Death toll from COVID-19 nears 3,000 in Italy after sudden spike: Reports

• The death toll in Italy from the novel coronavirus reached its highest level yet overnight Tuesday, despite draconian efforts to crack down on the...

Bill Barr promises coronavirus scammers will be prosecuted

• As the U.S. struggles to get a handle on what has become a global pandemic, COVID-19 isn’t the only thing Americans have to worry...

Trump addresses possibility of national lockdown

• This week, President Trump addressed the possibility of a nation-wide lockdown order. While he stressed that such a move was unlikely, he conceded that...

OPM director announces sudden resignation: Report

• In a move that reportedly came as a shock to White House officials, the chief of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced...

Video shows monkeys fighting over food in empty Thailand streets

• With the COVID-19 outbreak stretching to nearly all corners of the Earth, global tourism has been brought to a near standstill. But it isn’t...

Senate to pass House coronavirus bill unchanged, McConnell says

• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Tuesday that the Senate would pass the House’s coronavirus funding bill without changes, The Hill reported. Changes...

Former GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter gets 11 months for corruption

• A former Republican lawmaker is heading to the slammer for treating campaign money like a travel fund. Duncan Hunter, the eccentric former U.S. representative...

Los Angeles County releasing hundreds of prisoners due to coronavirus fears

• The practice of “social distancing” can be especially difficult, if not utterly impossible, when you’re incarcerated. As such, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department...

Report: NBA star Kevin Durant tests positive for coronavirus

• ESPN is reporting that NBA star Kevin Durant has tested positive for COVID-19. Three of his teammates on the Brooklyn Nets are also battling...

Mnuchin warns of dire economic impact of coronavirus without swift federal action

• While the dire predictions of massive death and infection rates attributed to the new coronavirus have yet to materialize, there is one realm that...