LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Navy hospital ship Mercy docked at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday as medical facilities in Southern California prepare for a surge of coronavirus COVID-19 patients in the coming weeks. The USNS Mercy arrived in LA County as health officials announced the rate of infected people...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday used the Defense Production Act to order General Motors to begin mass ventilator production so hospitals across the U.S. have enough to treat patients infected with the novel coronavirus COVID-19. In an executive order issued Friday afternoon, Trump directed...

MANHATTAN — Market losses returned Friday even after the House passed and President Trump signed the $2.2 trillion coronavirus COVID-19 relief package. The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened to a 3.5% loss, dropping more than 900 points in the late afternoon. By closing bell, the Dow fell to 21,621...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $2 trillion response to the novel coronavirus that will deliver checks to most Americans as well as hundreds of billions of dollars to small businesses and large companies. “This will deliver urgently needed relief to our nation’s families...

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have reportedly left Canada for Los Angeles as the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic surges across the globe. British tabloid The Sun broke the news Friday, saying the royal couple flew by private jet to Los Angeles last week before the countries agreed to...

It’s been a dry winter: Much of California remains in abnormally dry conditions and several regions in the northern half of the state are experiencing drought, according to a Thursday report from the U.S. Drought Monitor. Despite a series of late-season storms giving the thirsty state much needed...

Most Americans now consider the coronavirus a major threat to the collective health of the U.S. as an even larger majority sees the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic as threatening to the economy, the Pew Research Center reported Thursday. In a survey of 11,537 adults between March 19 and March 24, researchers...

The United States has surpassed China and Italy to become the world leader in COVID-19 cases with the highest number, according to health data released Thursday, and also recorded its highest single-day death toll since the novel coronavirus emerged. More than 82,000 people in the U.S. have tested positive...

By Nick Rummell MANHATTAN (CN) — Unfazed by historic unemployment numbers, Wall Street built on its rally for the third straight day. A tepid morning resulted in a huge 6% gain across the board, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing about 20% higher than when it opened on Tuesday. An hour before...

By Amanda Pampuro (CN) – A record 3.2 million Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits last week – nearly five times the previous benchmark set during the 1982 recession – as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on the U.S. and global economies. In its latest report, the U.S. Department...