The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first at-home tests for coronavirus. They're called "pixel" by LabCorp CVODI-19 test home collection kits. They allow patients to collect nasal swab samples at home and mail them in for results.…
By ANDREW TAYLOR and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says agreement has been reached on major elements of a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid package for small businesses, as well as additional help…
WASHINGTON — A majority of voters — 58 percent — favor a nationwide reform of election rules that would allow all eligible voters to cast their ballots by mail, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds. And nearly ten…
Over half a million people have recovered from COVID-19 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning, the university reported 528,000 recoveries from the novel coronavirus. Most of the recoveries have occurred in China, where the pandemic began.…
PERSIAN GULF — Wednesday, eleven Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels repeatedly conducted dangerous and harassing approaches of the USS Lewis B. Puller, USS Paul Hamilton, USS Firebolt, USS Sirocco, USCGC Wrangell and USCGC Maui. The U.S. vessels…
(AP) — China is refuting allegations that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated in a laboratory near the city of Wuhan where contagious samples were being stored. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian cited the head of the World Health Organization…
The government began issuing one-time economic impact payments this week. Most adults who earned up to $75,000 will see a $1,200 payout, while married couples who made up to $150,000 can expect to get $2,400. Parents will get payments of…
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s name will be printed on the stimulus checks that the Internal Revenue Service will be sending to tens of millions of Americans around the country. It's…
(NBC News) — President Trump announced Tuesday he is cutting off millions in funding to the World Health Organization, blaming the agency for making the coronavirus crisis worse. Trump claims the W.H.O. did not warn early enough about COVID-19 "...severely…
By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama plans to endorse Joe Biden in a video on Tuesday, giving the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party’s biggest fundraiser and one of its most popular figures.…
The nation’s first presidential assassination took place on this day 155 years ago. Lincoln was shot April 14, 1865, while attending a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. His assassin, actor John Wilkes Booth, shot him as he sat…
As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, Carnival Cruise Line has announced new cancellations of planned sailings. The cruise line said Monday morning they are having to cancel the following sailings: All ships sailings through and including June 26, 2020 All…
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Apollo 13's astronauts still shun superstition 50 years after their harrowing moonshot. Mission commander Jim Lovell and Fred Haise say they never gave a thought to their mission number…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana said 80 respirator masks have been returned to a makeshift hospital for recovering coronavirus patients in New Orleans after being stolen by a high-ranking official. The convention center’s Director of Public Safety was…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. 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, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice…
Here's an excuse to start drinking way before happy hour — Tuesday is National Beer Day! National Beer Day was first created in 2009 by Justin Smith of Richmond, Virginia and was officially recognized in the Congressional Record in 2017.…
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the new coronavirus. It's believed to be the first infection in an animal in the U.S. and…
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey has died at 73 from what his family described as complications from the new coronavirus. Dempsey was known for being the first to hit a…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Plans to demolish the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans remain in limbo as the city and developers disagree over how to safely bring down the structure. The upper floors of the hotel collapsed in October…
By DAVID PITT and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal judges in Texas, Alabama and Ohio have temporarily blocked efforts to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic. The rulings Monday were handed down as providers…
WASHINGTON (WXXV) — The U.S Senate unanimously passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package late Wednesday night. The 880-page measure is the largest economic relief bill in U.S. history. The economic rescue package includes sending checks directly to people across…
WASHINGTON (WXXV) — The U.S Senate passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package late Wednesday night. The vote was unanimous, 96–0. The economic rescue package will steer aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
As the fight against the coronavirus continues, some of the largest grocery chains in the country are installing sneeze guards. Those retailers include Kroger, Albertsons and Walmart. The Plexiglas sneeze guards will function as barriers between customers and cashiers. Walmart…
Waffle House is closing more than 350 diners due to the coronavirus pandemic, the chain announced on social media. Some of those locations are in North Carolina, but most are up north, where Waffle House is not as popular. Even…