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2,960 COVID-19 cases, 148 deaths in KY

In all phases, Dr. Stack says people should maximize the use of telehealth rather than in-person services. The state continues to make piecemeal progress in i...

Trump Organization seeks Irish government assistance to pay Doonbeg staff

This is capped at $3,100 per month. Trump Organization golf clubs have also furloughed 102 workers in Potomac Falls, Virginia, 117 in Los Angeles, and 560 at Tr...

War veteran Ken Benbow: 'I felt like I'd got my wife back'

One other added: "Crying proper now what a lovely man and to his carer Kia effectively accomplished you lovely woman". "It was wonderful, it was so rewarding ...

Coronavirus Could Cause Strokes In Young Adults, Doctors Warn

Reports are also surfacing of relatively young people, in their 30s and 40s, who are having strokes after being infected with the new coronavirus , according ...

Virus Cases May Be Related to In-Person Voting

Wisconsin Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk said that the 19 people received positive test results after April 9, which was ...

Australian PM Morrison: Australia on road back from COVID-19 lockdown

China had kicked against a similar call by Australian Foreign Minister, Marise Payne , who had called for an global investigation into the origins and sprea...

Virginia teen rescued after getting stuck in washing machine

The woman, Amari Dancy, was playing an innocent game of hide and seek with her younger cousins when she made a decision to climb into the family washing machine...

Trump gives reason for suspending immigration

The final order has been heavily watered down, meaning the 60-day hold applies only to permanent residents, not temporary workers. Also exempt are the spouses...

Did Team Trump oust a top United States vaccine official during a pandemic?

The head of a US government agency combatting the coronavirus pandemic is alleging that he was ousted for opposing politically connected efforts to promote a ...

China to pump extra $47 million into World Health Organization after United States freezes funding

In regard to the WHO's delayed pandemic response, the US official said the organization's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had failed to inform the...

President Trump holds coronavirus briefing as he limits immigration

In 2018, the US Supreme Court ruled that the president can block entry to specific groups of foreign nationals if they are deemed a security threat. But the g...

'Inhumane': Iran president says of United States pressure during pandemic

Speaking in a Monday phone call with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, President Rouhani said protecting the lives of human beings is more important than...

Trump agrees to help NY double coronavirus testing, says governor

Cuomo said total hospitalizations for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus , fell for the eighth straight day, dropping to 16,076 from 1...

US Senator Elizabeth Warren's Oldest Brother Dies of Coronavirus

The Globe reported that Herring was born in 1933 and attended the University of Oklahoma, but did not graduate, before enlisting in the Air Force, where he ...

Ramadan: Look out for crescent moon, NSCIA urges Muslims

The meeting will be held in the Islamic Foundation conference room at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka on Friday evening. Meanwhile, many people in conf...

Merkel anxious as Germany begins opening up

Chancellor Angela Merkel ( picture ) warned that public discussion about easing restrictions to contain the coronavirus risked sparking a new wave of infections...

North Korea's Kim Jong-un is perfectly fine, sources say

When CNN comes out with a report, I don't place too much credence in it. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North ...

Kim Jong Un's Sister Is Among His Potential Successors

Kim Jong-un was absent from the important April 15 celebrations of the birth of his grandfather, although this year's events were more muted, perhaps due to the...

Iran launch military satellite amid Trump's 'shoot and destroy' threat

The homegrown satellite was launched with a three-stage satellite carrier, dubbed Qassed (messenger), from a launch pad in Dasht-e Kavir, a large desert in cent...

Israeli annexation would 'not be left unanswered'

He praised this week's power-sharing deal between Netanyahu and Gantz following three consecutive elections that ended inconclusively. The statement went on...

See Chris Cuomo reunite with his family after the coronavirus quarantine

Cuomo spoke to Dr. Sanjay Gupta about how the experience has "spooked" the family and acknowledged that there would be a trauma process and recovery they woul...

Feds pledge $350M to help charities plug holes in funding

Trudeau also announced the creation of the Canada Student Service Grant , which provides up to $5,000 towards the education of students who choose to do nation...

NHK: Italian cruise ship docked in Japan has 14 more coronavirus cases

The Costa Atlantica and its 623 crew members have been docked in Nagasaki since January to undergo repairs by a unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industry. An initia...

UK: Social distancing measures might stay for rest of the year

Normal life will only return once an effective vaccine or treatment for COVID-19 is available, Whitty said at the government's daily news conference. And it com...

Two Former Governors To Help Ohio Boost COVID-19 Testing

More than 2.5 million cases of coronavirus and 171,000 deaths have been confirmed worldwide, including more than 788,000 cases and 42,000 deaths in the U.S. "...

Who will lead North Korea if Kim Jong-un dies?

Kim reportedly missed a visit on April 15 to the mausoleum of his grandfather Kim Il Sung - a key annual event to celebrate the birthday of the country's founde...

Donald Trump on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Neither can South Korea's government, it appears. "It will contribute to wide market volatility", said Kim Young-hwan, an analyst at KB Securities. Kim is t...

NKorea silence on Kim’s health raises succession speculation

But state-run media did not mention a visit this year. The U.S., South Korea , and Japan should review intelligence collection strategies to discern whether ...

Pompeo renews criticism of China over virus but welcomes supplies

Hua tweeted the donation was aimed in particular at strengthening developing countries' health systems and added that China had already donated $20 million to t...

World Programme Warns Of 'Multiple Famines'

WFP chief economist Arif Husain said that the economic impact of the pandemic is a hammer blow for millions who can only eat if they earn a wage and called for ...