Sweden’s chief epidemiologist showed contrition Wednesday as criticism mounted over his country’s hotly debated method of fighting the coronavirus, which has resulted in one of the highest death rates per capita in the world.
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Desperate to patch a Covid-19-sized budget hole, the California Legislature is warming to the once-taboo subject of sports betting and has begun handicapping its potential tax windfall.
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Tying the issue to nationwide protests over law enforcement killings of black Americans, senators on Tuesday pressed Trump administration officials on how federal prisons and immigration facilities are protecting inmates amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Senate on Tuesday confirmed a White House lawyer as a watchdog to oversee a $500 billion bailout fund to support industries struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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New Yorkers heard markedly different responses from officials Tuesday on widespread looting that gripped parts of the city overnight.
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Skylar Herbert, a 5-year-old African American girl from Detroit, became the youngest person to die in Michigan from Covid-19 in April. Her death led to a memorial fund in her name, backed by local police and fire departments, which directly supports her first responder parents.
Read moreFor the first time on Monday, more than 50 coronavirus-related lawsuits were filed in courts covered by Courthouse News; of the 1,952 such lawsuits filed since April 1, fewer than 10 involve actual deaths; most are business disputes, followed by complaints against governments.
Read moreCiting severe disruption of elective surgeries during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Lasik Vision Institute and affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, declaring $10 million to $50 million in assets and $100 million to $500 million in liabilities.
Read moreTen Pennsylvania shoppers sued Giant Eagle supermarkets in federal court for not allowing them to enter without a face mask, in similar separate complaints.
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It took an emergency for Garrett Burns and his wife to learn the kind of service McKenzie Regional Hospital gave to their rural Tennessee community.
Read moreThe number of new jobseekers in Spain was close to 27,000 in May, around 10 times lower than in March and April during the coronavirus lockdown, the labor ministry said Tuesday.
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South American countries at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic are reopening even as case numbers rise, ignoring the example set by Europe, where nations waited for the worst to pass.
Read moreCalifornia Court Accessibility During Covid-19, June 1, 2020 Edition Los Angeles Los Angeles County Superior Court May 31, 2020: Presiding
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Health experts say they’re worried that close contact at civil rights protests around the country spurred by the death of George Floyd could lead to a spike in Covid-19 cases.
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Focused on pandemic response as much as racism, New York City epidemiologists warned Monday that protests over the police killing of an unarmed black man can cause Covid-19 infections to surge in the same minority groups fighting for justice.
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The future of health care in Texas should include expanded access to Medicaid, telemedicine and curbside service, a panel of doctors said on the opening day of the Texas Democratic Party’s virtual convention.
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Hoping to repeat May’s overall positive gains, Wall Street entered June with minor gains.
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The World Health Organization said the U.S. should reconsider its decision to withdraw, part of a muted response Monday where the global health agency had to confront theories from some doctors that the novel coronavirus may have mutated into a less virulent form.
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Vying for the Oval Office in November, former Vice President Joe Biden held a virtual roundtable with big-city mayors Monday to discuss the protests roiling America and how the federal government can assist local decision-makers to bounce back from the twin difficulties presented by violence in the streets and the economic ravages of the pandemic.
Read moreOne thousand nine hundred coronavirus-related lawsuits have been filed in U.S. courts covered by Courthouse News since April 1: 876 in April and 1,024 in May.
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