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Mexico's president promises to expand support for the nation's poor and aged, but those who work in the informal economy, like street vendors, say they won't be able to survive without working.

At midnight Thursday, security forces began enforcing the order against all but essential movement. Meanwhile, the health ministry reported two COVID-19 deaths among nearly 1,000 confirmed cases.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern makes the announcement weeks after her government began easing restrictions as the number of cases in New Zealand continued to drop.

As salons remain closed during the pandemic, many have resorted to cutting their own hair. Not all are successful. Celebrities and civilians alike are sharing their quarantine haircut failures.

Media reports and analysts have questioned the accuracy of Russia's mortality figures for the virus. Moscow's Health Department now says 1,561 people died in April due to the coronavirus.

The Trump adminstration's goal is to establish a firewall between taxpayers and health care providers who might give women abortion information. Critics call the proposed changes a "gag rule."

The Milwaukee Brewers hold a 2-games-to-1 lead over the LA Dodgers heading into Tuesday's Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. Brewers play-by-play announcer Bob Uecker is ecstatic.

Stocks had their worst day since February with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing more than 3.1 percent of its value. Investors confront rising interest rates and the trade fight with China.

Jean-Claude Arnault's sex abuse scandal has roiled the Swedish Academy, which selects the Nobel Prize in Literature. His appeal of his Oct. 1 conviction has backfired.

"No tax deserves to endanger the unity of the nation," French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe says, putting on hold a new tax that was scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1.