Coronavirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the guidelines Friday, along with a second set for organizing and attending big gatherings such as concerts, sporting events, protests and political rallies.

Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested the Trump administration was considering sending Americans another round of stimulus checks to offset the financial pain caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the related economic lockdown.

In the battle against COVID-19, public health workers spread across states, cities and small towns make up an invisible army on the front lines. But that army, which has suffered neglect for decades, is under assault when it’s needed most.

Three months after President Donald Trump bowed to the realities of a pandemic that put big chunks of life on pause and killed more Americans than several major wars, Trump is back to business as usual — even as coronavirus cases are on the upswing in many parts of the country.

According to a new COVID-19 Public Threat Level System announced this afternoon, Harris County is at a Level 2 (orange), which asks people to minimize all contacts.

On June 8, staff gathered to cheer on Steeves and her son as they were wheeled out of the facility after a 52-day-long stay.

Cases are rising in nearly half the states, according to an Associated Press analysis, a worrying trend that could intensify as people return to work and venture out during the summer.

More than two months after he tested positive for COVID-19, Houston rapper Scarface says he is still a little weak and has to undergo dialysis daily, but he is "glad to be alive."

The procedure was the first of its kind in the U.S. since the pandemic began. Doctors said she was otherwise healthy.

Stocks are falling sharply on Wall Street Thursday as coronavirus cases increase again, deflating recent optimism that the economy could recover quickly as lockdowns ease.