• Rep. Amash Signals He May Single-Handedly Delay Coronavirus Relief Bill

    Rep. Amash Signals He May Single-Handedly Delay Coronavirus Relief Bill

    Representative Justin Amash (R, Mich.) arrives for a House Oversight Committee Hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 22, 2019. Representative Justin Amash signaled Wednesday that he may delay the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package Senate leaders reached with the Trump administration hours earlier, calling the plan “a raw deal for the people.” The …
  • Bill Cosby’s lawyers want him released from jail amid Chinese virus pandemic

    Bill Cosby’s lawyers want him released from jail amid Chinese virus pandemic

    Bill Cosby’s lawyers are filing a motion to get him released from his Pennsylvania jail and put on house arrest amid reports that at least one prison officer has tested positive for COVID-19. Cosby, 82, is currently serving three to ten years at SCI Phoenix in Montgomery County, and his attorneys are preparing to file …
  • ‘At Last We Have a Deal’: Senate and White House Agree on $2 Trillion Stimulus Plan

    ‘At Last We Have a Deal’: Senate and White House Agree on $2 Trillion Stimulus Plan

    Senate leaders and the Trump administration reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday morning on a $2 trillion emergency stimulus package to blunt the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which continues to spread across the country and has tipped the economy towards recession. “At last we have a deal,” Senate Majority Leader …
  • Prince Charles Becomes First Member of Royal Family to Test Positive for Coronavirus

    Prince Charles Becomes First Member of Royal Family to Test Positive for Coronavirus

    Prince Charles, the 71-year-old heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus — the first member of the British royal family to have contracted the disease. “The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus. He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home …
  • Amazon workers at 6 US warehouses test positive for Chinese virus

    Amazon workers at 6 US warehouses test positive for Chinese virus

    SEATTLE – The U.S. coronavirus outbreak has spread to at least six Amazon warehouses, infecting workers racing to deliver massive volumes of packages for consumers leery of leaving their homes to shop. In the past few days, Amazon workers tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel virus, in New York City; Shepherdsville, …
  • From alcohol to ventilators, how Chinese virus is upending business

    From alcohol to ventilators, how Chinese virus is upending business

    The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy. Here’s a look at developments Tuesday as central banks, businesses and workers attempt to navigate a global outbreak that has brought economic activity to a standstill. WAR CHEST: With the duration of the …
  • Here’s why Andy Cohen won’t release more ‘Housewives’ amid Chinese virus

    Here’s why Andy Cohen won’t release more ‘Housewives’ amid Chinese virus

    Andy Cohen isn’t releasing “Real Housewives” episodes early, despite fans begging him to do so amid the coronavirus pandemic. Fans had been petitioning the Bravo honcho — who himself recently tested positive for coronavirus — on social media for episodes of of the two upcoming franchises, “The Real Housewives of New York” and “The Real …
  • IMF: Chinese virus recession may be worse than financial crisis

    IMF: Chinese virus recession may be worse than financial crisis

    The coronavirus pandemic could strike a bigger blow to the global economy than the financial crisis did a decade ago, the International Monetary Fund warned. The IMF expects the economy to enter a “recession at least as bad as during the global financial crisis or worse” this year as the virus spreads around the world, …
  • Airlines and Government Considering Shutting Down All U.S. Domestic Flights

    Airlines and Government Considering Shutting Down All U.S. Domestic Flights

    Domestic passenger flights in the U.S. could shut down almost completely, either voluntarily or by government order as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country, discouraging and disrupting air travel. Major U.S. airlines have begun putting a plan in place for potentially shutting down nearly all domestic passenger flights as anemic ticket sales …
  • Polls: Majority of Americans Approve of Trump’s Response to Chinese virus

    Polls: Majority of Americans Approve of Trump’s Response to Chinese virus

    A majority of Americans approve of President Trump’s handling the coronavirus pandemic, according to recent polls from CBS News and Monmouth University. The CBS News/YouGov survey released Tuesday found that 53 percent of Americans feel Trump is doing a good job handling the situation, compared to 47 percent who think the opposite. 54 percent are …