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As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the country, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders will debate Sunday night in Washington with no live audience.

A new containment zone in New Rochelle, N.Y., is designed to slow the spread of coronavirus, but officials worry about it reaching seniors, especially those living in nursing homes.

While mass shootings prompt gun control bills in many states, conservative states are considering bills loosening gun restrictions. One influential Idaho group makes the NRA look liberal.

Around the world, people are experimenting with new ways of expressing friendliness — without touching skin.

Across the U.S., airport lines stretched for up to eight hours in some cases, as workers rushed to conduct medical screenings of those arriving from mainland Europe, now the epicenter of the outbreak.

Small-town hospitals are under-equipped to deal with the coronavirus, and administrators warn it's a misperception that people in isolated rural areas are safer from exposure.

Retired army general Benny Gantz was tapped after a majority of 61 lawmakers in the 120-member Parliament told President Reuven Rivlin they supported Gantz over Netanyahu.

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate to near zero — a dramatic move not seen since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis. The Bank of England and Bank of Japan made similar moves.

With the number of cases worldwide from the novel coronavirus surpassing 150,000 and some 6,000 deaths, governments continue their struggle to contain the pandemic.

The Dow tumbled nearly 13% after the Federal Reserve aggressively cut interest rates to near zero and as the nation imposed more restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.