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Florida also saw a spike in the percentage of positive Covid-19 tests at 18.4% on Wednesday, after Vice President Mike Pence said the state's so-called positivity rate was "flattening."

"We're seeing the intensive care beds are now almost being fully occupied, so this is not inconsequential what's going on. It's having an impact," White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said.

"In every urban geography, the web traffic ... has changed, versus 6 to 12 months ago, to be much more suburban," Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider said.

Big restaurant chains have largely recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, but the rest of the industry is taking longer to bounce back, according to a Bank of America study.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to deliver remarks on his economic recovery plan Thursday in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, as U.S. coronavirus cases continue to surge.

Investors are pouring money into companies like Okta and Datadog as they show potential for lower costs and continued revenue growth.

Stone had asked the Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit to delay his scheduled surrender date until at least Sept. 3.

The Supreme Court said a huge swath of Oklahoma is Native American land for certain purposes, siding with a Creek Nation man who challenged his rape conviction by state authorities.

As the ocean warms, North Atlantic right whales are moving north to cooler waters in unprotected zones, where they die from vessel strikes and entanglement in fishing gear.

"The virus thrives on division but is thwarted when we unite," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization.

The Supreme Court delivered split opinions in two cases over whether President Trump can shield his tax records from investigators, handing a win to the Manhattan district attorney but rejecting efforts by Democrats in the House.

Mnuchin said the White House backs another direct payment and a change to the enhanced unemployment benefit in the next coronavirus relief bill.

Weekly jobless claims were lower than expected last week as workers slowly returned to their jobs in the wake of rising coronavirus cases.

The University of California announced it also will sue the federal government over a policy that could strip visas from international students, joining Harvard and MIT.

Vice President Mike Pence indicated the CDC would soften its guidelines, but Director Robert Redfield said there would be no changes.

Treasury yields held steady on Thursday as a larger-than-expected fall in initial jobless claims showed a progress in economic recovery amid the pandemic.

The show will debut on July 20 and will feature one-on-one conversations with politicians and newsmakers and cover the political issues of the day.

The president has resisted efforts to make him turn over the documents sought by Congress and a New York DA.

ViacomCBS's CBS all Access will be the exclusive English language streamer of UEFA Champions League matches beginning in the 2020 season, through 2024.

The question of whether kids might be a driver of transmission is key, especially as local officials decide whether and how to reopen schools in the fall.