Canada, US extend border restrictions for another 30 days

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday the U.S. and Canada have agreed to keep their border closed to nonessential travel forRead More

New York allowing couples to get marriage licenses remotely

(CNN) — The novel coronavirus won’t be halting New York weddings anymore. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to sign an executive order allowing couples to getRead More

Mark Wahlberg donating tablets to frontline health care workers

Actor Mark Wahlberg is donating tablets to health care workers working on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic in Detroit. The Dorchester native’s foundation isRead More

Contamination was likely the cause of early delays in CDC roll out of virus testing

(CNN) — Contamination in manufacturing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention test for the coronavirus caused weeks of delays that slowed the US responseRead More

Researchers: Coronavirus testing needs to go up by 350,000 per day for the US to reopen

(CNN) — If the United States wants the economy to open back up — and stay that way — coronavirus testing must go up to at least 500,000 perRead More

Researchers investigating whether dogs can sniff out coronavirus

Researchers in Britain are investigating whether specially-trained dogs could help sniff out the coronavirus. They recently discovered the dogs can detect malaria infections in humans,Read More

Officials implore Tyson to close plant amid virus outbreak

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than a dozen Iowa elected officials on Friday implored Tyson Fresh Meats to close their Waterloo pork processing plant,Read More

New NY virus deaths under 550 for first time since April 1

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s daily toll of coronavirus deaths hit its lowest point in more than two weeks, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo warnedRead More

Boeing won’t be returning to ‘normal’ anytime soon

(CNN) — Boeing’s assembly lines will lurch to a start next week, building commercial aircraft for the first time since its Washington state assembly shutRead More

States have begun unveiling plans to reopen but whether it’s safe to do so is still unclear

(CNN) — With new guidelines from the federal government, some governors have rolled out plans to begin lifting measures in place battling the spread of the coronavirusRead More