Trump Administration Pulls Back From $1 Billion Coronavirus Ventilator Deal  —  A deal with General Motors and Ventec Life Systems to produce tens of thousands of the critical lifesaving devices seemed imminent.  Then the announcement was pulled back.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House …

The U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases  —  Following a series of missteps, the nation is now the epicenter of the pandemic.  —  Scientists warned that the United States someday would become the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.  That moment arrived on Thursday.

A Bonanza for Rich Real Estate Investors, Tucked Into Stimulus Package  —  A small change to tax policy could hand $170 billion in tax savings to real estate tycoons.  —  The federal government's planned $2 trillion economic rescue package includes financial aid for individuals and industries …

U.S. government has 1.5 million expired N95 masks sitting in an Indiana warehouse  —  Nearly 1.5 million N95 respirator masks are sitting in a U.S. government warehouse in Indiana and authorities have not shipped them because they are past their expiration date, despite Centers …

Doctor Who Wrote Op-Ed on Coronavirus Infection Parties Says Federalist Made Unwanted Edits to Piece  —  Douglas Perednia says he never thought his opinion piece on “controlled infection” of the coronavirus, published in The Federalist, would draw such a heated backlash.

Flatter or fight?  Governors seeking help must navigate Trump  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — At first, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker tried to play nice.  He limited criticisms of the federal government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and asked for medical supplies through official channels.

Trump Campaign's Threat on TV Licenses May Be Mostly Bluster  — Broadcasters in battleground states told to stop using ad  — Trump appoints members at FCC which controls TV licenses  —  The Trump re-election campaign told TV stations they could lose their operating licenses …

Christian pastor who thought COVID-19 is just ‘mass hysteria’ is among the first in Virginia to die from virus  —  One of the first deaths in Virginia from coronavirus was a 66-year-old Christian “musical evangelist” who fell ill while on a trip to New Orleans with his wife.

UK has enough intensive care units for coronavirus, expert predicts  —  The UK should now be able to cope with the spread of the covid-19 virus, according to one of the epidemiologists advising the government.  —  Neil Ferguson at Imperial College London gave evidence today …

A N.Y. Nurse Dies.  Angry Co-Workers Blame a Lack of Protective Gear.  —  “I'm okay.  Don't tell Mom and Dad.  They'll worry,” he wrote to his sister.  He may be the first nurse in New York City to die from the coronavirus.  —  Kious Kelly, a nurse manager at a Manhattan hospital …

Joe Biden Said He Believes All Women.  Does He Believe Tara Reade?  —  When it comes to #MeToo sexual misconduct issues, former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's presumptive 2020 presidential nominee, has made it no secret where he stands: automatically believe women.

Internal Emails Show How Chaos at the CDC Slowed the Early Response to Coronavirus  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  On Feb. 13, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …

BREAKING: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave Canada and set up home in LA amid the coronavirus crisis and flew by private jet to California before Trump closed the border  — The move is said to have ‘stunned and horrified’ others in the royal family after Prince Charles, 71, tested positive for coronavirus

80% of coronavirus test kits ‘gifted’ to Czechs by China faulty  —  China charged Czech government millions of crowns for defective coronavirus test kits  —  TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Czech news site on Monday (March 23) revealed that 80 percent of the much-touted traunch of Wuhan coronavirus …

Alex Jones Loses Sandy Hook Court Appeal, Must Now Pay Nearly $150,000 In Legal Fees  —  The Infowars host is being sued by nine people whose family members will killed in the shooting at the Connecticut elementary school.  —  Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist and repeated loser of court battles …

A Coronavirus Great Awakening?  —  Sometimes the most important ingredient for spiritual renewal is a cataclysmic event.  —  Could a plague of biblical proportions be America's best hope for religious revival?  As the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, there is reason to think so.

