On Wall Street, some optimism penetrates the uncertainty
Stocks rallied this week as Washington acted to provide $2.2 trillion of relief to an economy shocked by the coronavirus outbreak, leaving some on Wal...
Hawks no more: Fiscal conservatives embrace rescue package
NEW YORK — Republicans who have spent the past decade howling about the danger of ballooning deficits embraced the coronavirus rescue package approved...
NOT REAL NEWS: Debunking yet more false coronavirus content
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared wid...
Eiffel Tower says “Merci” to health workers fighting virus
PARIS — Health workers racing to save lives as France contends with one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks have received a huge show of gratit...
Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous acti...
Meadows toggles between legislator, White House roles
WASHINGTON — When it came time to heave the largest aid package in U.S. history over the finish line, Republican Rep. Mark Meadows was the closer, wor...
Stocks drop, but hold on to weekly gains after a big rally
Stocks are closing more than 3% lower on Wall Street, giving back part of the gains they piled up over the past three days. A rally this week pushed t...
‘On My Block’ cast seeks truth in playing inner-city teens
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Cast members of Netflix’s “On My Block” say they feel honored to be able to represent teenagers who've long seen themselves p...
National bills coming due, with risk; consumers see it, too
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Thursday related to the g...
Garment workers going unpaid as fashion labels cancel orders
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A survey of factory owners in Bangladesh found that major fashion retailers that are closing shops and laying off workers in Europ...
Restaurants, trying to stay afloat, revamp menus, operations
CINCINNATI — In the battle to keep their New York City restaurant going despite sharp restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak, the owners of Il P...
British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he has tested positive for the new coronavirus, but remains in charge of the U.K.'s response...
In Iran, false belief a poison fights virus kills hundreds
TEHRAN, Iran — Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper, an Iranian health care worker in a ha...
Are gun shops ‘essential’ businesses during a pandemic?
In some parts of the U.S., authorities say gun shops aren't essential businesses and should close during stay-at-home orders meant to slow the coronav...
Congress locks Trump oversight into $2.2 trillion package
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared that "I'll be the oversight" as lawmakers were in the final days of drafting what became a $2.2 trillion ...
Staying afloat: $2.2 trillion bill offers economic lifeline
WASHINGTON — In the coronavirus crisis, even doctors can face a cash crunch.
Asian shares advance after stimulus surge on Wall Street
BANGKOK — Shares advanced on Friday in Asia after Wall Street logged a third straight day of gains with the approaching congressional approval of a ma...
The Latest: Singapore penalizing social distancing violators
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults an...
Virus relief package could help Trump, Kushner businesses
WASHINGTON — The $2 trillion legislative package moving through Congress to shore up the U.S. economy devastated by the coronavirus was carefully writ...
Lowe’s hiring, McMenu shrinks, top Ford execs to defer pay
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed as it continues to spread across the world. Here is a...
On NYC’s front lines, health workers worry they will be next
NEW YORK — A nurse died from coronavirus after working nonstop for weeks at a hospital where staffers frustrated with dwindling supplies posed in gown...
NY wants the nation’s breathing machines, but supply is low
New York's scramble to find enough breathing machines to treat its rapidly expanding legion of coronavirus patients illustrates a problem vexing hospi...
None of the ‘Big Five’ publishers will attend BookExpo
NEW YORK — All of the so-called “Big Five” publishers have dropped out of BookExpo, the industry's annual national convention. Hachette Book Group and...
Lawyers, judges push to close immigration courts amid virus
SAN DIEGO — Immigration attorneys have sported swim goggles and masks borrowed from friends to meet with clients in detention centers. Masked judges a...
5 earthquakes rattle West Texas; largest is magnitude 5.0
EL PASO, Texas — A series of five earthquakes centered near the same remote area of West Texas rattled the region on Thursday.
Half-million infected worldwide as economic toll rises
The human and economic toll of the lockdowns against the coronavirus mounted Thursday as India struggled to feed the multitudes, Italy shut down most ...
Review: Eef Barzelay leads Clem Snide to serene devastation
Clem Snide, “Forever Just Beyond” (Ramseur/Thirty Tigers)
Trump says feds developing new guidelines for virus risk
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that federal officials are developing guidelines to rate counties by risk of virus spread, as he aim...
The Latest: Caterpillar, Deere profits to feel virus impact
NEW YORK — The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local):