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Nursing Executive At Yale New Haven Tests Positive; 2nd Death in New York

Here’s the latest on the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in the region:The Chief Nursing Executive for Yale-New Haven Health has tested positive. She is…

National Guard personnel stand beside a line of motorists waiting for COVID-19 coronavirus infection testing New Rochelle, N.Y., on Friday.

The Struggle To Keep Vulnerable Seniors Safe In A Large Coronavirus Cluster

A new containment zone in New Rochelle, N.Y., is designed to slow the spread of coronavirus, but officials worry about it reaching seniors, especially those living in nursing homes.

Gun rights supporters, including militia members, rally in support of gun rights in September 2018 during an event put on by the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance. The alliance and groups like it around the country have been pushing back against efforts to increase gun regulations in the wake of high rates of gun violence.

Frustrated By Congress, 'Absolutist' Gun Rights Groups Focus Efforts On States

While mass shootings prompt gun control bills in many states, conservative states are considering bills loosening gun restrictions. One influential Idaho group makes the NRA look liberal.

Ten-year-old Nurzat (right) and his friends, brothers Abdulla (left), 11, and Muhammet (center), 10, look out the window of their dormitory room at a boarding school in Istanbul, Turkey. The boys are all missing their parents, who are believed to be in prison camps in China.

'Somewhere Like Home': Uighur Kids Find A Haven At Boarding School In Turkey

Their parents are missing back home in China, likely in prison or detention. "We want them to know they belong to a family that's much bigger than the one they have lost," the school's founder says.

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, photographed in New York on Aug. 19, 2007. The artist, best known for their work in the groups Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, died on March 14, 2020.

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Provocateur And Industrial Co-Creator, Dead At 70

The Manchester-raised artist was an invariably complicated and controversial figure, said to exert an unhealthy level of control over their collaborators.

U.S. Expands Europe Travel Ban To U.K. And Ireland

President Trump and administration officials announced an expansion of a ban on travel from Europe to include the U.K. and Ireland.

The White House Office of Management and Budget issued new guidance Saturday telling federal workers that "only mission-critical travel is recommended at this time." Above, the rotunda at the U.S. Capitol stands empty after the visitor center suspended all public tours amid the coronavirus outbreak.

White House Tells Federal Workers To Avoid All Travel That Is Not 'Mission Critical'

The White House Office of Management and Budget issued new guidance on Saturday telling federal workers to suspend all work travel unless absolutely necessary to help avoid the risk of coronavirus.

Efforts To Get The NYS Budget Done Early, As Two Lawmakers Fall Ill From Coronavirus

Governor Andrew Cuomo says due to the worsening situation with the spreading coronavirus, he and the legislature will work to finish the state budget this…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approaches the podium to give a speech from his Jerusalem office on Saturday, saying Israel's restaurants and places of entertainment will be closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. He also encouraged people not to go to their workplaces unless absolutely necessary.

Gantz Chosen To Form Government, Netanyahu Argues To Stay PM Over Coronavirus Effects

Retired army general Benny Gantz was tapped after a majority of 61 lawmakers in the 120-member Parliament told President Reuven Rivlin they supported Gantz over Netanyahu.

Cuomo To Feds: We Need More Hospital Beds; Lamont Closes All Public Schools

Here’s the latest on the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in the region:New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to…

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