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Europe appeared set to follow, with futures trading indicating a slight gain when markets open on Friday.

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Forty million residents have effectively been told to shelter in place. The virus has killed more people in Italy than in China, and the race for a vaccine pits nationalism against the global good.

(NEW DELHI) — Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, concluding a case that exposed the scope of sexual violence in India

In a press conference, Governor of California Gavin Newsom ordered “all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of residence” to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. Earlier this week, Mayor

California announces total lockdown and US army prepares to deploy field hospital as COVID-19 cases rocket outside of China

(WASHINGTON) — An American jailed for months in Lebanon was released from custody Thursday, while a Navy veteran was granted medical furlough from an Iran prison as the country struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus, U.S. officials said. Secretary

Republican Senators sold off stock after getting closed-door briefings about how bad the coronavirus outbreak was going to be.  Slate Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing  The Daily Beast Senator Richard Burr Warned Of Coronavirus Effects In Private

After the sales in February, the North Carolina Republican warned a group that the virus could soon cause a major disruption in the United States. Three other senators also sold major holdings around the same time.

(HOUSTON) — Cars lined up for more than a mile outside a Houston hospital Thursday as the nation’s fourth-largest city began drive-thru testing for the coronavirus, but officials warned they don’t have enough kits or protective gear to meet demand.