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WASHINGTON - U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK'd the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in most sta...

There will be no fidgeting at the National Spelling Bee microphone, no banter with pronouncer Jacques Bailly, no pointed questions about definitions or languages of origin, no dreaded bell that signal...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said that he will sign an executive order "to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States" because of the coronavirus. "In light of the attack from the I...

LOS ANGELES - A pair of fans in New York sued Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred and the 30 teams, asking for their money back for tickets and for certification of class-action status. Th...

WASHINGTON - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday agreement has been reached on major elements of a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid package for small businesses, including additiona...

NEW YORK - Calling nursing homes ground zero of the coronavirus crisis, federal officials said Monday they plan to start tracking and publicly sharing information on infections and deaths in such faci...

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is extending military travel restrictions through June, indicating a concern that the coronavirus remains a threat to troops even as the Trump administration pushes for some ...

ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday rolled out aggressive plans to reopen the state's economy, saying many businesses shuttered to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus may reopen their doors...

      Heather Curtis WMAL.com MARYLAND (WMAL) – Maryland's governor and first lady picked up a potentially life-saving delivery over the weekend: 500,000 coronavirus tests. Gov. H...

NEW YORK - Oil futures plunged below zero for the first time on Monday as demand for energy collapses amid the coronavirus pandemic and traders sought to avoid owning crude with nowhere to store it. S...