CDC Drops Controversial Testing Advice That Caused Backlash

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Friday dropped a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and said anyone who has been in close contact with an infected person should get tested. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention essentially returned to ...
Photo of President Donald Trump signing an $8.3 billion bill to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.

Trump Signs $8.3B Bill to Combat Coronavirus Outbreak in US

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than a dozen people in the U.S. and infected more than 200. The legislation provides federal public health agencies wit...
Photo of President Donald Trump with Vice President Mike Pence, left, and members of the president's coronavirus task force

California Coronavirus Case May Be 1st From Unknown Origin

LOS ANGELES — A new coronavirus case in California could be the first in the U.S. that has no known connection to travel abroad or another known case, a possible sign the virus is spreading in a U.S. community, health officials said. California officials sa...