Houston rapper Slim Thug tests positive for COVID-19

Houston rapper Slim Thug has tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19, but he is feeling better. Now he wants others to heed all the warnings and stay home.

Amazon’s Alexa will sing you a hand-washing song if you ask

Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, now has a way to help you stay germ free by singing you a hand-washing song. 

Ford using F-150 parts to design respirators for coronavirus fight

Ford is helping 3M redesign the powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) that it makes for first responders and health care workers to protect them from contracting the virus while treating patients.

Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally dies at Sarasota Memorial from COVID-19 complications

Terrence McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class" and the musicals "Ragtime" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman," has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 81.

During coronavirus, Costco designates special hours for shoppers 60 and older

Starting March 24 and effective each Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. for the time being, Costco has added special shopping hours for customers ages 60 and up.

Pence says White House not considering a nationwide coronavirus lockdown

“What we’ve done is publish the president’s coronavirus guidelines: the ’15 days to slow the spread.’ This is what we believe every American should be doing because we think we have the chance to significantly reduce the spread of the coronavirus,” Vice President Mike Pence said.

Georgia COVID-19 victim: 'I feel totally restored now'

He was one of the first in Georgia to put a face on the COVID-19 pandemic. Now he says he feels "totally restored."

Amazon temporarily closes Kentucky warehouse due to coronavirus

Amazon has temporarily closed a Kentucky warehouse after an unspecified number of workers tested positive for the coronavirus.

US deal may be at hand to ease economic pain of coronavirus

Top congressional and White House officials negotiating the nearly $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package say they expect to reach a deal Tuesday.

Japan PM: Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus concerns

Japan’s NHK public television says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with IOC President Thomas Bach.