NC Sen. Richard Burr sold off stock ahead of coronavirus spread: Reports
Al Drago/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A senior Republican who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee is facing backlash Thursday night after news reports revealed he sold up to $1.6 million in stocks — many of them in key industries
Amid shortage, Pence says millions of masks available 'now' for hospitals to buy
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday said there has been a vast increase in the supply of medical face masks, despite complaints that health care providers currently lack enough
States focus on alternatives to in-person voting as they move forward with primaries
hermosawave/iStock(WASHINGTON) — While six states have postponed their upcoming presidential primaries amid the coronavirus pandemic, several others have yet to pull the trigger, either continuing to weigh making the change to an election that’s been on the
Isolation of families for COVID-19 raises concerns about domestic violence
smolaw11/iStock(NEW YORK) — As schools across the country close and employees are encouraged to work from home in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, some experts are concerned about an increase in domestic violence.
Coronavirus patient: It's 'frustrating' spring breakers aren't practicing social distancing
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Scores of people across the United States are currently following the advice of public health officials, hunkering down in their homes in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus through
As COVID-19 bears down, doctors confront difficult choices on elective surgeries
Morsa Images/iStock(NEW YORK) — 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
Coronavirus restrictions put extra burden on the blind community: Experts
Motortion/iStock(NEW YORK) — The novel coronavirus outbreak has forced millions of people around the world to limit what and who they touch and stay in place for the time being — all methods to try to tamp
Trump talks potential ‘game changer’ on COVID19 drugs, but FDA says more study needed
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead(WASHINGTON) — At a time when Americans turn to daily White House briefings for updates on the response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the president’s touting of possible drugs to treat
Coronavirus a 'public health disaster' for struggling rideshare drivers and gig economy
LPETTET/iStock(NEW YORK) — As the coronavirus pandemic destabilizes an already fragile gig economy in the U.S., rideshare drivers say the “misclassification” of workers as contractors instead of employees is helping to contribute to a “public health disaster.”
Coronavirus cases on Capitol Hill renew lawmakers' push for remote voting
drnadig/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Congressional leaders are facing a growing number of calls from rank-and-file Republicans and Democrats to consider new rules to keep them off Capitol Hill as concerns over the novel coronavirus pandemic increase. This comes after