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A reproduction rate of 2.88 means that out of 100 people who contracted the virus, a further 288 other people will get infected.

President Donald Trump wanted his first mega rally in three months to be a sold-out lovefest that would revive his struggling reelection campaign. That's not what happened.

The wall of money flowing into banks has no precedent in history: in April alone, deposits grew by $865 billion, more than the previous record for an entire year.

On the East Coast, more statues honoring Confederates who tried to break away from the United States more than 150 years ago were toppled.

The IRS income tax filing deadline was pushed to July 15, and with many Americans struggling in the wake of the pandemic, there's time to take tax deductions that offer relief.

The left won Supreme Court cases on LGBT rights and DACA this week despite a conservative majority, but an upcoming abortion case has liberals holding their breath.

Prepared foods, such as hot and cold bars, have typically been a heavily trafficked part of stores that draws customers and differentiates grocers.

Seven Corners has launched two new trip policies tailored to the needs of pandemic-era travelers: A medical plan covering overseas medical expenses incurred due to Covid-19 infection, and a North American road trip insurance policy designed to appeal to drivers as interest in motor holidays rises.

Keisha Lance Bottoms doesn't have federal experience, but she has executive experience as Atlanta's mayor that has been on display during the George Floyd aftermath.

"This was an atrocity," chief U.K. counter-terrorism officer Neil Basu said, describing unarmed police officers as having subdued the assailant.

Spain reopened its borders to British tourists on Sunday in a bid to kickstart its economy while Brazil and South Africa struggled with rising levels of coronavirus infections.

The office of the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York is investigating Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and obtained a conviction of his past lawyer, Michael Cohen.

A source familiar with the matter tells NBC News the staffers have been on the ground for about a week, have not been wearing masks and have been going out to restaurants. The source says the Trump campaign is now doing contact tracing.

President Donald Trump said he will replace Geoffrey Berman as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. Berman refuses to quit.

As more locations around the U.S. re-open, people are starting to plan social events again. But for some, these gatherings include new precautions to ensure they don't spread Covid-19.

A federal judge on Saturday denied a request by the Department of Justice to halt the sale and distribution of a forthcoming memo by former Trump national security advisor John Bolton.

When a mall goes dark, a community loses hundreds, if not thousands, of workers providing a significant amount of dollars to the local tax base.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted late Friday that the company will have to postpone its annual shareholder meeting which was scheduled for July 7 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Chicago Amazon workers said the company should have made Juneteenth a company holiday.

The National Institutes of Health has halted its clinical trial of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine after finding that the treatment provides no benefit to COVID-19 patients.