Worries About Coronavirus Surge, as Most Americans Expect a Recession - or Worse  —  Trump's job approval at highest point in three years  —  Americans are increasingly alarmed by the rapid spread of the new coronavirus, with sharply growing majorities saying the outbreak poses a major threat …

New Orleans Faces a Virus Nightmare, and Mardi Gras May Be Why  —  Louisiana may be experiencing the world's fastest growth in new cases.  Medical experts said Mardi Gras might have accelerated the crisis.  —  NEW ORLEANS — Yanti Turang, an emergency room nurse at a New Orleans hospital …

As U.S. struggles to stem coronavirus, China asserts itself as global leader  —  “Beijing's push for global leadership is able to get so much tailwind by virtue of the relative absence of any U.S. leadership,” one foreign affairs expert said.  —  With Italy in dire need of medical equipment, an economic superpower stepped in to help.

Richard Burr's troubles are not going away.  So why isn't he?  —  Seven days have passed since news reports revealed how U.S. Sen Richard Burr profited off the coronavirus while failing to warn his constituents at the early, critical stages of the crisis.  It has not been a good week.

Inside the Story of How H-E-B Planned for the Pandemic  —  The grocer started communicating with Chinese counterparts in January and was running tabletop simulations a few weeks later.  (But nothing prepared it for the rush on toilet paper.)  —  The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the country in just a handful of weeks.

If you liked TARP, you'll love the new coronavirus bill  —  Analysis: In passing the measure, Republicans and Democrats have gambled that the public will accept rescuing corporations currently caught in the coronavirus economic spiral.  —  It's good for the little guy, but it may be even better for CEOs and investors.

Trump's Leadership  —  Rallying the United States through the coronavirus crisis is this president's path to greatness.  —  The costs of how the U.S. has conducted its politics the past three years are now obvious.  Beset by a crisis akin to wartime, the country's leadership is engulfed in political rancor.

He survived COVID-19.  He's broke.  But he thinks America is overreacting  —  Joey Camp was the first person in Georgia to be quarantined at a special site after being diagnosed with COVID-19.  —  3 AM  —  For three days, he was hooked up to an oxygen tube.

Coronavirus: Mexicans demand crackdown on Americans crossing the border  —  Mexican protesters have shut a US southern border crossing amid fears that untested American travellers will spread coronavirus.  —  Residents in Sonora, south of the US state of Arizona, have promised to block traffic …

EPA suspends enforcement of environmental laws amid coronavirus  —  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a sweeping suspension of its enforcement of environmental laws Thursday, telling companies they would not need to meet environmental standards during the coronavirus outbreak.

Baltimore population drops below 600,000, the lowest total in a century, census estimates show  —  Baltimore's population has dipped below 600,000 for the first time in more than a century, according to U.S. Census estimates released Thursday.  —  The city's estimated population was 593,490 as of July 1, 2019, the new data shows.

GoFundMe Confronts Coronavirus Demand  —  Americans are turning to crowdfunding to cover coronavirus-related costs while the government prepares to deliver on its stimulus plan.  But most campaigns aren't meeting their goals.  —  When the governor of Connecticut ordered all restaurants …

Senate Decides Now Would Be a Good Time for a Monthlong Vacation  —  Last week, roughly 3 million Americans lost their jobs.  Until today, the all-time record for weekly unemployment claims in the U.S. had been 700,000.  Now it is 3.3 million (in seasonally adjusted terms).

Dr. Fauci doughnuts are selling like hotcakes at Donuts Delite  —  President Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci disagreed publicly Friday on whether a malaria drug would work to treat people with coronavirus.  Trump also lashed out at a reporter who asked what he would say to Americans who are scared.

Political historian-commentator Richard Reeves dies at 83  —  This April 10, 2005 photo released by Holt shows author Richard Reeves.  The author, political commentator and historian died Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Los Angeles.  He was 83 and had been in failing health.  (Patricia Williams/Holt via AP)

Cuomo gives somber coronavirus update as 100 die in one day and NYC infections soar over 21,000  —  Gov. Cuomo gave a somber update on the coronavirus pandemic Thursday as 100 died in the state in the past 24 hours alone and the infection rate keeps soaring above 21,000 in NYC.

Talking through a pandemic: Trump uses words as a weapon in coronavirus response  —  Since mid-January, President Trump has spent a total of 12 hours speaking publicly about the novel coronavirus — amounting to more than 137,000 words, according to Factba.se, a data analysis firm.