Héctor Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, an acclaimed microbiologist from southern Mexico, is charged in the U.S. with gathering information for Russia on a secret informant.

The coronavirus changed our lives. Health experts discuss how we might get back to normal.

Dan Sisson laughs about his ignorance today, about the fact that he had no idea what it would take to build a replica of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's iconic home, in the middle of nowhere in eastern Washington.

Dan Sisson has spent more than three decades planning and building a replica of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's iconic home, in an isolated timberland in eastern Washington.

Homeland Security officials say CDC guidance on coronavirus and 'public health' outweigh U.S. laws that protect asylum seekers and migrant children.

In New York City's overwhelmed emergency rooms, doctors are using FaceTime to tell loved ones that family members have died of COVID-19.

In his off time, medical ICU nurse Oh Young-jun sketches scenes from his job within a coronavirus isolation ward in South Korea.

COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. surpass 16,000. In New York, new hospitalizations slow, affirming signs that stay-at-home orders are slowing coronavirus spread.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has dismissed COVID-19 as "a little flu," is losing support from longtime allies.

Instagram stars Las Cardachians, a duo of Colombian satirists, capture the zeitgeist of the moment in a song that is brief and to the point.

In the battle for regional influence, coronavirus worries make Middle East countries vulnerable to disinformation campaigns.

The death toll from COVID-19 in New York state has reached well over 6,000. Social isolation measures were having a positive impact as the number of patients hospitalized there continued to decline.

The coronavirus pandemic is short-circuiting the global food supply chain, disrupting the seafood, dairy and almond industries.

Bernie Sanders ends a presidential campaign that helped change the course of Democratic politics by energizing a large group of new voters.

Far from the big coastal hubs, a hospital in Albany, Ga., is struggling with one of the fiercest coronavirus outbreaks in the nation.

Data suggest the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus may be around 60,000, which isn't as high as previously projected. But the crisis is far from over.

Dr. Colleen Kraft was part of the Emory University team that successfully cared for America's first Ebola patients. She now is a cool-headed stalwart who is soothing nerves during the coronavirus pandemic.

Some of the many new contraptions on the market for pets -- or are they really for pet owners?

Counting the coronavirus dead is more than just good public policy. We count to give ourselves the illusion of control.

The pet food aisle is about to grow with dog food made from crickets, Serrano bone treats and cat food designed to curtail allergens.

In Illinois, Louisiana and Michigan, African Americans are dying at higher rates than whites from coronavirus.

More states are freeing prisoners due to coronavirus, but Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey claims less drastic health measures are enough for its 42,000 inmates.

There's a global shortage of COVID-19 face masks — so people around the world are getting creative in making their own.

Insular, traditional Jewish community, resistant to state authority, sees spike in COVID-19 cases in Israel.

A California appeals court has ordered the dismissal of the criminal case against Naason Joaquin Garcia, known as the apostle of La Luz del Mundo church, who has been held on charges that include child rape and human trafficking.

Street gangs in El Salvador have turned from extortion and killing to enforcing social distancing restrictions, often with threats and baseball bats.

The VA and Bureau of Prisons are stocking up on the anti-malarial drug touted by President Trump to fight COVID-19. It's unproven against the coronavirus.

Normally a divisive figure, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is receiving support even from opponents as he battles COVID-19.

The Wisconsin primary election, held amid the coronavirus outbreak, followed legal battles between the Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers.

Several groups of researchers are testing different methods to divert critically ill COVID-19 patients from needing ventilators in the first place.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, hospitalized with the coronavirus, remained in an intensive-care unit overnight but was in stable condition, was not on a ventilator and wasn't suffering from pneumonia, a spokesman for his office said Tuesday.

One Indian family struggles to protect itself from the coronavirus in one of Asia's largest slums, the latest calamity to threaten Mumbai's underclass.

India lifts a ban on exporting hydroxychloroquine, which Trump called a possible 'game changer' in the coronavirus fight despite a lack of evidence.

Trump planned to run as a foe of socialism. Now he's handing out direct cash payments to millions of Americans.

Coronavirus: Should doctors take people off life support in order to save COVID-19 patients who might recover?

A new study of 10 coronavirus patients in China gives further credence to the effectiveness of convalescent plasma therapy.

Who is coronavirus-stricken British Prime Minister Johnson's successor?

Coronavirus experiences add to pressure for healthcare workers

Britain's Boris Johnson was slow to sound alarm on coronavirus. Now he is hospitalized in intensive care, and the country's death rate is rising

Scenes of coronavirus social distancing around the world.

U.S. designates a Russian white supremacist group as a terrorist organization, the first time the label has been applied to such a racially motivated movement.

Families say hospitals are rationing medical care for other life-threatening illnesses as India mobilizes its resources to fight the coronavirus.

As with many foreign doctors on the front lines of the pandemic in America, Vakkalanka's H-1B visa is tied to his employment, and he fears he could lose his status and get deported if he remains sick.

Disruptive events like the COVID-19 outbreak can end political inertia and result in bold changes

In this historic moment, the free world is led by a man whose greatest talent is to divide, mock, insult, alienate.

Week ahead will be worst yet for coronavirus deaths, Surgeon General Jerome Adams warns. Outbreak not under control, task force's Fauci says.

Boris Johnson had been quarantined in his Downing Street residence since being diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 26.

The coronavirus battle led the Alpini to build a field hospital in Bergamo, Italy.

In fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. is going to live and die by its decentralized public health system.

Asylum-seekers camp near the border in crowded conditions, waiting indefinitely as the U.S. puts their cases on hold. Health workers fear an outbreak.

