses in Pennsylvania must close their physical ...
The bronze statue of the Mingo atop Wheeling Hill greets travelers through the city. As public gatherings are halted over concerns with COVID-19, the Mingo now sports a facemask as he beckons to those who travel up the hill. The statue was dedicated in 1928 by the city and the Kiwanis Club to ...
