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The Spanish Ministry of Health says the country has 47,610 coronavirus cases — and more than 3,400 people have died from COVID-19. Here, a member of the Emergency Military Unit disinfects buildings in Getafe.

Spain's Coronavirus Death Toll Soars Past China's, Trailing Only Italy

Spain is now the second European country with a death toll higher than China's. Spain's health ministry says it is buying more than 5 million coronavirus "quick tests" from China.

Magistrate Judge Stewart Aaron presided over a hearing in New York City last year as depicted in this courtroom sketch. Judges and courts are scrambling to adapt to the pandemic.

Federal Courts Scramble To Adapt To Disruptions From Coronavirus Pandemic

From delaying trials to relying more on videoconferencing, courts are attempting to carry on their work amidst the national response to the outbreak.

Let's Not Call It A Bailout; Businesses Didn't Cause The Coronavirus

Bailouts stir up images of businesses acting recklessly, enriching themselves, and then asking the government for money. That's not the case this time.

Personal protective equipment is used to protect the body from injury or infection

A Call For Former Medical Professionals, Donations Of Gloves, Masks And More

Gov. J.B. Pritzker called on former physicians and medical professionals, including those who are retired, to “join the fight” against COVID-19.

Crews tend to a prescribed fire in April 2016 northeast of Silver City, N.M. In line with a controversial Trump administration executive order pushing for "active forest management," the U.S. Forest Service is aiming to perform thinning, brush clearing, prescribed burns and other treatments on 3.5 million of its 80 million acres this year.

1 Billion Acres At Risk For Catastrophic Wildfires, U.S. Forest Service Warns

Chief Vicki Christiansen says the danger is now year-round, thanks to hazardous conditions in forests, rampant home development and the changing climate.

The sign for a Barnes & Noble bookstore hangs above the entrance to one of its locations in Brooklyn earlier this year. The book retailer and Elliott Management Corp. announced Friday that they have agreed to a sale price of about $683 million.

Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For About $683 Million

That price tag includes all of the book megachain's debt. Elliott's acquisition of the largest retail bookseller in the U.S. comes less than a year after it bought Waterstones, the largest in the U.K.

Detective Chase McKeown and Officer Nicole McKeown drew their guns and closed in on a robbery suspect in a fried chicken restaurant in Louisville, Ky., Saturday night.

Newlywed Police Officers Cut Date Night Short To Stop Armed Robber At Restaurant

"We just looked at each other: 'Is this what's going on? Let's go,' " Elizabethtown (Ky.) Detective Chase McKeown said, describing how he and his wife acted to stop a man with a gun.

Normal Approves $136.5M Budget, 2% Water Rate Increase

A contingency figure left out of the Town of Normal budget for the past three years has been reintroduced.The Town Council approved the $136.5 million…

Emotional Tributes Were Paid To NBA Legend Kobe Bryant During Memorial

Friends, family and fans mourned the death of retired basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna during Wednesday's public memorial in Los Angeles.

Physician's assistant Erin Frazier checks a young boy at a community health center for low-income patients in Lakewood, Colorado.

Foresight 2020: Medicare for All

What's the difference between a public option and Medicare for All?

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