Inhaled nitric oxide appeared to kill the coronavirus that caused severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, and it might work on COVID-19 as well.

Home health aides and certified nursing assistants, the largest category of healthcare workers, lack the equipment and job security nurses have.

Experts are skeptical of the no-coronavirus claim from the tightly controlled country so desperate to maintain the status of its border with China.

What do you do if you live on the road during a coronavirus pandemic?

The coronavirus pandemic passed a grim marker as the death toll hit 1,000 in a single day. Health experts expect the toll will continue to rise.

How can the new coronavirus affect people so differently — killing some while leaving others blissfully unaware that they have been infected at all?

It's possible that the new coronavirus can spread from person to person simply by talking, or even breathing, according to preliminary studies.

Dr. Ming Lin was ousted after publicly criticizing coronavirus procedures at his hospital in Bellingham, Wash.

Hospitals preparing for coronavirus confront empty promises and scams as they try to buy masks and other protective equipment.

On a day when tombs are traditionally swept, China mourns its coronavirus deaths and praises Dr. Li Wenliang, calling him a martyr.

The COVID-19 pandemic creates a logistical puzzle for the health care workforce

The CDC now recommends that the public wear cloth face masks while also urging that high-grade equipment be reserved for medical personnel.

A handful of states have tried to suspend access to all abortions, wrongly claiming they are not 'immediately medically necessary.'

Calls for coronavirus ceasefires have not halted Middle East battles

Treating patients with "moderate" COVID-19 is a way to stop the disease from progressing to a severe stage that would require mechanical ventilation.

New York business owners say the recovery will be harder and longer than the one that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

China's multibillion-dollar wildlife industry is driven by corporate interests and traditional Chinese medicine companies whose animal-based remedies are prescribed as treatment for the coronavirus.

State Department says it is curtailing passport services over coronavirus pandemic

The program had worked with labs in Wuhan, China, and around the world to detect deadly viruses that could jump from animals to humans.

Cases spiked Thursday, especially in New Orleans; the governor warned they could soon run out of hospital beds and ventilators.

After appearing to have the virus under control, Singapore, Vietnam and Hong Kong are imposing new controls as COVID-19 infections continue to rise.

Blood centers are ramping up efforts to collect plasma from people who recovered from COVID-19 in hopes their coronavirus antibodies could save lives.

The job cuts are mounting against the backdrop of economies in the United States and abroad that have almost certainly sunk into a severe recession.

Chrystia Freeland has been called Canada's 'minister of everything,' in charge of the country's battle against the coronavirus and designated as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's successor if he falls ill.

Coronavirus in Ecuador: Bodies on the streets

This city in central Africa has few doctors or ventilators. But it may be better prepared than many other places for coronavirus.

An autopsy is pending, but two tests indicate that New Orleans social worker Natasha Ott, originally from Claremont, did not have the coronavirus.

We want to protect our loved ones from the coronavirus. For many of us, that includes our pets. Here's what experts know about the risks they face.

Coronavirus has devastated New York City. Los Angeles wants to know if it's in for the same.

As the coronavirus spreads, the Trump administration resists pressure to ease sanctions on countries fighting the disease.

The virus has sidelined over 8,800 Homeland Security employees, about 300 for testing positive and others for possible exposure, the L.A. Times has learned.

What we know about how susceptible they are and how they're treated

The rise of nationalism and geopolitics is hampering the World Health Organization at a time when global leadership in public health is critical.

The homicide captain is dead. The jail commander is dead. The police chief is ill. 'You pretty much gotta kill somebody to get arrested,' a sergeant says.

The census counts inmates as residents of the rural areas where they're imprisoned. Critics say that practice siphons power from the urban areas which the mostly nonwhite inmates consider home.

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported Tuesday afternoon at 5:27 p.m. Pacific time 88 miles from Boise City, Idaho, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was initially reported as a 4.8 magnitude quake.

Former Vice President Joe Biden says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is on his shortlist for vice president should he win the Democratic presidential nomination.

The theology and politics of some churches pushes them to keep holding services — in some cases, risking public health and arrest.

Invoking need for coronavirus control, authoritarian-minded leaders act to consolidate power. Hungary's Orban is only the latest.

Isabel Costales of Spain, who had tested positive for the coronavirus, died March 20 at age 86. Her husband wished for one more kiss.

The fatality rate for people infected with the novel coronavirus is estimated to be less than 1%, according to a new study. It's 1.38% for those with COVID-19.

With the number of coronavirus patients around the world growing at a rapid clip, construction of hospitals and hospital beds has also ramped up around the world.

A federal judge in Los Angeles gives the government until April 6 to deliver a plan to handle 6,900 children held in shelters and family detention facilities. A federal judge in Washington includes their parents.

The Rev. Michael Sahdev, a 28-year-old priest, is caught between the pull to shelter in place and his calling to tend to his congregation.

Citing the COVID-19 outbreak, Michael Avenatti and others are asking judges to let them serve out their sentences in home confinement instead.

Health officials warned that Seattle's progress was insufficient, and urged citizens to redouble their commitment to hand-washing, working from home and staying away from anyone but close family members.

Mexican President Andres Lopez Obrador angered many when he shook hands with the mother of notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Indian medical workers are treating coronavirus patients without adequate equipment. One doctor warns of 'mass desertion' in the healthcare system.

Over the weekend Spain and Italy death tolls are the largest of the EU countries

The deadly outbreak among members of a choir has stunned health officials, who have concluded that the virus was almost certainly transmitted through the air from one or more people without symptoms.