Appeals grow to close US national parks during pandemic

The Trump administration is sticking with its crowd-friendly waiver of entrance fees at national parks during the coronavirus pandemic, as managers at some parks try and fail to keep visitors a safe distance apart and communities appeal for a shutdown at other parks that are still open.

Stay home and take a virtual stroll through these art galleries, museums

Museums and art galleries that have been forced to temporarily close their doors to the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic are offering virtual tours.

No Dodgers Opening Day, COVID-19 testing site at Dodger Stadium instead

The long line of cars outside Dodger Stadium Thursday would normally mean the Dodgers’ season opener but instead, it’s turned into a COVID-19 testing site.

Dow surges 2,000 points, its biggest-ever point gain, as Congress moves closer to passing coronavirus aid package

U.S. equity markets surged Tuesday morning amid investor optimism that members of Congress will overcome their differences to reach a deal on a $1.6 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package.

90-year-old resident of Life Care Center, Washington nursing home hit by COVID-19, recovers from virus

A 90-year-old woman who had contracted COVID-19 at the the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, which became an early epicenter of the nation’s novel coronavirus outbreak, was declared free of the disease on March 22.

"I felt like I was gonna die": Houston rapper Scarface of Geto Boys has COVID-19

"It started with pneumonia in both of my lungs," Houston rapper Scarface said. "Three or four days later my kidneys failed. Three or four days after that they tell me I can't move, I'm quarantined."

NYC hospitals pushed to the brink in coronavirus fight

Hospitals in New York City are being pushed to the brink in the fight to save lives from coronavirus.

Londoners cheer, clap, bang pots and pans to thank healthcare workers

London burst into applause on the evening of Thursday, March 26, as a show of support for health care workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

AT&T paying coronavirus front-line workers 20% bonus

AT&T said on Thursday that it was paying a 20 percent bonus to its front-line union employees above their regular hourly base rate.

A new beat for police across US: Enforcing social distance

In New York City, they've started dismantling basketball hoops to prevent people from gathering in parks and playing. In Lakewood, New Jersey, police broke up a wedding being held in violation of a ban on large gatherings. And in Austin, Texas, officers are encouraging people to call a hotline to snitch on violators of the city's orders for people to stay home.

US surpasses China, Italy in number of COVID-19 cases with more than 82,000 reported

The United States has officially surpassed China and Italy in its number of COVID-19 cases, becoming the country with the most reported novel coronavirus cases in the world.