As the number of people infected with the COVID-19 virus continues to climb, so does the number of unemployment claims made in the United States. The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday morning 3.28 million…
As COVID-19 bears down, doctors confront difficult choices…
When Nikki Martin finished her last round of chemotherapy in August at Baptist Health hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas, she clanged a bell at the ward -- a tradition in cancer centers across the country.…
Coronavirus closings: Here are services that can stay…
Only essential businesses can have workers commuting. March 20, 2020, 7:10 PM 3 min read In New York, where there are over 7,000 diagnosed cases of the novel coronavirus, 100% of the state's workforce will…
Online videos predicted details of deadly outbreak, but…
Two years ago, during a simulated meeting of the nation’s top officials, a former senator acting as the U.S. defense secretary offered a chilling assessment of a "new" deadly disease spreading across America: “We’re going…
Tom Brady confirms hes headed to Tampa Bay…
Tom Brady confirmed he's headed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a statement posted to Instagram Friday. "Excited, humble and hungry ...if there is one thing I have learned about football, it’s that nobody cares…
The scramble to help 1st-generation, low-income Harvard students…
It was supposed to be a normal day for Alejandra Iglesias, a junior at Harvard. It was a Tuesday, which meant she had a full day ahead of her campus internship and then class. But…
Futures on US financial markets point to opening…
Friday's opening jump comes after weeks of unprecedented market volatility. March 20, 2020, 1:43 PM 2 min read U.S. financial markets opened up slightly on Friday, possibly on news of government actions taken to help…
Coronavirus upends nation, as three in four Americans…
A new ABC News/Ipsos poll shows a far different portrait of a country. March 20, 2020, 10:00 AM 8 min read As a deepening public health crisis rocks the nation, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll…
Storm moves east with damaging winds, flash flooding…
The cold front slides into the deep South Friday night. March 20, 2020, 12:53 PM 4 min read In the last 24 hours, damaging storms were reported from Texas to Iowa and all the way…