Morgan County Commission Chairman Ray Long said the commission has spent roughly $100,000 to make the courthouse safer for employees and the public doing county business while fighting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MONTGOMERY — Alabama nursing homes will be fined if they don’t start reporting by Sunday cases of COVID-19 and deaths among their residents to a federal database.
This year's Spirit of America Festival, which serves as Decatur's July 4 celebration, has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Movie theater chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet.
This year's Spirit of America Festival that serves as Decatur's July 4 celebration has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
For the second time in less than two weeks, a church child care center in Decatur closed down Tuesday due to a positive coronavirus test.
PARIS — Parisians returned to the City of Light's beloved sidewalk cafes as lockdown restrictions eased Tuesday, but health experts expressed deep concerns as several Latin American countries opted to reopen their economies despite a rapid rise in coronavirus cases.
MOULTON — The Lawrence County Public Library is tentatively scheduled to reopen at 10 a.m. Wednesday with modifications to services and access because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Director Rex Bain. All patrons are required to wear face coverings to enter the building.
DES MOINES, Iowa — As if trips to the grocery store weren't nerve-wracking enough, U.S. shoppers lately have seen the costs of meat, eggs and even potatoes soar as the coronavirus has disrupted processing plants and distribution networks.
WASHINGTON — With new U.S. economic numbers highlighting the rough road ahead for a hoped-for rebound, President Donald Trump on Friday took aim at the World Health Organization and China, blaming both for their roles in the pandemic's devastation.
HAYNEVILLE — Sparsely populated Lowndes County, deep in Alabama's old plantation country, has the sad distinction of having both the state's highest rate of COVID-19 cases and its worst unemployment rate.
Don't throw away that plain-looking envelope that arrived in the mail with a plastic card inside.
PARIS — Dining at a table where each person is enclosed by a clear plastic shield might look and sound futuristic, but it could be one way for some restaurants to reopen. It also might help out if your companion orders escargots, heavy on the garlic.
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus crisis threw at least 2.1 million Americans out of work last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, stoking fears Thursday that the scourge is doing deep and potentially long-lasting damage to the U.S. economy.
WASHINGTON — The House gave sweeping bipartisan approval Thursday to legislation to modify a new "paycheck protection" program for businesses that have suffered COVID-related losses, giving them more flexibility to use federal subsidies for other costs and extending the lifespan of the progr…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday further limited travel from the world's coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second to the U.S. in the number of confirmed cases.
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