Under the proposal, the government could block a citizen or legal resident’s entry if an official “reasonably believes” the person had been exposed to or was infected with the communicable disease.
“We can continue to do this in a way that’s safe,” M.L.B.’s commissioner said of completing the campaign, despite two outbreaks so far.
For parents like me, the pandemic has come with a revelation: For our children, school was torture.
The road to reopening schools in the U.S. keeps getting rockier.
El miedo a los hospitales lleva a muchos mexicanos a postergar el tratamiento del coronavirus hasta que es demasiado tarde para recibir ayuda.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Now he’s prescribing hydroxychloroquine to fight recession.
After months of complaints about its centralized, privatized system, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government says resources will be diverted to local public health authorities.
Morikawa, 23, delivered a dazzling final round at the P.G.A. Championship to become the long-overdue first major champion of the 2020 season.
Readers offer their theories, including lack of funding for public health services.
The plans for European soccer’s showpiece competition seem to account for every possibility. But even before the teams arrive, the coronavirus is asking hard questions.
A collection of short solo works from the Weston Playhouse furthers the redefinition of theater online — and of life in isolation.
A beach house, a suburban home, a home without children, a home filled with family: These days, everyone wants something that someone else has.
With Congress at an impasse on stimulus talks, disarray over resuming negotiations bodes poorly for reaching a deal this week.
Need to go to the dentist? Here is some guidance for taking care of your teeth during a pandemic.
Delta’s foray into oil refining illustrates some of the reasons the business was in trouble even before the pandemic.
The blending of athletes’ #WeAreUnited and #WeWantToPlay campaigns showed students asserting themselves in ways that have been uncommon (and often stifled) in college sports.
Tom Rauffenbart had resolved to create a tribute to his partner, the artist David Wojnarowicz. A sewing circle of women took up the cause for both men, stitching through lockdown.
Dr. Gail Newel has taken the heat as Santa Cruz went from being one of the safest coastal counties in the state to the site of a recent surge.
Dr. Gail Newel has taken the heat as Santa Cruz went from being one of the safest coastal counties in the state to the site of a recent surge.
A fear of hospitals is leading many Mexicans to delay treatment for coronavirus until it is too late for doctors to help them.
It’s unclear whether the measures he signed will have any immediate effect, but the president pressed ahead anyway: This is your morning tip sheet.
Governors said the plan would wreck state budgets. Mexicans are delaying treatment of the virus because of deeply rooted fears of hospitals.
‘One thing I have to give Trump credit for is a general lowering of expectations.’
Newly emboldened, many New Yorkers want to repurpose streets for walking, biking, dining and schools, even as traffic returns.
Many medical experts — including members of his own staff — worry about whether Dr. Hahn has the fortitude and political savvy to protect the scientific integrity of the F.D.A. from Mr. Trump.
The doomsday warnings about tech start-ups failing in the pandemic have not yielded the shakeout that many expected a few months ago.
Usually during an economic downturn, people tend to spend less on health care for pets. This time, the opposite is happening.
Everyone is stressed and anxious now. We have to find and help the children who are hurting most.
These front-line medical workers are struggling with what comes next.
Despite boosting younger voters, the effects are negligible when races aren’t razor-thin.
These front-line medical workers are struggling with what comes next.
The top seeds in the Western and Eastern play-in tournaments were eliminated, and the No. 1 teams in the round robin slid to fourth as the first round is set to begin Tuesday.
The highest-level American visit to Taiwan in decades shows the island’s importance as ties between the United States and China deteriorate.
In the first major tournament since the pandemic stalled the sports world, the title went to a magnetic 23-year-old who turned pro just last year.
Meet the motorcyclists gathered in Sturgis, S.D., for a giant annual rally, with plenty of regard for one another but little for the pandemic.
Businesses and the unemployed faced uncertainty as administration officials defended the president’s directives and Democrats criticized them.
The U.S. Women’s Amateur championship concluded on Sunday, but the search by nonprofessionals for competitive women’s golf events has been onerous since the college season was canceled last spring.
As the world sketches out post-pandemic plans, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the head of U.N. Women, explains why having more women in leadership positions could lead to better results.
