Dreaming of lottery riches? Coronavirus could cut jackpots

The group that oversees the Powerball game announced Wednesday night that it would cut minimum jackpots in half, from $40 million to $20 million as sales diminish.

Stocks drop, but hold on to weekly gains after big rally

Even after the winning streak this week the market is down 25% from the peak it reached a month ago.

Trump signs $2.2 trillion virus relief bill after urgent action by Congress

The legislation will speed government payments of $1,200 to most Americans and increase jobless benefits for millions of people thrown out of work.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

Two of his top aides in the fight against COVID-19 also say they have the disease.

Latest: Navy heads for ‘choppy waters’ as 2 dozen infections sideline aircraft carrier

U.S. death toll, sixth globally, surpasses 1,000

New patterns have emerged: Most who died were older than 70, but the disease is also hospitalizing and killing younger Americans. Most victims have been men, most had underlying conditions, and the toll is highest in New York.

A new beat for police across US: Enforcing social distance

Police departments across the U.S. are taking a lead role in enforcing social distancing rules that health officials say are critical to containing COVID-19.

Half-million infected worldwide as economic toll rises

As the number of deaths worldwide passed 24,000, the damage to people's livelihoods and their well-being from the effort to flatten the rising curve started to come into focus.

Israel takes step toward emergency government as Gantz is elected parliament speaker

The surprise move signals a possible deal for a power-sharing government in the face of the coronavirus crisis.

World leaders vow to coordinate virus response in virtual G20 summit

‘We are at war with a virus – and not winning it,’ the head of the United Nations told leaders of the world’s 20 major industrialized nations.