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A butcher shop in the Brooklyn borough of New York shows a "Closed" sign, limiting customers to three at a time. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ordering all nonessential businesses to close, in an escalation of the state's attempts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York, Illinois Governors Issue Stay At Home Orders, Following California's Lead

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo takes what he calls "the ultimate step" in his state's effort to stop the spread of a deadly coronavirus. Similar orders are coming from Connecticut, Nevada and New Jersey.

President Trump speaks Saturday at the White House. Officials said a travel restriction would expand to the U.K. and Ireland beginning midnight Monday.

U.S. Adds U.K. And Ireland To Travel Ban; New Restrictions In Multiple Countries

Trump administration officials announced an expansion of a European travel ban to include the U.K. and Ireland. It came as governments around the world instituted new measures to halt the disease.

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is seen in yellow, emerging from cells (in blue and pink) cultured in the lab. This image is from a scanning electron microscope.

Coronavirus Testing: What To Know As It Becomes Available Across The U.S.

Vice President Pence says more than 2,500 kits are being distributed, with the ability to conduct more than 1 million tests. The tests will be more broadly available in coming weeks, labs say.

Harssh Poddar, a senior police official, addresses a village meeting at a rural school near Malegaon, in northern Maharashtra state. He warns families to be skeptical of what they read online. Earlier this month, Poddar helped rescue five people from being killed by a mob in his constituency.

Viral WhatsApp Messages Are Triggering Mob Killings In India

In recent months, about two dozen people across India have been beaten to death by mobs driven to violence by what they've read on social media and messaging apps.

Sakshi Satpathy at the U.N.'s headquarters in March. On Thursday, she received an award from the Girl Scouts at the U.N. for her work to fight child marriage and human trafficking.

A Super Girl Scout Makes Movies To Make Life Better For Vulnerable Girls

Sakshi Satpathy, 16, babysat and walked dogs to finance her films on child marriage and trafficking. She's won the Girl Scout's top honor — and Amnesty International and CARE have screened her works.

Morning Headlines: Summit Repeals Panhandling Regulations, Stark Creates Suicide Prevention Plan

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, October 16: Summit County repeals panhandling regulations; Stark County creates teen suicide prevention...

Donald Trump Jr. talked with Senate investigators about his family's real estate dealings in September 2017. The Judiciary Committee released his testimony earlier this year.

Cohen's Account Of Russia Talks Raises Questions About Trump Jr. 2017 Testimony

President Trump's son told the Senate that he was only "peripherally aware" of negotiations that continued into 2016. Trump's former lawyer said he briefed Trump's family members about it.

Singer Kate Smith signs autographs for a group of American sailors circa 1938.

Kate Smith's 'God Bless America' Dropped By Two Major Sports Teams

Her rendition of the patriotic song had been a staple at New York Yankees and Philadelphia Flyers games for decades. Critics say that other elements of the singer's career were clearly racist.

Morning Headlines: Suspected Tornado Injures 6 in Richland County, DeWine's Budget Plan Faces Cuts

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, April 15: Suspected tornado injures 6 in Richland County; DeWine's budget plan faces budget cuts; State...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police need a warrant to obtain cellphone location information routinely collected by wireless providers.

In Major Privacy Win, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Track Your Cellphone

The sharply divided justices ruled that police need a search warrant to obtain cellphone location data.

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