DC Attorney General sends cease and desist letters to stores accused of gouging

D.C.’s top prosecutor sent letters to multiple shops in the are accused of raising prices on cleaning and disinfecting products that have become scarce during the coronavirus pandemic.

Amid coronavirus pandemic, man's note to hospital staff who saved wife goes viral

While it’s not clear if the man’s wife was treated for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, which has infected more than 4,000 people in The Garden State alone, the moment was touching nevertheless.

Real ID deadline extended to 2021 over COVID-19 crisis

Americans had until Oct. 1, 2020, to get their new ID card but amid a national emergency, the Department of Homeland Security has moved the enforcement deadline to Oct. 1, 2021.

Every night, Vancouver residents applaud health care workers from balconies

Vancouver’s West End erupts in applause every night in honor of the medical professionals on the front lines of the world’s fight with COVID-19.

Pentagon says coronavirus cases in military have quadrupled since last week

The Pentagon said Thursday cases of the novel coronavirus have quadrupled in the U.S. military since last week, with more than 280 service members now infected around the world.

Mayor Bowser outraged at government response to DC’s coronavirus crisis

D.C. officials expressed outrage on Thursday in the wake of learning how much money the District would receive to fight the coronavirus threat in comparison to states.

Metro closes 19 stations amid coronavirus outbreak

Metro officials have closed 19 of the transit system's stations in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Miller Lite to donate $1M to unemployed bartenders amid coronavirus outbreak

“Taps are off. But tips are needed,” reads the text in a video the company tweeted. “Click to donate to the millions out of work. We’ll start with $1,000,000.”

US unemployment claims shatter record as coronavirus hammers economy

The number of Americans filing for unemployment surged to 3.28 million last week, shattering a decades-old record in jobless claims as the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses around the country to shutter their doors.

Pregnancy in the age of COVID-19

How does the coronavirus affect pregnant women? COVID-19 has women searching for answers on how the virus could impact their unborn babies.

Department of Justice, prosecutors cracking down on coronavirus price gouging

The coronavirus threat has inspired predatory price gougers to hoard much-needed sanitary products, and then turn around and sell them at a sky-high rate, but prosecutors at the state and federal levels are sending a message that such practices won’t be tolerated.