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Click here if you are having trouble viewing the gallery and video on your mobile device Swiss artist Gerry Hofstetter used the Matterhorn as his canvas on Thursday night, lighting it up with a message of hope and support amid the coronavirus pandemic. Known as a light artist, he projects images on buildings and other […]

Coronavirus numbers in the news Friday morning included these five hot spots: United States and Italy: With 85,996 confirmed cases, the United States has passed China’s total for the global pandemic, according to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University. Italy is also set to pass China’s number (81,782) on Friday. The three countries account […]

All Bay Area firms need to use telecommuting tools Have you noticed how clear the sky is lately? How fresh the air is? Have you noticed how nice the traffic flow is? These quality-of-life changes aren’t because we spent hundreds of millions of tax dollars on new roads, express lanes, public transportation or new bridges. […]

Thursday saw two milestones for the coronavirus pandemic. The first was the number of confirmed cases reaching more than 500,000 and the second was the U.S. overtaking China with the most cases in the world. As that was happening, health care workers continued their fight against COVID-19. Many were preparing for the worst if it […]

CLICK HERE if you’re having trouble viewing media on a mobile device. More than 500,000 people around the world have contracted coronavirus since the global pandemic began in late 2019, according to data updated Thursday by Johns Hopkins University. Since the university first shared its real-time map charting cases on Jan. 22, more than 22,900 […]

Come on folks. Let’s be smart. This is not social distancing. #MayorParker pic.twitter.com/on4ygQauRY — Mayor Parker The Snow Dog (@officialsnowdog) March 21, 2020 After Colorado ski areas ceased operations March 15 by order of the governor, hardy skiers just couldn’t stay away. Long rows of cars were parked along highways as skiers made their way […]

MIAMI — Nicolás Maduro effectively converted Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups as he and his allies stole billions from the South American country, the Justice Department charged in several indictments against the embattled socialist and his inner circle that were made public Thursday. One indictment by […]

By ANDREW TAYLOR and LISA MASCARO | The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic. The unanimous vote came despite misgivings on both sides about whether it goes too far or not […]

By JENNIFER PELTZ and COLLEEN LONG | The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York authorities mobilized to head off a potential public health disaster in the city Wednesday, with its emergence as the nation’s biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare — and perhaps a cautionary tale — for the rest of the […]

It’s been a tough few weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic and some humor and ingenuity go a long way during the crisis. The photo gallery above shows how some are using their creativity to bring some smiles to people or at least give them a fuller stomach. Restaurant owner Hoang Tung in Vietnam created a […]

Shortly after midnight Wednesday, the White House and lawmakers said they reached agreement on a bill aimed at limiting the economic hit of coronavirus. The stimulus package — by far the largest ever in U.S. history — comes with a price tag equivalent to 9% of the nation’s gross domestic product and is meant to […]

By Jason Hanna | CNN The Arizona Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld Jodi Arias’ murder conviction and life sentence in the 2008 killing of her ex-boyfriend, rejecting her assertions that she was denied a fair trial. Arias was convicted in 2013 and sentenced to life in prison in 2015 for killing her ex-boyfriend, 30-year-old […]