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Inaction from world leaders will leave the coronavirus free to circle the globe and "undo decades of development, and it will create decades worth of tragic and exportable problems," U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock said Friday.

The heatwave will put people most vulnerable to contracting the coronavirus at heightened risk of illness from high heat and humidity.

Google next month will begin prohibiting publisher content about health crises that contradicts scientific consensus from running ads through its platforms, or ads that contain that content.

The NFL says it will work with its brand partners, including Microsoft and Verizon, to offer safety new fan engagement experiences for its 2020 season likely impacted by the pandemic.

The memo from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper lists authorized flags that may be displayed. The Confederate flag is not named.

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, socially responsible investing is poised to become even more important, according to BlackRock, the world's largest money manager.

By making Ted Sarandos his co-CEO, Reed Hastings is further emphasizing that Netflix is more of an entertainment giant than a technology company.

Jamaal Bowman, a progressive candidate running in his first ever political campaign, has defeated longtime Rep. Eliot Engel in the New York Democratic primary, according to an Associated Press tally.

NASA plans to return astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on board SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft in about two weeks.

While not the first time President Trump has floated the idea, he appears to be upping the ante, according to published reports. This is how a payroll tax holiday would affect your paycheck.

The hackers received $121,000 from over 400 payments to three separate bitcoin addresses, according to blockchain analysis firm Elliptic.

After losing 65% of her income due to the pandemic, Michelle Lewis, a real estate agent, is turning to Airbnb Experiences to recoup her losses.

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown many retirement plans off track. Here's how to survive right now and salvage your savings, according to Suze Orman.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

FEMA is sending 14 refrigerated trucks to the state next week — on top of the eight that were already sent — to serve as temporary mortuaries.

The Trade Desk has been a rare bright spot in the ad-tech space for investors in recent years, in part because of the company's connected TV investments.

The U.S. has reported more than 65,400 new cases on average over the past seven days, up nearly 22% compared with a week ago.

On the current climate change trajectory, 2020 will likely be among the hottest years ever. The number of air conditioning units worldwide is expected to quadruple by mid-century.

"It's the community that defeats this virus not the government," Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Friday.