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The one-day strikes likely had a limited impact on consumers, but the unrest called attention to mounting discontent among low-wage workers who are on the front lines of the pandemic, serving the needs of those who can keep safe working

Most evenings for more than a month, Americans across the country tuned in to watch President Donald Trump give his regular coronavirus briefing. Trump typically spends more than an hour standing behind the podium in the White House briefing room

The U.S. Marine Corps won’t be shipping new recruits this week to one of its two U.S. training centers. Last week four people at the Parris Island, S.C. installation tested positive for COVID-19. (Image credit: Sgt. Dana Beesley/AP)

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo said Monday he is recovering from COVID-19 at home after being released from hospital in Mexico. The 79-year-old opera star said on March 22 he had tested positive for the coronavirus. He was later admitted to

Cedric Cromwell, the tribe’s chairman, says the move was “cruel” and “unnecessary” as the land dispute is still pending in D.C federal court.

France said on Monday it would pay for hotel rooms for victims of domestic violence and open pop-up counseling centres after figures showed the number of abuse cases had soared during the first week of a lockdown to curb the

While many libraries across the country have closed due to coronavirus, there’s one library that’s staying open — and its flocks of visitors are overjoyed about it. The Belmont Library for Birds, located in Charlottesville, VA., has open hours all

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on Monday for healthcare workers elsewhere to help the state’s overwhelmed hospitals battle the coronavirus and made a plea for bipartisanship and “partnership” with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude plunged to its cheapest in almost 18 years on Monday and U.S. crude briefly tumbled below $20 a barrel on growing fears the global coronavirus shutdown could last for months, further squeezing demand for fuel.