Bed Bath & Beyond, under pressure from employees, will temporarily close more than half its stores
(CNN) — Bed Bath and Beyond, under fire from its workers as one of the few retailers planning to stay open amid the coronavirus crisis,Read More
Global stocks, US futures rise on virus aid hopes
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and U.S. futures rose Friday on hopes government and central bank action can shield the world economy from aRead More
Concerns grow amid shortage of protective equipment as MGH treats 8 coronavirus patients
Massachusetts General Hospital is treating eight people who have tested positive for the coronavirus as a shortage of personal protective equipment prompts worries among medicalRead More
Baker activates Mass. National Guard as coronavirus cases in Bay State rise above 300
Gov. Charlie Baker activated the Massachusetts National Guard Thursday to support the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Baker’s order authorized the activation of up toRead More
Trump’s team, senators to negotiate $1T economic rescue deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of President Donald Trump’s economic team convene Friday on Capitol Hill to launch negotiations with Senate Republicans and Democrats racing toRead More
Senators sold stock before steep market losses from virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., sold as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in FebruaryRead More
NBA shutters facilities after Celtics guard Marcus Smart tests positive for coronavirus
(AP) — The number of known coronavirus cases within the NBA doubled to 14 on Thursday, when Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics pleaded withRead More
China exonerates doctor reprimanded for warning of virus
BEIJING (AP) — China has taken the highly unusual move of exonerating a doctor who was reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and laterRead More
City of Cambridge declares state of emergency due to coronavirus outbreak
The City of Cambridge declared a state of emergency Thursday night as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise across the Commonwealth. The emergencyRead More
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus overtook China’s, underscoring just how much the outbreak has pivoted toward Europe as well as the United States. TheRead More