Asia Today: China marks month without any confirmed deaths
BEIJING (AP) — China has gone a month without announcing any new deaths from the coronavirus and has lessthan 100 patients in treatment for COVID-19.The National Health Commission reported four new cases of the virus on Friday, all local infections in the northeastern...
Trump administration ease rules limiting truck driver hours
The Trump administration eased rules Thursday that limit working hours for truck drivers, and the changes brought immediate protests from labor and safety groups.The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration extended the maximum working day for short-haul drivers...
Arkansas venue postpones concert ordered shut due to virus
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas theater said Thursday it will postpone a country-rock concert that would have defied the state’s ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, days after health officials ordered the show shut down.The announcement...
Reopening on track for swaths of central, northern New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Large swaths of central and northern New York state that appear to be at low risk of a COVID-19 surge are poised to start to reopening Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, urging businesses to prepare plans to reduce the risk of spreading the virus.New...