France’s health minister has announced the first coronavirus death in Europe. In China, more than 1,600 people have died from the virus.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
From a rumor to 1,000 deaths: How the coronavirus outbreak unfolded for Americans at the epicenter
Over six weeks since the coronavirus emerged, four Americans detail a new reality in Wuhan, the journey back to the US and life in quarantine.
Prosecutors have thrown out nearly 100 convictions tied to ‘rogue’ Chicago cop
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has vacated nearly 100 convictions tied to former Chicago Police Sergeant Ronald Watts.
11 injured, 1 gravely, in ‘suspicious’ Los Angeles high-rise fire on Wilshire Boulevard
Firefighters rescued residents from the rooftop of a 25-story residential high-rise in Los Angeles. Fire officials called the fire “suspicious.”
Millions of locusts are swarming in Kenya. These striking photos show just how bad the outbreak is
Hundreds of millions of locusts are swarming into Kenya from neighboring Somalia and Ethiopia with unprecented size and destructive potential.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes Puerto Rico amid ongoing aftershocks
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit southern Puerto Rico on Saturday, following a series of quakes that have rocked the island over the last few weeks.
‘Everything now is experimental.’ Here’s how doctors are treating coronavirus
Scientists are drawing on past experience with SARS and MERS epidemics to determine the best way to handle the Wuhan coronavirus crisis.
Need some good news? Here’s 7 stories you missed this week
Between the Australia fires, the Puerto Rico earthquakes and Iran tensions, it’s been a busy week. Here’s a roundup of all the good news you missed.
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocks Puerto Rico and causes landslide in Peñuelas
Another earthquake has shaken Puerto Rico, this time a 5.9 magnitude quake on Saturday causing damage along the southern coast.
Once a delicacy eaten by Chinese emperors, one of world’s largest fish just went extinct
The Chinese paddlefish, once common to the Yangtze River, has gone extinct due to overfishing and habitat fragmentation, according to a new study.