Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told police to take down tag numbers of people attending churches and other gatherings on Easter so the government could go to their homes and impose a 14-day quarantine over COVID-19 concerns.
Read MoreDay: April 12, 2020
Commentary: History of Easter
On April 12, Christians will be celebrating Easter, the day on which the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken place. The date of celebration changes from year to year.
Read MoreGovernor Plans to Reopen Texas Businesses Next Week with Restrictions
Texas governor Greg Abbott said he plans to issue an executive order next week to reopen businesses in Texas, although he didn’t offer specific details.
Read MoreCommentary: Pandemic Waste in Higher Education
Life has been very strange for millions of American college students this past month. Many packed their bags and moved back home to prevent further spread of the coronavirus. Universities scrambled to provide virtual classes to their students to help them comply with recommendations for social distancing. Our bustling campuses quickly turned into ghost towns, and university administrators redirected their full attention towards student instruction.
Read MoreThree Nonprofits Battle Coronavirus With Medical Care, Crisis Supplies, and Hope
Charitable groups have stepped in to serve the hungry, poor, and dying for centuries, and today is no different.
Read MoreMystery Footnotes from FISA Report Set for Declassification
U.S. intelligence officials are close to declassifying four footnotes from the Justice Department inspector general’s report on the Trump-Russia probe, with a Justice Department official telling the Daily Caller News Foundation that the release of the documents is “imminent.”
Read MoreJPMorgan Foresees an Apocalyptic Second Quarter, with Unemployment Hitting 20 Percent
JPMorgan economists expect the second quarter to be a bad one, with 25 million jobs lost and a sizable chunk taken out of the country’s gross domestic product as the coronavirus pandemic hits its stride.
Read MoreAs Death Toll Climbs, Federal Health Officials See ‘Encouraging Signs’ of Slowing Number of Cases
Acknowledging the mounting death toll, President Donald Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force said Friday that improvements in New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, Michigan and other coronavirus hot spots indicate that the nation’s response to the pandemic is working to slow COVID-19’s spread.
Read MoreMichigan’s Reserves of Unemployment Funds May Run Out in 15 Weeks
Michigan has 15 weeks before the state’s unemployment reserves are depleted.
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