COVID-19

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the state of emergency will last until May 6, adding that the goal is for residents to limit contact with others by up to 80%.

Japan Declares Nationwide State Of Emergency As Coronavirus Spreads

12:52pm April 16, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the declaration will last until May 6 and that the goal is for residents to limit contact with others by up to 80%. Every citizen will get stimulus funds of about $930.

Facebook says it has removed "hundreds of thousands" of pieces of misinformation about COVID-19, including dangerous fake cures and posts contradicting public health advice.

Health & Safety

Did You Fall For A Coronavirus Hoax? Facebook Will Let You Know

11:00am April 16, 2020

by Shannon Bond

The social network is expanding efforts to curb the spread of harmful misinformation about COVID-19 after pressure from an activist group.

People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Ark., on April 6.

10 Years Of Spectacular U.S. Job Growth Nearly Wiped Out In 4 Weeks

9:56am April 16, 2020

The number of people filing for unemployment climbed by another 5.2 million, as the toll of the nation's economic dive continues to mount. In the past four weeks, 22 million have filed claims.

Some governors are taking notice of the pool of medical professionals in immigrant communities and the bigger role they could play against the coronavirus.

National

How Immigrant Medical Professionals Are Helping To Fight The Coronavirus

9:55am April 16, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

A growing number of health care workers in the U.S. are immigrants. Some states are issuing emergency orders authorizing licensing waivers for internationally trained health care providers.

Cooper Sets Route To Ease Restrictions, Warns Of New Normal

8:51am April 16, 2020

by Associated Press, Gary D. Robertson

An immigration worker in an orange jacket carries a young Guatemalan deported from the U.S., followed by another deportee, at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City on March 12.

Official Alleges The U.S. Has Deported Many COVID-19-Positive Migrants To Guatemala

11:43pm April 15, 2020

by Maria Martin

Health Minister Hugo Monroy said deportees from the United States now account for a large number of coronavirus cases in the country, although Guatemala's president has cited only four cases.

Experts from the World Health Organization say they gave explicit warnings about the risks of the COVID-19 outbreak in early January. They said this after President Trump this week accused the agency of obscuring the truth. Above: the WHO's headquarters i

'We Alerted The World' To Coronavirus On Jan. 5, WHO Says In Response To U.S.

6:24pm April 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

President Trump said the health agency delayed raising the alarm on the threat from the new coronavirus. A WHO expert says that in early January, the World Health Organization "was very, very clear."

Securities and Exchange Commission Co-Directors of Enforcement Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin speak during a news conference in 2018. Avakian and Peikin say their office is aggressively pursuing enforcement related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Health & Safety

Top Wall Street Regulators Warn Against Coronavirus Investment Scams

6:13pm April 15, 2020

by Tom Dreisbach

The leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division say they are taking aggressive action to combat potential investment fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chart showing top 10 contributors to WHO

Trump And WHO: How Much Does The U.S. Give? What's The Impact Of A Halt In Funding?

4:36pm April 15, 2020

by Pien Huang

Citing undue influence from China on the World Health Organization among other reasons, the president has said he wants to suspend U.S. funding for the global agency pending a review.

Direct-deposit economic relief money is expected to be weeks ahead of physical checks.

Report: Adding Trump's Name To Checks Will Delay Them. IRS Says They're On Schedule

4:27pm April 15, 2020

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The IRS said the economic relief payments "are going out on schedule, as planned, without delay." The Washington Post reported that Trump's name would be included on the checks, an unprecedented step.