Several states are trying to increase coronavirus testing with faster methods, undeterred by less accurate but quicker readouts.
If the federal government repeats the mistakes of the last recession, millions of Americans will lose their apartments and homes.
People like Vivian Lin, who quit her job at an architecture firm to start a composting business, have helped fill the void after the city suspended curbside organic waste collection.
For Connecticut, the call to pull the plug on the college football season was clear. The Power 5 schools have been far less decisive.
He acquired everything from toilet paper to plane parts for Air Force squadrons. Later, he advised widows on their benefits. He died of the coronavirus.
On both sides of the Atlantic, the signs of radical possibility are everywhere.
Inovio, a Pennsylvania biotech company, has spent years claiming to be on the cusp of important vaccines. It has never brought one to market.
Convincing infected people to open up means helping them confront deeply held concerns about deportation or job loss.
Trump’s unilateral economic relief actions come under fire. Ohio’s governor urges use of rapid tests, but with caution after his false positive.
A jobs report that found the U.S. economy added 1.8 million jobs in July, and President Trump signed executive orders to extend some of the benefits in the virus relief law.
The coronavirus pandemic took a major toll on the oil giant’s earnings, but Aramco will maintain its hefty dividend for shareholders.
With over 200,000 cases in Los Angeles County alone, contact tracers like Radhika Kumar have their work cut out for them.
Después de décadas en cautiverio y un viaje de 2700 kilómetros de Argentina a Brasil, una elefanta de nombre Mara al fin pudo pasear.
Después de décadas en cautiverio y un viaje de 2700 kilómetros de Argentina a Brasil, una elefanta de nombre Mara al fin pudo pasear.
After decades in captivity and a 1,700-mile road trip from Argentina into Brazil, an Asian elephant named Mara finally gained a chance to roam.
Many Latinos in low-income communities say they are hearing a message about the 2020 census: Your participation is not wanted.
President Trump signed the directives after two weeks of stalemate with Democrats over a recovery package, using legally dubious measures to try to restore lapsed benefits.
Lessons for coronavirus long-haulers from my own experience with chronic illness.
The players, who have pushed for more-frequent virus testing and stronger protection of their status with the team, said Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott offered no concrete mandates for the league’s universities.
The solutions to combating the coronavirus are no mystery. It’s time to do this right.
A Sacramento fixture, Mr. Waters drove a 1932 Ford and crossed paths with Patty Hearst and Squeaky Fromme. He died of the coronavirus.
The move highlights the risk of Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks when buildings are reopened after coronavirus lockdowns.
Though it’s unclear whether he has the authority to do so, President Trump said on Friday that if Congress did not reach an agreement, he would act unilaterally to extend a coronavirus economic aid package.
Indoor air is riskier than outdoor air. So what do you do if it’s really hot out?
A federal supplement to jobless pay was a lifeline for millions and for the economy. Its cutoff, even if temporary, may have lasting consequences.
Berkshire reported earnings of $26.4 billion in the second quarter, a turnaround from its $49.7 billion loss in the first quarter, when the pandemic caused a plunge in the stock market.
The Springfield, Ill., school district said it would require students to follow its dress code regardless of how classes are held.
Warnings had piled up for years that nursing homes were vulnerable. The pandemic sent them to the back of the line for equipment and care.
President Trump signed executive measures for pandemic relief as stimulus talks stalled. And Brazil reached two coronavirus milestones: more than 100,000 deaths and more than three million cases.
The pandemic is hard on our dogs and cats, too.
Warnings had piled up for years that nursing homes were vulnerable. The pandemic sent them to the back of the line for equipment and care.
Videos and photos posted on social media of a number of parties show few guests abiding by social-distancing guidelines.
“I’m literally bear-hugging another creature on the other side of the ball every single play,” Leo Koloamatangi, a Jets offensive lineman, said. “If that guy has any symptoms, I’m going to get them.”
The blockaded Gaza Strip has not recorded any cases of community transmission of the coronavirus, but new restrictions on movement continue to make life difficult.
The ranks of the employed grew by 1.8 million, a drop from the pace of the previous two months, as renewed business closings hampered the recovery.
