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As the academic year begins across the United States, schools and universities are still trying to work out how to proceed amid the coronavirus pandemic. In Georgia, a school district quarantined more than 900 students and staff members because of possible exposure to the virus after classes resumed last week. And in a monumental but not surprising decision, the Big…

Nearly 100,000 kids in the United States tested positive for the coronavirus in the last two weeks of July, a significant number, especially as leaders mull over whether to reopen schools this fall, NBC News reports. On Capitol Hill, Monday brought no new talks between Trump administration officials and negotiators working on a deal for coronavirus relief. In the meantime,…

President Donald Trump’s coronavirus press briefing on Monday was interrupted after a reported shooting near the White House. Trump said the situation handled by law enforcement is “very well under control.” Trump said it appears the suspect was shot by law enforcement and transported to the hospital. No one else was injured and it occurred outside of the White...

Democrats promised last week to file a legal challenge if the president acted through executive order to circumvent Congress, which has the constitutional authority to determine federal spending.

President Donald Trump says that the United States is reinstating a 10% import tax on Canadian aluminum.

The United States on Thursday reached over 160,000 deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic as confirmed cases near 5 million, according to a tally from NBC News. Facebook removed a video post from President Donald Trump’s page on Wednesday that included “false claims” from the president that children are “almost immune” to COVID-19. A few hours later, Twitter temporarily blocked…

“It is what it is,” President Donald Trump said of the United States’ 157,000 coronavirus deaths in an interview with Axios’ Jonathan Swan that aired on HBO Monday night. Trump also told reporters at the White House on Monday that “the virus is receding” and said that they’ve seen “slow improvements” in hot spots across the South and the West,…

The U.S. is approaching 5 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, far outpacing other countries. The reasons are obvious: Americans are resisting taking steps to avoid getting infected. Many of the hotspots are chalked up to large gatherings, from big house parties and large no-mask weddings to crowded bars and restaurants. The U.S. has had more than 157,000 people die…

Democrat and Republican leaders are scheduled to return to Capitol Hill this week to negotiate on a new round of virus relief after failing to reach a deal before the $600-per-week supplemental jobless benefit expired on Friday. And with many schools across the country set to reopen this week despite a rising number of cases across many states, parents are…

The United States, India and South Africa are struggling to rein in their first wave of infections while South Korea and other countries where the disease abated try to avert a second wave as curbs on travel and trade ease. The United States has the world’s biggest number of cases at 4.6 million, or one-quarter of the total, and over…

While deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. are mounting rapidly, public health experts are seeing a flicker of good news: The second surge of confirmed cases appears to be leveling off. Scientists aren’t celebrating by any means, warning that the trend is driven by four big, hard-hit places — Arizona, California, Florida and Texas — and that cases are…

The U.S. reached more than 151,000 deaths and over 4.4 million cases in the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, according to a tally by NBC News. The grim milestone came as President Donald Trump returned to promoting unproven claims that hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, is an effective treatment for the coronavirus by sharing a video that has since been pulled down...

The U.S. has reached more than 150,000 deaths and over 4.3 million cases in the coronavirus pandemic, according to a tally by NBC News. The grim milestone was reached on Tuesday as President Donald Trump returned to promoting unproven claims that an anti-malaria drug is an effective treatment for the coronavirus by sharing a video that has since been pulled...

Antagonisms between the U.S. and China are rattling governments around the world, prompting a German official to warn of “Cold War 2.0” and Kenya’s president to appeal for unity to fight the coronavirus pandemic

The director of the World Health Organization Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted Monday morning that the coronavirus pandemic is “easily the most severe” global health emergency of the six that have ever been declared. Ghebreyesus’ statement comes after the number of confirmed virus cases worldwide topped 16 million Sunday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. leads…

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has topped 16 million Sunday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. leads the count with 4.1 million, followed by 2.3 million in Brazil and 1.3 million in India. The U.S. also has the highest number of deaths with 146,460, followed by 86,449 in Brazil and 45,823 in the U.K….

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 4 million on Thursday, with more than 144,000 deaths, according to a tally by NBC News. The grim milestone comes as more states reimpose shutdowns over spiking infection rates. In California, where cases climbed rapidly last month and surpassed New York state Wednesday for most in the nation, Gov. Gavin Newsom and health…

The U.S. reached another grim milestone Thursday as the number of coronavirus cases across the country surpassed 4 million, according to data compiled by NBC News.

The number of U.S. coronavirus cases neared 4 million on Wednesday as experts warned of testing bottlenecks in laboratories across the country threatening efforts to test, trace and contain the virus’ spread. Worldwide, the count of people infected with the coronavirus passed a staggering 15 million people, with some 618,000 killed by the pandemic.  Here are the latest updates on…

The United States ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, escalating tensions between the world’s largest economies as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure against China ahead of the November election.