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Social Distancing Guidance: Florida County Says Think Alligator

During the COVID-19 crisis we're supposed to stay at least 6 feet apart from each other. How far is 6 feet? Leon County advises residents to keep the distance of at least one large alligator.

A health care worker staffs a drive-through coronavirus testing site in Jericho, N.Y., the state that remains the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The disease has killed more than 10,000 people in the U.S., including 4,758 in New York.

More Than 10,000 People Have Now Died From COVID-19 In The U.S.

The U.S. trails only Italy (16,523 dead) and Spain (13,055 dead) in the number of people lost to the pandemic.

The Supreme Court ruled in cases involving age discrimination and traffic stops.

Supreme Court Hands Federal Worker Major Win In Age Discrimination Case

In a separate decision the court said police may make traffic stops in the assumption that the driver is the owner.

The British Open, which is golf's oldest tournament, has been canceled this year because of the coronavirus. Last year, Shane Lowry (right) celebrated winning that championship.

Golf Reshuffles Its Schedule: All 4 Majors Canceled Or Postponed

Citing coronavirus, men's professional golf organizers have made sweeping changes to the schedule, including canceling the 2020 British Open. The three other golf majors have been postponed.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks before she signs the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act after it passed the House on March 27.

Congressional Leaders Divided On Next Steps To Confront Coronavirus Threat

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell agree that Congress will have to pass more legislation to combat the pandemic, but they disagree on what to do next, and when.

A Syrian refugee camp in the town of Bar Elias, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, in January 2019. Now, people fleeing war and calamity have an added worry with the coronavirus pandemic.

Syrian Refugees In Lebanon Fear Deportation For Seeking Coronavirus Test Or Care

Although people fleeing war or humanitarian crises know about the dangers of COVID-19, many are also worried about being persecuted if the disease spreads in their communities.

Lady Gaga, photographed outside of the Met Gala on May 6, 2019, in New York.

Global Citizen And WHO Announce 'One World,' A Lady Gaga-Curated Concert Special

The special, set to be televised and streamed on April 18, will feature a long list of top-tier names, including Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, Stevie Wonder, among many others.

Ukrainian border guards wear protective face masks at a checkpoint with the territories controlled by Russia-backed separatists in the Donetsk region.

Opinion: The Coronavirus Crisis Presents An Opportunity To End War In Ukraine

"Especially during a pandemic, it is insanity for Russian-led forces and Ukrainians to be killing each other," write former U.S. envoys to Ukraine William B. Taylor, Steven Pifer and John E. Herbst.

Ellis Marsalis speaks before the Ellis Marsalis Family Tribute during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday, April 28, 2019. (Sophia Germer/AP)

Branford Marsalis On His Father's Legacy: 'He Could Swing Like Nobody's Business'

Saxophonist Branford Marsalis remembers his father, pianist and teacher Ellis Marsalis, who died last week.

An election worker at a poling station in Miami during last month's election there. The coronavirus pandemic is challenging election officials, whose own staffers are coming sick with the virus.

Already Under Strain, Election Offices Falter As Pandemic Worsens

Full-time election workers in New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC have fallen will with COVID-19 all while trying to make plans for carrying out upcoming elections under challenging conditions.

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