The stunning report Thursday from the Labor Department showed that job cuts are mounting against the backdrop of economies in the United States and abroad that have almost certainly sunk into a severe recession as businesses have shut down across the world.
The number of U.S. deaths could range from 100,000 to 240,000 even if Americans continue to stay home and limit contact with others, experts predicted at a media briefing with President Donald Trump.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has asked the Pentagon for 100,000 body bags because of the possibility funeral homes will be overwhelmed, the military said.
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MICHAEL R. SISAK, LORI HINNANT and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
Within 24 hours, nearly 400 more New Yorkers died from COVID-19. Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that 1,941 people in the state have now died from the virus.
New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul spoke with 7 News anchor Jeff Cole Wednesday about the state's $10 billion deficit and whether that will come back on the taxpayer.
COVID-19 has brought many jobs to a screeching halt, but truckers can’t pump the breaks. That's why one local organization thanking them for their hard work during this time.
Around 300 soldiers from the First Brigade Combat Team are back early from Afghanistan. But, they're not home yet. The brigade is being quarantined for two weeks as a COVID-19 precaution.
Even as the virus has slowed its growth in overwhelmed Italy and in China, where it first emerged, hospitals in Spain and France are reaching their breaking points and the U.S. and Britain are bracing for incoming waves of desperately ill people.
Preparations are still underway for the Watertown Rapids 2020 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League season, with team management still confident the league will play games this year and fans hoping the same.
