COVID-19

Marie Biscarra, co-owner of ISSO fashion boutique in San Francisco, writes a sign declaring her business open for curbside delivery on May 18. Retail sales jumped a record 17.7% last month.

Stocks Soar After Strong Retail Sales And Reported Trump Infrastructure Plan

4:05pm June 16, 2020

by Avie Schneider

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 526 points after reports that retail sales rebounded strongly in May and that the Trump administration is preparing an infrastructure plan to boost the economy.

A COVID-19 patient is attached to a ventilator in April in the emergency room at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, N.Y. A steroid treatment is showing promise in reducing mortality for patients on ventilators.

Early Results Show Benefit Of Steroid For Very Sick COVID-19 Patients

12:42pm June 16, 2020

by Joe Palca

A low-cost anti-inflammatory drug appears to reduce the risk of death in patients with COVID-19. The promising result comes from a large study of therapies being conducted in the U.K.

Suchart Prasomsu, 53, leads a rescue team of 30 volunteers in Bangkok, using his Harley to get to car crashes and crime scenes. Since the start of the pandemic, they've also been called on to try and keep people from killing themselves.

Health & Safety

The Cost Of Thailand's Coronavirus Success: Despair ... And Suicide

10:34am June 16, 2020

by Aurora Almendral

Thailand's lockdown has kept the number of cases low. But the economic toll has led to a mental health crisis.

Politics & Government

Teacher Bonus Bill Penned By Republicans Clears N.C. Senate

9:55am June 16, 2020

by Associated Press

Politics & Government

Governor: Decision On Shuttered Businesses Comes Next Week

8:37am June 16, 2020

by Associated Press, Gary D. Robertson

Lainy Morse shows students Wesley Schmidt and Celeste Abraldes a bearded dragon in a photo taken when school was open.

A Teacher Ponders Risk Of Returning To Work While Being Paid Less Than Unemployment

7:01am June 16, 2020

by Scott Horsley

Lainy Morse, a preschool teacher, dreads going back to a classroom filled with kids who don't understand hand-washing or social distancing. And she'd make less than she does on unemployment.

Prices for baking flour and eggs have fallen, suggesting an easing in the baking craze that gripped hungry and housebound consumers in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Great Pandemic Bake-Off May Be Over

5:00am June 16, 2020

by Scott Horsley

The price of baking flour has fallen along with the price of eggs, suggesting an easing in the baking craze that gripped hungry and housebound consumers in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Travelers arrive Monday at the Athens Airport after Greece reopened for some international flights.

Greece Reopens To Tourists, But Some Coronavirus Restrictions Apply

8:59pm June 15, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

The country has begun letting in foreign visitors, but those from countries with high COVID-19 infection rates are to be tested and quarantined. Greece has one of the lowest infection rates in Europe.

The Federal Reserve, led by Chairman Jerome Powell, announced it will buy corporate bonds, its latest step to prop up the economy.

Economy

Stocks Rebound As Fed Begins Buying Corporate Bonds

4:59pm June 15, 2020

by Avie Schneider

U.S. stock indexes fell earlier on Monday, but they turn higher after the Federal Reserve announces it will start buying corporate debt.

A bottle of hydroxychloroquine tablets in Texas City, Texas. The Food and Drug Administration has rescinded its emergency use authorization for the drug.

FDA Withdraws Emergency Use Authorization For Hydroxychloroquine

3:40pm June 15, 2020

by Joe Palca

Emergency use authorization makes it easier for doctors to use a drug in a manner not specifically approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA granted these drugs this status in March.