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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, shown here during a news conference at the White House last month, said Tuesday that he expects some places to be able to "slowly reopen" after the end of April.

Surgeon General Says 'Over 90% Of The Country' Is Doing Right Thing To Fight Virus

"The American people have the power to change the trajectory of this epidemic if we come together like we have after past tragedies in this county," the U.S. Surgeon General told ABC on Tuesday.

GM bringing all-electric plant, 2,200 jobs to Detroit-Hamtramck

General Motors is making a $2.2 billion investment in an assembly plant entirely devoted to electric vehicles, the company announced today. The…

Here's How Much Congress Has Approved For Coronavirus Relief So Far And What It's For

There have been four separate measures over the last two months, including payments to individuals, tax breaks for businesses, and funds for public health and state and local governments.

People across social media are sewing their own facemasks, but they don't do much to protect against coronavirus.

CDC now recommends wearing homemade facemasks in public. How well do they protect you?

Update, April 6, 2020:The Centers for Disease Control issued new guidance on facemasks for the general public Friday, recommending that people consider…

In an apparent reference to China, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says a member state of the World Health Organization "made a mockery of their transparency obligations, with tremendous costs for the entire world." Azar is seen here last week.

Azar Accuses WHO Of Failure That 'Cost Many Lives' In COVID-19 Pandemic

"There was a failure by this organization to obtain the information that the world needed, and that failure cost many lives," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says.

A CT scan of the chest of a 66-year-old male reveals patchy rounded hazy spots throughout the lungs. He had tested positive for the coronavirus and experienced shortness of breath.

We Still Don't Fully Understand The Label 'Asymptomatic'

A new study reveals that even patients who are reportedly asymptomatic — no fever, cough, fatigue or breathing issues — could sustain temporary lung damage from the novel coronavirus.

George Laurer in 2011 at the University of Maryland's Innovation Hall of Fame. His many inventions, including the Universal Product Code, led to his induction into the hall in 1991.

IBM Engineer Who Designed The Universal Product Code Dies At 94

The bar code is now a packaging mainstay, but it probably wouldn't have worked without George Laurer.

Elia Gonzalez, 25, stands with her children Jesiel, 5, Ansiel, 4 and Angellia, 6, at the entrance to their home in RÃo Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since her partner lost his work, food stamps have not been enough to keep Gonzalez's family fed during the pandemic.

'Mamá, I'm Still Hungry': In Puerto Rico, Child Hunger Becomes A Flashpoint

After weeks of public pressure, Puerto Rico's governor allowed some school cafeterias to provide meals for children during the pandemic. But many on the island say it's not enough.

Fact Squad: Ad touts Elissa Slotkin’s work fighting PFAS chemicals

A new television commercial praises U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Holly for fighting Michigan PFAS contamination in Washington, D.C.The first-term Democrat…

Stateside: Enrollment shrinks at public universities; no-tip restaurants; letting kids play

Today on Stateside, between anemic state funding and fewer people in the classroom, many of Michigan’s public universities are facing challenging times.…

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