The league's decision comes as the coronavirus upends sports worldwide amid concern that large public events will exacerbate the transmission of the illness.
"I would hope within a few weeks we may be able to make an announcement to you all that we've given the first shot to the first person," Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said.
Shares of the Detroit automakers once again plunged to 52-week lows Thursday amid a wider market sell-off due to fears about the economic fallout from the coronavirus.
A top U.S. health official said the country is "not really geared" to conduct the amount of testing for the coronavirus that will be required as the virus continues to spread across the nation.
Twenty letters from victims of Bernie Madoff have been sent to a judge supporting his request for compassionate relief on the grounds that he is dying of kidney disease.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is self-isolating at home while his wife, Sophie Gregoire, awaits the results of a test for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, a spokesperson said Thursday.
The coronavirus outbreak spurring the NBA to suspend the season indefinitely could mean bad news on top of already bad news for sporting goods companies like Nike.
President Trump has boosted the SBA's lending authority by $50 billion to boost credit lines to America's small business community, as panic sets in over credit liquidity.
The Capitol will be closed to the public for the rest of the month, and White House tours will stop indefinitely as officials try to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee is continuing its hearing Thursday on the country's preparedness and response to the coronavirus outbreak that has swept across the nation.