Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday downplayed the likelihood of an economic recession as the economy takes a beating from the coronavirus outbreak. When asked on ABC’s “This Week” if the US was now in an economic recession as some have suggested, Munchin said, “I don’t think so.” “The real issue is not the economic
Continue Reading The nation’s top infectious disease expert on Sunday warned that hundreds of thousands could die nationwide if America doesn’t take necessary action to curb the spread of coronavirus. Asked on by CNN’s Brianna Keilar on “State of the Union” if hundreds of thousands could die from coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that “it could happen,
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A new national poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal released Sunday finds that concern about coronavirus is widespread and, as seen in other recent polling on the virus, views about it are sharply divided by partisanship. A majority of registered voters, 53%, say they are very or somewhat worried that they or
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Including his masterpiece “The Wire,” David Simon’s HBO series have garnered critical acclaim while appealing to a small if discriminating slice of viewers. If ever the latter deserved to change, it’s “The Plot Against America,” a brilliant, sobering alternate-history miniseries about an America that elected Charles Lindbergh president, retreated behind “America First” nationalism and didn’t
Continue Reading In the small world of sci-fi/fantasy franchises turned into HBO series, “Westworld” — returning for its third season after a near-two-year absence — could learn a thing or two from “Watchmen,” which (so far, anyway) chose to wrap up its story after one splendid arc. First, a confession about “Westworld:” After closely following the first
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SpaceX’s latest rocket launch was called off Sunday after computers detected an issue with engine power just moments before liftoff. The Falcon 9 rocket was slated to vault 60 more Starlink internet satellites into Earth’s orbit after launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The countdown clock made it all the way to zero,
Continue Reading Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said Sunday that he is not currently planning to get tested for coronavirus because he’s not symptomatic and because he doesn’t think every American should take a test. “I’m not taking the test for a simple reason: I have no symptoms. I’m practicing pretty good social
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The family of Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen was held at knifepoint in a burglary while the player was away with his club on Champions League duty. British police said four men wearing balaclavas and brandishing knifes broke into Vertonghen’s London home while the Belgian international’s wife Sophie de Vries and two children were at
Continue Reading Tweets falsely claiming that New York City was going into lockdown as a result of the coronavirus swirled around Twitter Thursday evening. A “citywide quarantine” was about to come into place, one user falsely claimed. The claims, which also circulated through text message, were so widespread that the New York Police Department and New York
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The United States Department of Justice has charged two New Jersey men with using drones to sneak drugs and other contraband into a federal prison in Burlington County. The two men, Nicolo Denichilo, 38, and Adrian Goolcharran, 35, smuggled items including marijuana, steroids, cell phones, SIM cards, and syringes into the prison in Fort Dix,
Continue Reading From behind the big oak desk in the Oval Office, the most solemn setting in times of national emergency, President Donald Trump somberly addressed the public. Americans desperately needed reassurances about the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus. After all, it was now official: The virus had touched every continent except for Antarctica. The World Health Organization
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From behind the big oak desk in the Oval Office, the most solemn setting in times of national emergency, President Donald Trump somberly addressed the public. Americans desperately needed reassurances about the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus. After all, it was now official: The virus had touched every continent except for Antarctica. The World Health Organization
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America hasn’t hit the peak of its coronavirus outbreak, a top US health official said, even as the number of cases nears 3,000 and officials across the country impose a slew of restrictions to curb the virus’s spread. Pointing to the way the coronavirus has spread in other countries, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the
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The sunshine returns to the Borderland at least for one day. The warm temperatures will continue to be the story with our highs topping off in the mid and upper 70s. On St. Patrick’s Day Tuesday the clouds return with slight chances of some afternoon showers. Those would be fairly light and short-lived. Rain chances
