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Explained: What did the Federal Reserve do Sunday and why? 03/16/2020 06:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after the Federal Reserve unleashed a massive amount of stimulus to blunt the economic damage from the coronavirus, on Monday the stock market plunged by the most since the Black Monday crash of 1987. But Treasury bond yields fell as their prices rose, a sign that at lea Coronavirus vaccine test opens with 1st doses 03/16/2020 05:03pm • SEATTLE (AP) — 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 R Idris Elba says he has coronavirus: 'no symptoms so far' 03/16/2020 03:47pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Idris Elba says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The actor tweeted Monday that he has no symptoms so far and has been isolated since Friday when he found out about his possible exposure. He says he sought out the test after discovering he had come into contact with so Column: My coronavirus odyssey, from Indian Ocean cruise to self-quarantine 03/16/2020 02:19pm • FILE — In this March 26, 2019, file photo, an airline passenger walk in the arrivals terminal at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) What started out as a 24-day cruise to the Indian Ocean evolved into a personal odyssey of struggling to get home due to the How can you best practice social distancing with younger kids? 03/16/2020 01:25pm • "The most ideal thing really is to spend time with only your family’s own germs," said Dr. Steve Silvestro of Metropolitan Pediatrics in North Bethesda. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/alexei_tm) It’s hard enough for parents trying to figure out how to keep working while the kids are at home for t DC, Md., Va. announce new coronavirus restrictions; feds get maximum telework flexibility 03/16/2020 10:26am • In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, federal agencies in the D.C. region will open Monday with "maximum telework flexibilities to all current telework eligible employees, pursuant to direction from agency heads," the Office of Personnel Management said. That announcement came shortly after t Amtrak slashes service, suspends some cafe cars 03/16/2020 08:50am • FILE - A passenger boards an Amtrak train at Union Station in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Amtrak continues to see a significant decline in travel demand, and has now reduced Northeast Corridor service to approximately 40% of its typical weekday service, amid ongoing concern Once infected, how does the human body battle the coronavirus? 03/16/2020 05:00am • In the midst of rising cancellations, crowded grocery stores and concern over catching the new coronavirus, it came as a relief when the first three patients in Montgomery County, Maryland, fully recovered last week and were out of isolation. Once the coronavirus enters the respiratory system, ho Montgomery Co. officials: Coronavirus testing in private labs speeds results, boosts numbers 03/15/2020 09:09pm • The number of cases of the coronavirus in Montgomery County, Maryland, increased from five to 12 this weekend, health officials said. The spike is likely the result of expanded testing conducted at private labs, officials noted. Montgomery County accounts for 12 of the 31 patients who have tested Maryland's avid moviegoers hit theaters despite warnings to limit contact 03/15/2020 11:44am • As Maryland works to clamp down on public gatherings in a rush to limit the spread of coronavirus, some moviegoers are turning to smaller-capacity theaters to enjoy the big screen under the state's new crowd limit. With at least 31 cases as of Sunday morning, the Maryland Department of Health is While practicing social distancing, how close should you get to loved ones? 03/15/2020 11:32am • With everyone practicing social distancing to protect themselves and others from coronavirus, should you be getting close and personal with your loved ones at home? "Use appropriate judgment," said Dr. Vinisha Amin, who specializes in hospital and family medicine at the University of Maryland Upp Prince George's Co. closes county buildings; offers meal deliveries for seniors during pandemic 03/15/2020 07:23am • Prince George's County, Maryland, is closing county government buildings to the public starting March 16 as it responds to the spreading coronavirus. Many of the region's businesses, schools and events have seen closures or cancellations in efforts to prevent the virus from spreading. “In ou Coronavirus update: 1st patient dies in Va., new cases confirmed in DC, Maryland and Fairfax Co. 03/14/2020 08:39pm • Virginia reported its first coronavirus-related death and four additional cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. The total number of positive cases in Virginia is now at 41, Gov. Ralph Northam confirmed. In Maryland, the state reported five new cases on Sunday morning, putting the running total at 31. Ma Trump doctor says president has tested negative for novel coronavirus 03/14/2020 07:14pm • Trump says he took coronavirus test Friday night, had temperature taken Saturday, defends shaking hands with people. Trump doctor says president has tested negative for novel coronavirus THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Here's what could really sink the economy: $19 trillion in corporate debt 03/14/2020 03:25am • Companies have spent the years since the global financial crisis binging on debt. Now, as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to push the world into recession, the bill could come due — exacerbating damage to the economy and feeding a meltdown in financial markets. Look