World Jul 9, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases rise by over 58,000, setting new single-day record
The U.S. faces a bleak summer as infections surge and many states are forced to close bars and popular beaches to try to curb the rise.
World Jul 8, 2020
The U.S. coronavirus outbreak crossed a grim milestone of over 3 million confirmed cases on Tuesday as more states reported record numbers of new infections, and Florida faced an impending shortage of intensive care unit hospital beds. Authorities have reported alarming upswings of daily caseloads ...
World Jul 2, 2020
Young Americans are partying hard and spreading COVID-19 quickly
The median age of the infected has dropped by roughly 20 years in some states, and increased testing shows many are active but asymptomatic.
World / Science & Health Jun 30, 2020
U.S. states reverse reopenings, requiring masks amid coronavirus resurgence
Arizona's Republican governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in several states ordered residents to wear masks in public in a dramatic course reversal amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases nationwide. Among those implementing the face-covering orders is ...
World Jun 30, 2020
In hot spot U.S. states, virus testing means long lines and delays
The U.S. is again grappling with a shortfall of testing that has hobbled the nation since the pandemic’s early weeks, and now threatens to further undermine containment efforts at a crucial moment. In new hot spots like Arizona, Texas and Florida, where COVID-19 is rapidly ...
World | ANALYSIS Jun 27, 2020
A quick reopening, a surge in infections and a U.S. recovery at risk
by Howard Schneider
When Texas reopened bars for the U.S.'s Memorial Day weekend last month, cooped-up millennials and Gen Zers took full advantage, flouting social distancing rules to pack clubs and pushing their credit card spending in the next two weeks back to 2019 levels. That brief fling ...
World Jun 25, 2020
'Coming back and biting us': U.S. sees coronavirus resurgence
A coronavirus resurgence is wiping out two months of progress in the U.S. and sending infections to dire new levels across the southern and western parts of the country, with hospital administrators and health experts warning Wednesday that politicians and a tired-of-being-cooped-up public are ...
More Sports / Ice Hockey Jun 20, 2020
NHL shifts focus to Canadian cities as possible hubs for restart
Canadian cities are in the running to host playoff games when the NHL returns to the ice.
World May 5, 2020
Researchers nearly double U.S. coronavirus death projection due to easing
Nearly 135,000 Americans were forecast to die from COVID-19 through the beginning of August, almost double the last prediction, due to loosening of lockdowns, according to an updated forecast from the University of Washington on Monday. The university's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) ...
World / Politics Feb 17, 2020
President Donald Trump took a loop around the Daytona 500 racetrack on Sunday in the presidential limousine known as "The Beast," drawing cheers from fans at NASCAR'S most prestigious race. Ramping up his nationwide re-election effort after his acquittal in the U.S. Senate impeachment trial, ...
World / Science & Health Feb 14, 2020
A species of jellyfish hunts its prey by hurling venom grenades to create "stinging water," researchers said Thursday, solving a long-standing mystery as to how they gather food without tentacles. The Cassiopea xamachana jellyfish, found in shallow waters around Florida, the Caribbean and Micronesia, is ...
World / Science & Health Feb 10, 2020
NASA and the European Space Agency are gearing up to send a new probe toward the sun to take a unique look at its blazing poles, an unprecedented view expected to help researchers grasp how the star's vast bubble of energy affects Earth and ...