Continue Reading The White House has notified federal departments and agencies that only “mission-critical” travel is recommended for federal employees at this time amid the coronavirus outbreak. The guidance, issued Saturday in a memo from the Office of Management and Budget, said agency and department heads are authorized to determine what travel meets the threshold. They are
Continue Reading As Joe Biden is set to debate one-on-one against Bernie Sanders for the first time, the former vice president Sunday night will attempt to make overtures to the Vermont senator and his supporters on areas where they can find common ground, an aide to Biden said. Biden will do this while also presenting his case
Continue Reading When you walk on the street past the Life Care Center, a nursing home where the coronavirus has killed more Americans than any other place in the country so far, you can hear the voices of people trying to comfort their elderly parents inside. “Hi, Pops! Why don’t you cover his legs up?” Katherine Kempf
Continue Reading A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. Investors are looking to central banks and governments to stem the economic and financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. It’s not clear if they’re up to the task. The latest: Central banks
Continue Reading The precise contours of Russia’s 2020 election interference remain shrouded in classified intelligence assessments. CNN’s Clarissa Ward exclusively reported this week on Russian troll farms based in Ghana and Nigeria working to inflame divisions among Americans and provoke social unrest during the 2020 election. Their activities didn’t specifically promote President Donald Trump’s re-election. But you
Continue Reading As a teenager, Kaoru Akagawa couldn’t read her Japanese grandmother’s letters, but she put it down to her unclear handwriting. Over a decade later, Kaoru realized her grandmother hadn’t been a poor calligrapher. She had been one of the last generation to use a vanishing script shaped predominantly by and for women. Legend has it
Continue Reading Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders enter their first one-on-one debate Sunday night under unprecedented circumstances. The debate, which was originally supposed to take place in Arizona in front of a live crowd, will now be held in CNN’s Washington, DC, studios with no in-person audience as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that has also
Continue Reading A woman at an Australian supermarket allegedly pulls a knife on a man in a confrontation over toilet paper. A Singaporean student of Chinese ethnicity is beaten up on the streets of London and left with a fractured face. Protesters on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion welcome cruise passengers by hurling abuse and rocks
Continue Reading The novel coronavirus has infected more than 100,000 people around the globe, killing more than 4,000. But it’s not just humans impacted by the spread of the pandemic. Many animals in Wuhan, the Chinese city that is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, have died or are at risk of dying after residents evacuated their
Continue Reading Simone Biles’ quest for answers about the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal is not stopping, not even on her birthday. The Olympic gold medalist turned 23 on Saturday and USA Gymnastics, the sport’s governing body in the United States, posted on Twitter to celebrate. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the most decorated gymnast of all time, @simonebiles!
Continue Reading A third NBA player tested positive for coronavirus Saturday, according to a statement from the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons have not named the player, but he has been under the care of the team’s medical staff and in self-isolation since Wednesday night, the statement said. “A preliminary positive result came back on March 14,” the
Continue Reading Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become something of a cultural touchstone. From murals and movies to lipsticks and tote bags, the Notorious RBG (as some would call her) is uniquely heralded in society. And with her 87th birthday on Sunday, here are 87 reasons we love this Supreme Court justice! No, just kidding. That would be
Continue Reading The coronavirus crisis is hurting America’s retail industry, so many stores are shutting their doors or reducing their hours. Walmart, the largest retailer in America, said Saturday that it will modify its store hours in response to the pandemic, while other retailers plan to temporarily close stores. Beginning Sunday, all of Walmart’s more than 4,700
Continue Reading If you’re looking for a story that makes you smile and fills your heart with happiness, quickly close out of this one and subscribe to this newsletter. This story doesn’t have happy endings — just bad luck. March 15: The day that strikes fear in the hearts of superstitious people. Although almost every month has
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EL PASO, Texas– As the Coronavirus outbreak continues to spread nationwide, city health officials are working with school districts to keep students, teachers and faculty safe. Health and area district officials met to discuss ongoing preventative measures to reduce the risk of spreading the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). School districts have been directed to have students
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