Without more federal aid for workers, experts are expecting the largest disruption to the housing market since the Depression.
The president held what was billed as a news conference. But there was almost no news, he again said the virus would disappear and his audience seemed at times less the nation than his golf club members.
The man, Milton Ayimadu, allegedly hoarded 200,000 face masks and sold them for double what he paid, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Miles de pacientes de la COVID-19 han sido tratados con plasma sanguíneo de personas que se han recuperado del virus. Sin embargo, el tratamiento aún no ha sido probado en ensayos clínicos rigurosos.
Transmission, even in New York City, is well below thresholds experts say are safe, but issues like adequate ventilation to combat aerosol spread of the virus remain.
Tens of thousands of motorcyclists roared into the western South Dakota community on Friday, lining Main Street from end to end, for the start of the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
The American spirit gets a Lebanese makeover.
The pandemic has forced the longest absence of the humanitarian organization from the remote military prison in Cuba since it opened in January 2002.
Before the federal government announced an order for millions of doses of a still unproven vaccine, its top doctor sounded a note of caution.
New York schools move toward reopening.
Debido a la pandemia, algunos estudiantes tomaban clases en línea y otros no. Así que el gobierno eliminó el año escolar para todos, que deberán repetir el curso en 2021. La medida, que pretendía atender la brecha de acceso a la educación, puede empeorar la desigualdad .
Workers who have been ordered back to the league’s headquarters are resisting, arguing that the reopening was rushed and that in some ways they have been put in an “impossible situation.”
Most people won’t spread the virus widely. The few who do are probably in the wrong place at the wrong time in their infection, new models suggest.
The Times wants to know what your new normal looks like.
“This is a situation where you have to pray for the best and be ready for the worst,” one father said.
To save lives, and save the economy, we need another lockdown.
Tammi Truax, the Portsmouth poet laureate, writes a weekly poem for the city’s coronavirus newsletter, breaking up grim statistics with verse.
The Cardinals have been off for a week because of an outbreak that emerged last weekend, but their hiatus was extended again.
The A.C.L.U. of Oregon says the police “are making a mockery of the First Amendment.” Also: Planned Parenthood and Black women; a free pass for Russia; universal internet; weekends in a pandemic.
When Ms. Williams came across troubled young women while on the job in New Orleans, she saw them as potential “angels.” She died of Covid-19.
Education leaders spent months preparing to reopen classrooms. But with online learning set to continue for millions of students this fall, schools must catch up with reality.
With testing delays nationwide, experts are increasingly recommending a new type of rapid test that gives less accurate results. It is imperfect, but as one expert put it, “pretty good is a lot better than none.”
The swirl of conflicting emotions about the return of sports, and whether it will last, seems apt for these turbulent times of pandemic and social unrest.
Ms. Costikyan, who died of the coronavirus, once wrote that she couldn’t think about food “without thinking about the people who do it.”
The virus pummeled sales of ads on outdoor and transit displays, and a second wave could hamper a recovery. But executives believe the worst may be over for their business.
We’re developing a coronavirus vaccine with historic speed, but we can’t skip steps.
When Kwame Owusu-Kesse is not helping families and schools navigate the pandemic, he is trying to wean his toddler off “Baby Shark.”
The Federal Reserve president leading the Main Street lending program testified before a congressional commission, as one member labeled it a “failure.”
Susan Burton, an advocate for formerly incarcerated women, is racing against the clock to shelter those freed early because of the surge of coronavirus cases in prisons.
A mother recounted how worried she was sending her children back to in-person classes in the spring. But seeing her son “blossom” and the school’s safety measures eased her concerns.
Expenses for books, transportation and food outside a meal plan may be a problem for poor and moderate-income students, a new report finds.
The pandemic has created an opportunity for family offices to take a more hands-on approach by investing directly in companies that need capital.
Friday: What you can do to protect yourself if you are traveling. Also: The Supreme Court sided with officials at a California jail.
The Paycheck Protection Program provided respite for hard-hit small businesses, but it is ending soon. With no word on further government help, owners worry about their fate.
