NEW YORK (AP) — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has hit 100,000, according to the running tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The sad milestone comes as Christians around the globe mark a Good Friday unlike any other — in front of computer screens instead of in church pews. Meanwhile, some countries are…
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 1 in 10 American workers have lost jobs amid the coronavirus, underscoring the growing damage the crisis is taking on the world’s economy. World leaders are warning that hard-won gains in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic must not be jeopardized by relaxing restrictions during Easter. A spike in…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Stay-at-home orders and social distancing have devastated businesses at the core of tourism, one of Missouri’s biggest industries. Worse yet, no one knows when some form of normalcy will return. Surveys indicate that while some people are simply postponing trips, others are canceling completely. In fiscal year 2019, Missouri had 42.9…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The top elected official in Missouri’s largest county is seeking help from the Missouri National Guard in preparation for an expected surge in coronavirus-related hospitalizations. Democratic St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said in a statement Wednesday that the National Guard “can play a critical role” in transporting patients and supplies,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, has ended his presidential bid. His announcement Wednesday leaves former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November. The 78-year-old…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed the inspector general who was to chair a special oversight board of the $2.2 trillion rescue package for businesses and individuals affected by the coronavirus. That’s according to officials and a Defense Department email reviewed by The Associated Press on Tuesday. Glenn Fine is the acting Defense…
LONDON (AP) — While United States and Britain are bracing for one of the darkest weeks in living memory, there’s good news from Spain where emergency rooms are returning almost to normal a week after dire scenes in hospital corridors. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized. In the U.S., the surgeon general described the…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Nearly 500 people are hospitalized in the St. Louis region for the coronavirus, including 139 requiring ventilators. Dr. Alex Garza, head of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force, said Sunday that 468 patients are hospitalized in the St. Louis area, including 164 in intensive care units, the vast majority of…
NEW YORK (AP) — With coronavirus deaths climbing rapidly in New York, the governor announced Friday he will use his authority to take ventilators and protective gear from private hospitals and companies that aren’t using them. The decision comes as the coronavirus outbreak has snapped the United States’ record-breaking hiring streak of nearly 10 years.…
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak has triggered a stunning collapse in the U.S. workforce, with 10 million people losing their jobs in the past two weeks and economists warning unemployment could reach levels not seen since the Depression. The economic damage from the crisis is piling up around the world. And the competition…