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Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker announced new measures to help businesses stay afloat during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The governor said starting…

More than one million residents have filed for unemployment insurance since March 13, Gov. Gavin Newsom says, as businesses shut down to slow the spread of the disease.

Dr. Birx repeated her urge for Americans to take social distancing and mitigation seriously at a briefing Wednesday with a story from her own family.

Robert Levinson, who went missing while on an unauthorized mission for the CIA, is thought to have died in Iranian custody, his family says.

Whole pallets of personal protective equipment have reportedly been stolen from hospitals, and some health care workers have even become targets of violence, a nurses' union says.

Family members of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent missing in Iran for 13 years, say they've concluded he died in Iranian custody — though they don't know when or how.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Steve Hill of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in California about how emergency medical responders are staying safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Senate overwhelmingly approved the $2 trillion package Wednesday night. It is designed to alleviate some of the worst effects of the economic downturn as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

What helps to contain an epidemic? A study of the Ebola crisis suggests that patients' trust in health workers can encourage patients to report illnesses and receive treatment.

Hand washing, we're told, is essential to help stop the spread of the coronavirus but what does that mean for the many Mexicans who don't have reliable supplies of clean running water?