Defense secretary Mark Esper confirmed Tuesday that he had accepted the resignation of Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly after Modly called the aircraft carrier captain he fired last week “stupid” in an address to the
Authorities found the body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean on Monday, five days after her canoe apparently capsized in the Chesapeake Bay. McKean, 40, the daughter of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and granddaughter of
President Donald Trump said Monday that he granted New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s request to treat novel coronavirus patients on a hospital ship docked off of Manhattan. Cuomo had told reporters earlier Monday that he was
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized Sunday, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus. Johnson was admitted “for tests” after displaying “persistent symptoms,” according to a press release from his office. Johnson was admitted to an
Federal officials and NYC’s Bronx Zoo said on Sunday that a tiger at the zoo has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the
Two cruise ships holding coronavirus patients aboard for two weeks after being turned away from South American ports were allowed to dock in Florida on Thursday. The Zaandam and a sister ship sent to help it, the
A record-breaking 6,648,000 people filed for unemployment in the week ending March 28 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday. COVID-19 has slammed the U.S. economy, forcing
The U.S. recorded 681 deaths on Wednesday, its worst day since the coronavirus outbreak began. More than 200,000 infections have been reported, and public health officials are considering recommending that more Americans wear face masks. “Even if
U.S. stocks fell Wednesday amid reports on job losses and the potential for as many as 200,000 deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 973.65 points, or 4.44 percent, while the S&P
Coronavirus Task Force response coordinator Deborah Birx said during a Coronavirus Task Force Briefing that the White House projects 100,000 to 240,000 Americans will die from coronavirus if “full mitigation” measures are taken. Without social distancing, deaths
