Biden's surprise ray of hope in California  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Despite Joe Biden's weak polling in California, there's a silver lining emerging for him in the biggest delegate prize on the board this week.  —  Biden's weakness after a distant second finish in Nevada could have compelled Californians …

Why a Coronavirus Recession Would Be So Hard to Contain  —  A supply shock is not a problem our usual economic tools are particularly good at solving.  But it's the one we face.  —  It looks more and more likely that the novel form of coronavirus will do meaningful economic damage to the United States.

Live updates: Coronavirus was probably spreading for six weeks in Washington state, study says; first deaths confirmed in U.S., Australia and Thailand  —  The novel coronavirus has probably been spreading undetected for about six weeks in Washington state, where the first U.S. death was reported this weekend.

He Drove Her to the Hospital.  She Gave Him the Coronavirus.  —  Taxi and bus drivers are on the forefront of the spread of the coronavirus in Asia, even as a tourism downturn hurts their business.  —  BANGKOK — The Chinese woman hailed the cab and said she wanted to go to the hospital.