Pennsylvania jobless claims exceed 1 million since outbreak
More than one million people filed unemployment compensation claims in Pennsylvania since March 15, state Department of Labor and Industry officials told reporters Monday. The exact number — 1,134,053 — eclipses any surge in unemployment in memory. It also represents a 2,735% increase in the number of claims (40,000) from...
Wisconsin court rules that primary can proceed on TuesdayVideo
MADISON — Voters in Wisconsin will likely face a choice on Tuesday of participating in a presidential primary election or heeding warnings from public health officials to stay away from large crowds during the coronavirus pandemic. The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday ordered the election back on, hours after Democratic...
Half the U.S. supply of Trump-touted hydroxychloroquine now cut off
Nearly half the supply of hydroxychloroquine to the U.S. comes from makers in India, a flow that has now been abruptly stanched after the Asian nation banned exports of all forms of the malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a “game changer” for treating the coronavirus. According to...
Supreme Court declines case of ’60s black militant H. Rap BrownVideo
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is declining to take the case of a 1960s black militant formerly known as H. Rap Brown who is in prison for killing a Georgia sheriff’s deputy in 2000. As is usual, the justices didn’t comment Monday in turning away Brown’s case. Brown had argued...
‘Sorry We’re Closed’ sign posted near Pennsylvania-New Jersey border
Travelers driving into Pennsylvania from New Jersey on Saturday saw a “Sorry We’re Closed” signed posted near the state’s official welcome sign. The homemade sign was posted on the westbound side of Interstate 80 in Monroe County, according to WNEP-TV. According to the television station, there was no statement from...
Man killed, 2 wounded in Cleveland funeral home parking lot shooting
CLEVELAND — Three men who had just left a wake were shot in the parking lot of a Cleveland funeral home, authorities said, and one later died from his injuries. The shooting happened about 10 a.m. Saturday at the Watson’s Funeral Home, city police said. Witnesses said a group of...
Ukraine continues to battle forest fire near ChernobylVideo
KYIV, Ukraine — Emergency teams in Ukraine on Monday continued battling a forest fire in the contaminated area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that has raised radiation fears. Police said they tracked down a person suspected of starting the blaze by setting dry grass on fire in the area....
Poll: Americans increasing effort to avoid coronavirus infection
CHICAGO — Americans in overwhelming numbers are actively avoiding others as much as possible and taking additional steps to protect themselves from the coronavirus, according to a survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that shows how concerns about infection have grown sharply in the past six...
Governors seize spotlight amid states’ coronavirus response
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Across America, as families stuck in their homes anxious and isolated by the new coronavirus, a new daily ritual is taking shape: tuning into the governor’s afternoon press briefing. Residents sequestered under a stay-at-home order in Ohio seem to hang on Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s every word,...
Trump sees limits of presidency in avoiding blame for virus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is confronting the most dangerous crisis a U.S. leader has faced this century as the coronavirus spreads and a once-vibrant economy falters. As the turmoil deepens, the choices he makes in the critical weeks ahead will shape his reelection prospects, legacy and the character of...
Intelligence official ‘disappointed’ after ouster by Trump
WASHINGTON — The ousted inspector general of the intelligence community says he is “disappointed and saddened” that President Donald Trump fired him, but he also encouraged other inspectors general to continue to speak out when they are aware of wrongdoing. Trump notified Congress late Friday evening that he intended to...
Baltimore man killed while streaming party on Facebook Live
BALTIMORE — Baltimore police are investigating the shooting death of a man who was hosting a “game night” party in a short-term rental property and streaming it live on Facebook, a city councilman said. The selfie video shows Ernest Wilson III walking through the house party and playing a hide...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care unitVideo
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for what were said to be routine tests Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late Sunday, 10 days...
World coronavirus roundup: Virus death toll in Spain appears to drop offVideo
Here’s the latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the world. From Spain Coronavirus-related fatalities and recorded infections continued to drop on Monday in Spain, although authorities warned of possible distortions by a slower reporting of figures over the weekend. The country’s health ministry reported 637 new deaths for the...
Pair cited for violating stay-at-home order for sitting on sidewalk, drinking alcoholVideo
Police in Lancaster County have cited two people who they say violated Gov. Tom Wolf’s stay at home order, and the pair was found sitting on the sidewalk drinking alcohol in a seemingly random spot. Bernardo Teran, 40, and Natasha Long, 32, were found in the 1100 block of Grinnell...
Comic explores cybersecurity issues in health care industry
In the field of cybersecurity, words like “infected” and “virus” are typically references to one of the ways computer hackers worm their way into a company’s technology and exploit it. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, that vernacular has taken on a double meaning, as a wide variety of health care services...
Trump tempers officials’ grave assessments with optimismVideo
WASHINGTON — The U.S. surgeon general said Sunday that Americans should brace for levels of tragedy reminiscent of the Sept. 11 attacks and the bombing of Pearl Harbor, while the nation’s infectious disease chief warned that the new coronavirus may never be completely eradicated from the globe. Those were some...
Report: Navy Capt. Brett Crozier tests positive for covid-19Video
Brett Crozier, the Navy captain who sounded the alarm of a coronavirus outbreak aboard an aircraft carrier he led, has tested positive for covid-19, the New York Times reported. Crozier began showing symptoms of coronavirus before he was removed from the USS Theodore Roosevelt last Thursday, the paper reported, citing...
Louisiana officials report 68 more coronavirus-linked deathsVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana health officials reported 68 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, marking the state’s biggest jump in reported deaths since the outbreak began. The Louisiana Department of Health reported the figures on its website Sunday. The number of infections reported to the state also increased by more than 500...
Tybee Island mayor battles Georgia governor over coronavirus limitations
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A small coastal city in Georgia that thrives on tourism closed its beach, fearing carefree crowds of teenagers and college students posed too great a risk for spreading the new coronavirus. Two weeks later, the state’s governor has reversed that decision, saying people weathering the outbreak need...
Doctors, nurses leave homes to protect families from virus
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Lisa Neuburger was caring for a patient with the coronavirus when the person’s ventilator tube became detached. As she worked to help the patient, she knew fluid from the person’s lungs could be spraying into the air, possibly exposing her to the virus, despite the protective...
Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
NEW YORK — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the United States or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday. The 4-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia...
Sidewalk notes bring smiles to hospital staff during outbreakVideo
NEW ORLEANS — The messenger is anonymous — but the messages are heartfelt and appreciated. In recent days, workers at New Orleans’ Ochsner Medical Center who take the familiar stroll from the parking lot to the main entrance have been greeted with expressions of gratitude from an unnamed artist, sketched...
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with coronavirusVideo
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital Sunday for tests, his office said, because he is still suffering symptoms, 10 days after he was diagnosed with covid-19. Johnson’s office said the admission to an undisclosed London hospital came on the advice of his doctor and...
Chaos invades U.S. oil patch as prices plummet
NEW YORK — In Montana, a father and son running a small oil business are cutting their salaries in half. In New Mexico, an oil truck driver who supports his family just went a week without pay. And in Alaska, lawmakers have had to dip into the state’s savings as...
