Virus accelerates in Italy; US urges citizens to avoid north
MILAN (AP) — Coronavirus infections in Italy rose 50% Sunday and the U.S. government issued its strongest travel warning...
Dominican Republic, France report Caribbean virus cases
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Health officials in the Dominican Republic and France on Sunday reported the fi...
UK rises to 35 coronavirus cases, Czech Republic sees 1st 3
LONDON (AP) — British health authorities on Sunday confirmed 12 more cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the country’...
Virus fears close down France’s famed Louvre Museum
PARIS (AP) — The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down France’s Louvre Museum on Sunday, with workers who guard its ...
Agency: 2nd US case of person who got virus from community
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’S EARLIER STORY IS BELOW: Health officials have confirmed th...
Trump tries to shift blame as virus outbreak rattles markets
WASHINGTON (AP) — As global markets plunged amid growing fears about the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump an...
What’s happening: Virus fears hit Africa, markets, schools
PARIS (AP) — Amusement parks, sporting events, religious gatherings, reality TV shows, even schools. More and more of da...
Pence says states will receive help if coronavirus spreads
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that the federal government is prepared to assist the...
Wash. state sees 1st virus death in US, declares emergency
The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency Saturday after a man died there of COVID-19, the first such rep...
Q&A: Emerging picture of virus shows world at critical stage
The global spread of infection from the new virus reached a critical stage this week with the number of new cases report...
Empty streets, economic turmoil as virus alters daily life
TOKYO (AP) — The coronavirus claimed its first victim in the U.S. Saturday as the number of cases shot up in Iran, Italy...
Mexico confirms first 2 cases of coronavirus
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s assistant health secretary announced Friday that the country now has two confirmed cases of ...
Cruise lines, passengers scramble to respond to coronavirus
MIAMI (AP) — Being trapped aboard a ship with thousands of people as the new coronavirus spreads around the world isn’t ...
House approves bill to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to stem a vaping epidemic among young people, the House has approved a bill to ban the sale of ...
Italy reports virus cases top 1,100, deaths reach 29
MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities say the country now has more than 1,000 coronavirus cases and 29 people infected with t...
Virus outbreak in Iran sickens hundreds, including leaders
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After facing sanctions and the risk of war amid tensions with the United States, Iran...
Market corrections: scary but also, in some cases, necessary
NEW YORK (AP) — After six days of being pounded by a virus-induced, global sell-off, U.S. markets hit a milestone this w...
Pope sick a 2nd day with apparent cold, cancels audiences
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis canceled his official audiences Friday after apparently coming down with a cold.The Vat...
New virus has infected 83,000 globally, caused 2,800 deaths
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 83,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has na...
The Latest: Warren says she got results post-financial crash
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential primary contest (all times local):10 p.m.Elizabet...
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘hoax’ for criticizing virus plan
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at Democrats who have questioned his handling of ...
Whistleblower: Feds helping evacuees lacked virus protection
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government whistleblower has filed a complaint alleging that some federal workers did not have the n...
White House hopefuls target Trump on coronavirus response
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democratic White House hopefuls are seizing on President Donald Trump’s delayed response to the ...
In scramble to stop virus, testing raises tough questions
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials confronted tough questions and doubts Thursday about testing to intercept the fast-spre...
Buttigieg back in political fray after respite for bad cold
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A bit hoarse and with an occasional cough, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg retu...
Italy blasts virus panic as it eyes new testing criteria
ROME (AP) — With tourism tanking and panic rising, Italy tried to control the coronavirus in the realm of public percept...
Dominican Republic turns back cruise ship amid virus fears
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic turned back a cruise ship carrying 1,500 people on Thurs...
Amid virus, Saudis close Islam’s holiest sites to foreigners
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday closed off the holiest sites in Islam to foreign pilgrims ov...
Virus response in Mideast tainted by political views of Iran
BEIRUT (AP) — In the Middle East, even virus outbreaks are political. The coronavirus has killed 26 people in Iran -- th...
About 40% of US adults are obese, government survey finds
NEW YORK (AP) — About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, and nearly 1 in 10 is severely so, government researchers said ...