Coronavirus

A koala and wombat became best friends as they “isolated together” at the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, New South Wales.

The unemployment rate dropped to a better-than-expected 13.3%, but that is still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression.

California will allow schools, day camps, bars, gyms and professional sports with modifications to begin reopening starting next Friday.

The report gives credence to the building optimism among stock investors that the economy can recover relatively quickly from its current hole.

Many Democrats and community leaders in several cities have voiced concerns over the African American death rate in connection to the coronavirus.

CDC Director Robert Redfield warned the large demonstrations could be a "seeding event" for more coronavirus outbreaks.

Several new safety measures will be in place when Universal Orlando reopens to the public on Friday. This will include virtual queues instead of lines and just a few people on rides at a time to assure social distancing.

Hotel-casinos in suburban Las Vegas were the first to open at 12:01 a.m., to be followed later in the morning by a restart of the iconic Bellagio fountain and reopenings of several resorts on the Las Vegas Strip.

Thursday’s retraction in the journal Lancet involved a May 22 report on hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, drugs long used for preventing or treating malaria but whose safety and effectiveness for COVID-19 are unknown.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning of a “large-scale scam erupting in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic” involving impostors who are filing claims for unemployment benefits using the personal information of people who have not filed any claims. 

Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many employers are still cutting jobs even as the gradual reopening of businesses has slowed the pace of layoffs.

To start, heath experts say wear a mask and eye protection.

Hospital del Mar in Barcelona said the beach trips are part of a program to humanize intensive care units.

Adm. Brett Giroir, the White House’s coronavirus testing chief is reportedly stepping down from his role overseeing coronavirus testing.

In an alleged Motor City money grab, a local man is accused of swiping funds from the federal Payroll Protection Program (PPP) -- which is meant to help keep small businesses afloat amid the coronavirus shutdowns -- to buy two Cadillacs, a Dodge Charger and a Hummer, according to federal prosecutors.

The cadets at the U.S. Military Academy are set to graduate.