One of the mysteries of the new coronavirus is that it is deadlier for men than women.

The world’s largest democracy went under the world’s biggest lockdown Wednesday, as India’s 1.3 billion people stayed home in a bid to stop the march of the coronavirus pandemic. As infections and deaths rose in the U.S. and Europe, U.S. lawmakers agreed on a massive $2 trillion domestic aid package to help those economically devastated by the...

As coronavirus deaths mounted and Americans hoped for some economic relief Tuesday from their divided government, heath officials and leaders warned that the world was entering a critical period that would determine just how deeply the pandemic slices through their nations.

The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe, as more than 1.5 billion people — one-fifth of the world’s population — were urged or ordered to stay home Monday to try to blunt the spread of the coronavirus.

In an effort to help the growing strain on medical professionals during the Coronavirus pandemic, Metra announced Monday it will allow them to ride free on its trains for the duration of Illinois’ Stay at Home Order. The agency said in a news release it would allow all doctors, nurses, EMTs, paramedics and other personnel to ride free on all…

As leaders from Congress and the White House toiled in high-stakes negotiations on a mammoth $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package Friday, President Donald Trump unleashed fury over questions of his handling of the coronavirus outbreak

A Trump administration official says illegal border crossings have dropped by half as the strictest U.S.-Mexico border policies yet went into place amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite confusion about how it was all working.

Illinois and New York state joined California on Friday in ordering all residents to stay in their homes unless they have vital reasons to go out, undertaking the most sweeping efforts yet in the U.S. to contain the spread of the coronavirus

Distilleries are putting their spirits to work to help fill the shortage of hand sanitizers due to the coronavirus outbreak

A photograph taken at Thursday’s White House coronavirus task force press briefing shows President Donald Trump reading from notes where the word “corona” was crossed out and replaced with “Chinese” to describe COVID-19. The picture, taken by a Washington Post photographer, shows the word crossed out in what appears to be Sharpie and in the president’s own handwriting....Get the...

In a matter of days, millions of Americans have seen their lives upended by measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.

President Donald Trump invoked emergency authority to marshal industry to fight the coronavirus, likening the effort to a “war.”

Mass disruptions are cascading around the world as governments struggle to slow the spread of the coronavirus while also trying to keep their economies afloat

Nearly 7 million people in the San Francisco area were all but confined to their homes Tuesday in the nation’s most sweeping lockdown against the coronavirus, even as spring break crowds partied in Florida and tourists lined up to pose for pictures in front of the world-famous “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign.