coronavirus

The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid.

Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney later jailed for fraud, has been taken back into federal custody after allegedly violating the terms of his COVID-related release, his attorney said Thursday. Cohen apparently declined to sign a Bureau of Prisons document related to his release that would have restricted his ability to write a book or conduct media appearances....

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower on concerns economic recoveries might fade as coronavirus cases increase in the United States and some other countries.

The debate over whether to reopen schools in the fall amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continued across the United States Thursday. In response to President Donald Trump’s threat on Wednesday to “cut off” funding for schools that do not completely reopen in this coming school year, the president of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten called Trump’s push to reopen...

The San Diego Unified School District has tapped a team of scientists at UC San Diego for guidance in their mission to reopen campuses and keep students safe once they’re back at school. It is up to each district to come with plans to reopen their schools, and while there are guidelines from public health officials at the federal,...

NBC 7’s Rory Devine shares how the district and the university will work together.

Here’s what you need to know about the spread of the new coronavirus in San Diego County, including how many cases have been reported and the latest updates from local health officials

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower on concerns economic recoveries might fade as coronavirus cases increase in the United States and some other countries

A top federal health official says coronavirus guidelines for reopening schools aren’t being revised despite criticism from President Donald Trump.

California will become the first state to sue the Trump administration over guidelines issued this week that bar international students from remaining in the United States if they can take classes online, state Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Thursday afternoon. The lawsuit, which was expected to be filed Thursday in Northern California’s U.S District Court, seeks a preliminary injunction against enforcement...

Communities across San Diego county are seeing rapidly growing cases of the coronavirus.

In the U.S., the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has passed 3.1 million — meaning nearly one in every 100 people has been confirmed as infected — and the number of deaths is more than 133,000, according to a tally from NBC News. Despite the outbreak, President Donald Trump remains determined to reopen America’s schools, threatening on Wednesday to hold…

For domestic violence victims being confined to home can be deadly during a pandemic, says singer Piera Van De Wiel. Her new single ‘Used’ hopes to draw attention to the dilemma.

Stay-at-home orders issued in mid-March were gradually relaxed during the spring, but spikes in key statistics mean California has tightened its virus restrictions in July during a summer like no other. Updates on the spread of COVID-19 and California’s response can be found here. You also can view daily updates from the governor’s office at noon. Hope Dims for...

The World Health Organization published new guidance Thursday, saying it can’t rule out the possibility that the coronavirus can be transmitted through air particles in closed spaces indoors, including in gyms and restaurants. The WHO previously acknowledged that the virus may become airborne in certain environments, such as during “medical procedures that generate aerosols.” The new guidance recognizes some...

Parents from across the country are expressing conflicting emotions about school reopening plans for the fall. Some parents want to keep their children out of school until there is a vaccine while others believe that children will suffer mentally and emotionally without proper in-person instruction.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed sent out an urgent tweet Wednesday about her possible exposure to COVID-19 after someone who knew they tested positive for the virus came to one of her events.

Back from what he called a near-death COVID-19 experience, 26-year-old Will Galvez is now blogging about his health hardships hoping to inspire caution among people in his age group who might be blowing off the dangers of the coronavirus. “This is science and this needs to be taken very seriously because it’s not just affecting the elderly. Like I said, there...

An increase in COVID-19 cases among the student population at UC Berkeley that school officials say is tied to recent social gatherings has the administration reconsidering plans to return more people to campus in the fall.

More California inmates keep dying of apparent complications of the coronavirus, officials said Wednesday, as Gov. Gavin Newsom met with a federal judge who has personally appealed for widespread early releases to allow for more separation among prisoners.