Prestigious university develops technology that’s believed to block coronavirus from infecting human cells

(WHDH) — Researchers at a highly renowned university say they have developed technology that is believed to block the coronavirus from infecting human cells. RELATED:Read More

Coronavirus pushes US unemployment toward highest since Depression

NEW YORK (AP) — Unemployment in the U.S. is swelling to levels last seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with 1 in 6Read More

Scuba diving group making face masks out of recycled ocean plastic

(CNN) — In a win-win for sea animals and humans, a scuba diving group is turning plastic water bottles that once polluted oceans into faceRead More

Hot Pockets heir seeks to avoid prison time, citing virus

An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune who was sentenced to five months in prison in the college admissions bribery scheme asked a judge WednesdayRead More

Koalas injured in Australia bushfires released back into wild

(CNN) — In a spot of good news, several koalas who were injured in bushfires in Australia in 2019 have been re-released into the wild. The marsupialsRead More

Nearly all COVID-19 patients put on ventilators in New York’s largest health system died, study finds

(CNN) — Nearly all coronavirus patients who needed ventilators in New York’s largest health system to help them breathe died, a study found. Overall, aboutRead More

8 big cats test positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo

(CNN) — Seven more big cats have coronavirus at the Bronx Zoo, in addition to a tiger that tested positive earlier this month, the WildlifeRead More

AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans remain overwhelmingly in favor of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, a new survey finds,Read More

New York Stock Exchange could reopen in phases beginning in May

(CNN) — The New York Stock Exchange might reopen in phases after May 15, two sources who were on a conference call with NYSE ChiefRead More

Stopping virus a huge challenge at crowded US meat plants

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Daily reports of giant meat-processing plants closing because workers tested positive for the coronavirus have called into question whether slaughterhouses canRead More