Tag: coronavirus

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — If Wisconsin was a test case for voting in the age of the coronavirus, it did not go well for many voters. Thousands were forced to congregate for hours in long…

It seems a little strange — like so many things do these days — to write about books when you can’t actually check out a physical book from the library. Perhaps you can make a…

The Gas City Council will not meet for its regular April meeting Tuesday. It is among the number of governing bodies in the area to adjust to adjust its meeting schedule because of the COVID-19…

WASHINGTON — Although President Donald Trump has directed states and hospitals to secure what supplies they can, the federal government is quietly seizing orders, leaving medical providers across the country in the dark about where…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Thousands of Spirit AeroSystems employees in Wichita and other locations are being furloughed for three weeks without pay amid an outbreak of a novel coronavirus that has paralyzed air travel around…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A Riley County commissioner who said in March that Manhattan, Kansas, wasn’t at high risk for the coronavirus because it doesn’t have many Chinese residents should resign because such comments promote…

The abrupt and early end to the school year because of the coronavirus pandemic isn’t all fun and games for children. In many ways, it’s just the opposite, an Iola family therapist says. “I’ve definitely…

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose today, echoing the rally on Wall Street, amid a few glimmers of hope that the coronavirus pandemic could be slowing. Markets in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Australia,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he had a “really wonderful, warm conversation” with Joe Biden on Monday about the coronavirus  outbreak. “He gave me his point of view, and I fully understood that,…

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in stable condition today in a hospital intensive care unit with the coronavirus, and while he is not on a ventilator, he is receiving oxygen, his…