House Passes $2.2T Rescue Package, Rushes it to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has approved a $2.2 trillion rescue package, rushing it to President Donald Trump for his signature. The measure tosses a life preserver to a U.S. economy and…
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US Unemployment Claims Shatter Record as Coronavirus Hammers Economy
WASHINGTON (Fox Business) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment surged to 3.28 million last week, shattering a decades-old record in jobless claims as the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses around the country to shutter their doors. The number eclipsed the previous record of 695,000…
Senate Unanimously Passes Massive Coronavirus Aid Plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic. The unanimous vote Wednesday came…
White House, Congress Agree on $2 Trillion Virus Rescue Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Senate leaders of both parties announced an agreement early Wednesday on an unprecedented $2 trillion emergency bill to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus…
Boy Roasts Mom in Hilarious Journal Entry on First Day of Homeschooling: ‘It is Not Going Good’
VERONA, Ky. (FOX 5 DC) - Leave it to kids to be brutally honest about their experiences-- especially if it's about their parents. Like 8-year-old Ben from Verona, Kentucky who wrote a…
Tokyo Olympics Officially Postponed Until 2021
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics were postponed until 2021 on Tuesday, ending weeks of speculation that the games could not go ahead as scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The International Olympic Committee made the decision after speaking with…
President Trump Says He Intends to Reopen Country in Weeks, Not Months
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months, and he claimed, without evidence, that continued closures could result in more deaths than the coronavirus pandemic. “We can’t…
Klobuchar’s Husband Tests Positive for Virus
WASHINGTON — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar says husband John Bessler has tested positive for the coronavirus. The former presidential candidate said Bessler began feeling sick when she was in Minnesota and he was in Washington. She said he immediately quarantined…
Income Tax Filing Deadline Moved to July 15 From April 15
WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the Trump administration has decided to push the income tax filing date to July 15 from April 15. Mnuchin announced the decision in a tweet Friday saying that at President Donald Trump’s…
Mnuchin: White House Will Send Checks to Most Americans Within Three Weeks
(AP/Fox 9) - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday the White House is working to send $1,000 checks to most adult Americans within three weeks to offset the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced life in the U.S. to come…
US, Canada to Close Borders to Nonessential Travel
TORONTO (AP) — The U.S. and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday as the two nations work to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump made the announcement…
Six-time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady Leaving Patriots
(AP) - Tom Brady is poised to leave the New England Patriots. Brady posted on social media “my football journey will take place elsewhere." LOVE YOU PATS NATION pic.twitter.com/lxSQZmnjPL — Tom Brady (@TomBrady) March 17, 2020 The comments by the…
Dow Dives 2,999 Points on Fears Virus Will Cause Recession
NEW YORK (AP) - The Dow industrials took a 2,999-point nosedive on Monday as fears deepen that the coronavirus outbreak will throw the global economy into recession. Even for a market beset by volatility in recent weeks, the losses were…
US Tells Older People to Stay Home, all Ages to Avoid Crowds
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Monday urged all older Americans to stay home and everyone to avoid crowds and eating out at restaurants as part of sweeping guidelines meant to combat an expected surge of coronavirus cases. President…
MLB Delays Opening Day to Mid-May at Earliest Due to Virus
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball has pushed back an opening day until mid-May at the earliest because of the coronavirus. The move came Monday after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than 50 people for the…
