By Gustavo Arellano Tribune News Service LOS ANGELES — There were warnings by politicians and doctors that the pandemic was coming. Mandatory quarantines followed, along…
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In an announcement Monday afternoon, Fort Hays State University President Tisa Mason said classes for on-campus students would be canceled the rest of this week…
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By Cindy Chang and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde Tribune News Service LOS ANGELES — As schools closed and store shelves emptied of toilet paper, Joseph Sanchez realized…
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By Clayton Guse, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Denis Slattery Tribune News Service NEW YORK — All movie theaters, gyms, bars and restaurants will close in…
View More Coronavirus shutdown declared across NY, NJ and Conn. as cases near 1,000 in Empire State
By Sherman Smith Tribune News Service TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers have fixated on passing a budget and other high-priority legislation as the peril of COVID-19…
View More ‘People come before partisanship’: Kansas lawmakers focus on budget as coronavirus disrupts plans
By Kasia Klimasinska and Ros Krasny Tribune News Service WASHINGTON — In the most extreme effort yet to slow the march of coronavirus in the…
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By Don Lee and Laura King Tribune News Service WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates Sunday to nearly zero and predicted a significant…
View More Fed slashes rate to near zero to counter coronavirus as Trump official warns ‘worst is yet ahead’
By Jennifer Pignolet Tribune News Service HUDSON, Ohio — Hudson resident Amy Driscoll followed all the recommended protocols. Wash your hands. Use hand sanitizer. Don’t…
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By Jeff Bercovici Tribune News Service After several days of mystery around the nature of a website touted by President Trump as Google’s solution to…
View More Google website can help you get tested for coronavirus — so long as you aren’t sick
By Michael Wilner Tribune News Service WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is bracing for a “spike” in coronavirus cases this week as 2,000 labs across…
View More ‘Spike’ in coronavirus cases expected as testing expands this week to private labs