Stay home and take a virtual stroll through these art galleries, museums

Museums and art galleries that have been forced to temporarily close their doors to the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic are offering virtual tours.

Dow surges 2,000 points, its biggest-ever point gain, as Congress moves closer to passing coronavirus aid package

U.S. equity markets surged Tuesday morning amid investor optimism that members of Congress will overcome their differences to reach a deal on a $1.6 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package.

90-year-old resident of Life Care Center, Washington nursing home hit by COVID-19, recovers from virus

A 90-year-old woman who had contracted COVID-19 at the the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, which became an early epicenter of the nation’s novel coronavirus outbreak, was declared free of the disease on March 22.

"I felt like I was gonna die": Houston rapper Scarface of Geto Boys has COVID-19

"It started with pneumonia in both of my lungs," Houston rapper Scarface said. "Three or four days later my kidneys failed. Three or four days after that they tell me I can't move, I'm quarantined."

Third DC police officer tests positive for COVID-19, officials say

A third member of the Metropolitan Police Department has tested positive for novel coronavirus, officials confirmed Thursday. 

Local teachers rap, sing in educational videos to connect with students during COVID-19 pandemic

As parents and educators scramble to provide online learning resources and homework guidelines to kids who are home during the COVID-19 crisis, some teachers in the D.C. region are taking a different approach. 

AT&T paying coronavirus front-line workers 20% bonus

AT&T said on Thursday that it was paying a 20 percent bonus to its front-line union employees above their regular hourly base rate.

Senate passes $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic rescue package

The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Independent contractors to see relief in coronavirus stimulus bill

The Senate just passed the largest stimulus bill in American history — but is it enough? That’s the question many independent contractors are thinking.

US surpasses China, Italy in number of COVID-19 cases with more than 82,000 reported

The United States has officially surpassed China and Italy in its number of COVID-19 cases, becoming the country with the most reported novel coronavirus cases in the world.