The U.S. justice department indicts David Morens, an ex-adviser to the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, for allegedly concealing federal records during the COVID-19 pandemic related to the origin of COVID-19. 2026-04-28
Governor Gavin Newsom issues revised COVID-19 mitigation guidelines for churches after the U.S. Supreme Court lifts the state's ban on indoor worship in areas hardest hit by the pandemic. The new guidelines limit indoor services to 25 percent of the church's capacity in hard-hit areas and restricts indoor singing and chanting. 2021-02-6
The U.S. unemployment rate hits 14.7%, the highest since the Great Depression, mainly due to job losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020-05-8
More than 50,000 people have now died in the United States from COVID-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. 2020-04-24
United States President Donald Trump invokes the Defense Production Act to clear up supply-chain issues encountered in the manufacturing of ventilator machines. 2020-04-2
The "Grand Ole Opry" broadcasts from an empty venue for the first time since 1925. 2020-03-21
Mitch McConnell announces that the United States Senate will not have recess to work on a bill to contain the coronavirus. 2020-03-12