The U.S. lost 701,000 jobs in March as the growing coronavirus pandemic devastated the American economy and ended more than a decade of uninterrupted employment growth, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The first wave in a surge of layoffs driven by COVID-19 snapped a record-breaking 113-month streak of consecutive monthly job […]

The IRS will likely start issuing coronavirus relief payments to taxpayers in mid-April and begin issuing paper checks several weeks later, and it could take up to 20 weeks for all of the paper checks to be issued, according to a memo prepared by the Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee. The memo, which is […]

Gun stores in Washington state were not deemed “essential” in Gov. Jay Inslee’s coronavirus stay-at-home order — but that’s not stopping some from keeping business open during the outbreak. Wade’s Eastside Guns in Bellevue, Wash., is one of several local gun shops defying the order as the debate continues to swirl over whether such businesses […]

As coronavirus cases have jumped in recent days, China misled the world by purposely underreporting its numbers of patients and deaths, three U.S. intelligence officials say. In a classified report sent to the White House, the officials said that China’s public record of COVID-19 infections was deliberately deceptive and incomplete. Bloomberg, which first reported the […]

Poll: Biden holds slight edge on Trump in WisconsinFormer Vice President Joe Biden has a slight lead over President Trump in Wisconsin, according to a poll released by Marquette University. The poll found 48 percent of respondents said they’d vote for Biden, compared with 45 percent for Trump. When put next to Sen. Bernie Sanders […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden is offering to call President Trump and talk about how to best deal with the coronavirus outbreak. The Democratic presidential front-runner has been critical of the Trump administration’s handling of the pandemic through statements and virtual press conferences. The potential correspondence was first reported by Fox News; a Biden campaign […]

President Trump on Tuesday sought to gird the nation for a grim reality that will set in as the coronavirus pandemic stretches to every corner of the United States. “I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead,” Trump said at a White House news briefing. “We’re going to go […]

WASHINGTON — New information from the IRS on Monday shines more light on what people can do to get the checks from the government as quickly as possible while many families worry about paying the bills and buying food during the coronavirus crisis that has cost millions of people their jobs. For Americans eligible for […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Trump by 10 points nationally in a new poll, bolstered by an advantage with independents. The poll also shows pessimism about the economy growing, a factor that could help Biden and hurt Trump in the poll. The latest Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll finds Biden getting 55 percent support, versus […]

While most churches have closed their doors in compliance with government recommendations to stop the spread of coronavirus, a few are making headlines for their defiance. The River at Tampa Bay Church in Florida held a crowded service Sunday for its thousands of members, despite a ban of groups of 10 or more people and […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that he anticipates the coronavirus could kill between 100,000 and 200,000 Americans while infecting “millions.” Speaking with CNN’s “State of the Union,” the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said however he does not want to be “held” to that prediction because the COVID-19 outbreak is […]

Dozens of people have tested positive for coronavirus at a nursing home in the suburbs west of Baltimore, Maryland’s governor announced late Saturday as the state’s death toll from the virus has doubled. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the state has experienced a “tragic coronavirus outbreak” at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mount Airy, about […]