Efforts to hold Saudi officials accountable for the killing of the dissident journalist continue, but any punishment appears unlikely.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Cases Top 100,000; Trump Signs $2 Trillion Relief Bill
President Trump, who had questioned the need for additional ventilators, pushes industry to make more. A new survey of mayors finds dire shortages of urgently needed medical supplies. And in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive.
U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Cases
Unemployment data set a bleak record and hospitals struggled with an influx of sick patients and lack of equipment. But the White House coronavirus response coordinator dismissed talk of shortages.
Can You Become Immune to the Coronavirus?
It’s likely you can, at least for some period of time. That is opening new opportunities for testing and treatment.
‘None of Us Saw It Ending This Way’: Peace Corps Volunteers Evacuate Abruptly
When the agency suspended all operations for the first time in its history, more than 7,000 volunteers in about 60 countries packed their bags, said their goodbyes and rushed to get home.
At Least 13,500 Americans Abroad Need Help Getting Home, State Dept. Says
About 5,700 U.S. citizens and legal residents have already returned with the government’s assistance, and flights scheduled this week could help another 1,600.
158 Million Americans Told to Stay Home, but Trump Pledges to Keep It Short
The White House warned of an alarming spread in New York City, but the president said “our country wasn’t built to be shut down.”
Coronavirus Live Updates: Global Leaders Beg Public to Stay Home; Fed Vows to Buy as Much Debt as Needed
Spain’s health system is under strain as medical workers fall ill. A $1.8 trillion relief package is stalled in Congress. “We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself,” President Trump said.
As Coronavirus Surveillance Escalates, Personal Privacy Plummets
Tracking entire populations to combat the pandemic now could open the doors to more invasive forms of government snooping later.
A Closed Border, Dashed Hopes and a Looming Disaster
The United States, citing the coronavirus, is shutting off access for anyone trying to claim asylum from the Mexican border.