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Friday: 114 COVID-19 Cases in Virginia, State Encouraging Laid Off Workers to File Unemployment

State health officials say the tally of positive COVID-19 cases in Virginia stands at 114, with at least 35 tests pending.And as more businesses…

A butcher shop in the Brooklyn borough of New York shows a "Closed" sign, limiting customers to three at a time. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ordering all nonessential businesses to close, in an escalation of the state's attempts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York, Illinois Governors Issue Stay At Home Orders, Following California's Lead

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo takes what he calls "the ultimate step" in his state's effort to stop the spread of a deadly coronavirus. Similar orders are coming from Connecticut, Nevada and New Jersey.

A Peloton studio in New York City. Many fitness facilities have closed because of the coronavirus, and some, like Peloton, are offering free access to content.

Getting Bored? Here's A List Of Free Things That Weren't Free Before Coronavirus

From Broadway plays to playwrights giving writing lessons to online courses from Ivy League schools, here's a look at some things (but not everything!) that have suddenly become free.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks to the press outside of the West Wing of the White House on Friday.

Tax Deadline Extended To July 15 Over Coronavirus Pandemic

"All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file and make payments without interest or penalties," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday.

The Idlib Health Directorate and Civil Defense Crews along with local charities carry out disinfection works at a tent city in Idlib, Syria, on March 20.

The Challenges Of Preparing For Coronavirus In Syria

"We're scared of coronavirus and we don't know what God has written for us," says an aid worker. "The precautions being taken here are very little and very weak."

A Border Patrol agent walks along a border wall separating Tijuana, Mexico, from San Diego earlier this week. Travel between the U.S. and Mexico will halt as of Saturday to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Trump Administration Says U.S. Border With Mexico To Close To Nonessential Travel

The agreement is similar to one announced earlier this week to partially close the U.S. border with Canada. Both will go into effect on Saturday, Trump administration officials said.

Libraries Try to Keep People Connected During Crisis

Communities are rolling up their sleeves and coming up with ways to deal with the consequences of social distancing and business closings due to the…

An expanding number of state health exchanges are reopening enrollment this month to help uninsured residents gain coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

9 States Reopen ACA Insurance Enrollment To Broaden Health Coverage

Some state exchanges have begun allowing new enrollment to help ease consumers' worry about health care costs. It's also so the uninsured won't inadvertently spread the coronavirus by avoiding care.

Nonperishable goods, paper products and soap have been flying off shelves at American stores. Snacks and produce are selling more, too. Sunscreen? Not so much.

America's Shopping List: Here's What We're Buying The Most

Thermometers and cleaning supplies are seeing spikes in demand, predictably — but now so are snacks and perishable food items. See the latest rundown of what's been selling.

Forecasters say the government's aggressive efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus will trigger the sharpest slowdown in the U.S. economy on record.

U.S. Economic Slowdown In Coming Months Expected To Be Worst On Record

Forecasters say the government's aggressive efforts to curtail the spread of the virus will trigger the sharpest slowdown on record. Some see the economy shrinking a staggering 24%.

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