A federal judge ruled that the Constitution protected the right of the House of Representatives to make its own rules.
In their first week back, students have faced altered classrooms and emergency quarantines. Here’s what they say school is like in the age of Covid-19.
After nearly five months, the State Department lifted its “do not travel” advisory.
Nearly 1.2 million filed for state benefits last week, the lowest total since March, as economic readings offer only limited encouragement.
The president came into 2020 considering the state a lock, but his performance in managing the pandemic and delivering on his promises from four years ago could put it in play.
A resurgence of coronavirus cases in the European Union is setting off fears of a second wave.
The suspension of federal benefits would create damage almost as terrifying as the economic effects of the coronavirus.
Cada tos, dolor de cabeza o estornudo por estos días te hace dudar: ¿podría ser la COVID-19? Esta guía te ayudará a comprender los síntomas.
Ahora cada tos, estornudo o jaqueca te hace dudar: ¿será coronavirus? Esta guía te ayudará a comprender los síntomas.
Uber said revenue fell 29 percent in the second quarter because people traveled less, but food deliveries soared.
Officials said the power losses could last several days, as the disaster shaped up to be the worst to hit the region since Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
Some people carry immune cells called T cells that can capitalize on the virus’s resemblance to other members of its family tree.
Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, has found herself a woman without a country, denounced by Democrats and called “pathetic” by the president.
Readers say we need to make sure any vaccine is safe, and remind us that for now masks and distancing are reliable.
Why being Black and giving birth in New York during the pandemic is so dangerous.
The former New Republic editor writes about the two-state solution. Also: Donald Trump and Joe McCarthy; the theater industry, in dire straits.
Here’s what you need to know.
The Paulding County schools superintendent defended the district’s reopening plans after social media criticism, and said wearing a mask is an unenforceable “personal choice.”
“The photo does not look good,” the district’s superintendent acknowledged in a letter to parents, but said wearing masks in school could not be mandated.
The governor said he felt confident in the results of a negative test that was taken hours after he tested positive while being screened to greet President Trump.
In her new podcast, the former first lady connected her experience with the effects of quarantine and news about civil unrest and politics.
Even before the pandemic, it had started to unravel. What happens now that no one has a reason to dress up?
Researchers in South Korea found that roughly 30 percent of those infected never develop symptoms yet probably spread the virus.
Crayola, Old Navy and Disney are among the brands making colorful masks for children. Child psychologists see this as a positive step toward “normalcy.”
The charges against 24 people for attending an annual vigil are the latest signs of an intensifying crackdown on the pro-democracy movement.
Congress still can’t agree, and Democrats plan a virtual convention: This is your morning tip sheet.
Fearing the spread of Covid-19, some cities in Connecticut and Long Island are trying to keep nonresidents off the sand, butting up against legal mandates that require them to maintain public access.
Especially during a pandemic, the graying of audiences has been seen as a sign of precariousness. But maybe these older listeners are a lifeline.
Infections have surged in the city, and its labs have been going at full speed. But wariness of the Chinese Communist Party runs deep.
A photo of a crowded school hallway circulated on social media raises further alarm about the return to U.S. classrooms. France and Germany see worrisome rises in daily case counts.
Ohio’s governor tested positive before a planned meeting with President Trump, but later he announced that another test had come back negative. A photo of a crowded school hallway circulated on social media raises further alarm about the return to U.S. classrooms.
A medida que los países consideran estrategias de regreso a clases, un brote de coronavirus en una escuela secundaria de Jerusalén ofrece una historia aleccionadora.
Slowing the coronavirus has been especially difficult for the United States because of its tradition of prioritizing individualism and missteps by the Trump administration.
Facing a loss of hours, unsecured wages and slow reopenings, some unemployed Britons are reconsidering their livelihoods.
Experts are revising their views on the best methods to detect infections, setting aside long-held standards so that the spread of the virus can be more quickly tracked and contained.
Republicans and Democrats agree that schools need billions of dollars to reopen, but policy fights have the parties at loggerheads, with educators growing desperate.
The annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may attract 250,000 people even though South Dakota’s coronavirus cases have been rising.