WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is alleging that a foreign disinformation campaign is underway aimed at spreading fear in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, three U.S. officials said Monday. On Sunday, federal officials began confronting what they said was a deliberate effort by a foreign entity to sow fears of...
Fresno Unified Superintendent: We're Feeding Kids And Their Kin During School Closures
Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson said Monday that kids will not go hungry during the school closures that have been caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic — and neither will their families. Nelson told reporters that the district will do everything possible to continue providing nutrition to Fresno Unified's 74,000...
Virus Fears Fuel Spike in Sales of Guns and Ammunition
BOISE, Idaho — The world's largest gun store, in metro Atlanta, has had lines that are six and eight people deep. A gun store in Los Angeles had lines that stretched down the block. And at least one store in Idaho put limits on sales after its shelves were nearly...
Fresno Approves Emergency Declaration in City; Will Enforce Bar Closures.
The city of Fresno has declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Measures include the closure of bars in the city and prohibiting gatherings and events of 50 or more people. The Fresno City Council voted on the emergency measure in a special meeting Monday...
Virus Concerns Hit California Casinos, Entertainment Venues
Californians wanting to escape the new reality of the coronavirus at the movies, casino or amusement park are running into the six-foot rule. State health officials issued new guidance Saturday urging theaters to keep attendance under 250 people and ask strangers to sit six feet apart. The Department of Public...
First Coronavirus Vaccine Tests Begin. Public Availability Many Months Away.
SEATTLE — U.S. researchers gave the first shots in a first test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday, leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges. With careful jabs in the arms of four healthy volunteers, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle...
6 Bay Area Counties Order Residents to Shelter-in-Place
Officials in six San Francisco Bay Area counties issued a shelter-in-place mandate Monday affecting nearly 7 million people, including the city of San Francisco itself. The order says residents must stay inside and venture out only for necessities for three weeks starting Tuesday in a desperate attempt by officials to...
Newt Gingrich: I Am in Italy Amid the Coronavirus Crisis. America Must Act Now—And Act Big
[aggregation-styles] Newsweek The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic poses two threats: public health and economic. I am living in Italy, where my wife, Callista, is the ambassador to the Holy See. I have watched first-hand as the Italian government has worked hard to contain the coronavirus by imposing strong public health measures...
School Health Clinics Still Open During Coronavirus-Caused School Closures
Fresno Unified's school-based health clinics are remaining open to provide medical care to kids while schools are closed because of COVID-19 coronavirus. At this point, schools in Fresno and Clovis unified school districts will remain closed until April 14. Central Unified's will remain closed until April 20. Today was the...
Romney Proposes Giving $1K to Every Us Adult Amid Coronavirus
[aggregation-styles] The Hill Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Monday proposed giving $1,000 to every American adult as lawmakers scramble to try to bolster the U.S. economy amid growing concerns over the coronavirus. Romney outlined a handful of proposals on Monday, saying that while the Senate should take up the House-passed...