The board chairman of Tyson Foods is warning that "millions of pounds of meat will disappear" from the national food supply chain as the coronavirus outbreak forces food processing plants to shutter. "The food supply…

Jacquelyn Bell had to say goodbye to her mother, JoAnn, over the phone. Joann, who was 73, battled multiple sclerosis most of her adult life, and survived three strokes and bouts of pneumonia. Bell always…

A popular narrative about the COVID-19 pandemic is that President Donald Trump cares little about science and data and that his top public health officials must regularly and valiantly try to restrain him from making…

As the COVID-19 death toll at nursing homes climbs to nearly 12,000, the nursing home industry is pushing states to provide immunity from lawsuits to the owners and employees of the nation's 15,600 nursing homes.…

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday resisted calls to loosen the country's lockdown as he resumed work three weeks after being admitted to an intensive care unit having contracted a serious case…

Over the past few months, journalists have followed the virus's spread; chronicled its medical, economic and social impact; and shared vital information about how people can stay safe. They've corrected wrong information, exposed myths and…

WASHINGTON — It may seem early, but federal law mandates that by Sunday the apparent Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, and aides to the president he hopes to unseat must begin planning for a possible…

The U.S. coronavirus death toll neared 55,000 early Monday, with more than 972,000 confirmed cases, according to NBC News' tally. The grim milestone comes as the White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx…