Gov. Greg Abbott urged residents Monday to cover their faces to prevent the spread of Covid-19, even if they felt like it would be an "infringement of freedom."
The Arizona Department of Health reported nearly 3,600 additional Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, another record in additional daily cases, ahead of President Donald Trump's scheduled appearances in the state.
"If we don't wear masks, we're going to have to shut down again," the Landry's CEO told CNBC. "Then we're going to really have an economic problem besides a lot of unhealthy, very sick people out there."
"Even with the testing increasing or being flat, the number of people testing positive is accelerating faster than that," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said last week.
The White House is reportedly considering a massive overhaul at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the Trump administration tries to pin blame on the agency for its bungled response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Early in the outbreak in the U.S., researchers said the virus appeared to be sparing young people while being particularly severe in the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck the coast of southern Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least one person, buckling paved roads, and setting off a tsunami in nearby Pacific coastal areas.
"There's no question that we're going to preserve more life now that we have these therapeutic opportunities available to us," former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said.
Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia are partnering to develop the next-generation of the automaker's in-vehicle computing systems that will assist with remote, or over-the-air, updates and automated driving capabilities.
More than 700 U.S. cities plan to delay or cancel infrastructure projects after their responses to the coronavirus outbreak left budgets with unplugged holes.
The U.S. added more than 31,000 new Covid-19 cases on Monday as the seven-day average of daily new cases continues to grow and the number of hospitalizations also increases, according to a CNBC analysis of Johns Hopkins University data.
Comedian Bill Cosby, whose case was a central piece in the ignition of #MeToo, has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday rejected Johnson & Johnson's bid to throw out a jury verdict in favor of women who blamed their ovarian cancer on its baby powder and other talc products, but reduced its damages award to $2.12 billion from $4.69 billion.
Dr. Anthony Fauci and other key Trump administration health officials are testifying before a House committee on the U.S. response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci and other key Trump administration health officials on the U.S. response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Luckin Coffee Inc disclosed on Tuesday that it received a de-listing notice from the Nasdaq Inc last week after it failed to file its annual report, sending the shares of the Chinese coffee chain down about 18%.
"There is a greater risk of not going back to school and the damage it will do to the children, and to the parents and to the economy," the Tennessee Republican told CNBC.
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