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First-time filings for unemployment insurance hit 3.84 million last week as the wave of economic pain continues, though the worst appears to be in the past, according to Labor Department figures Thursday.Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 3.5 million.Jobless claims for the week ended April 25 came in at the lowest level…

Dr. Justin Jacob, right, and Medical Technologist Sosina Merid, left, with the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences speak Tuesday inside in a mobile testing lab unit that will begin accepting testing in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Dr. Justin Jacob, right, and Medical Technologist Sosina Merid, left,…

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. will "very soon" run 5 million coronavirus tests per day, even as the lack of testing remains an obstacle for many states anxious to reopen for business."We'll increase it, and it'll increase it by much more than that in the very near future," Trump said when a reporter…

CLOSE When will it hit and what will it look like? Those are just a few unanswered questions about a possible second wave of COVID-19. USA TODAYThe United States topped 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus Tuesday – nearly a third of the world's cases – as health authorities here and around the globe try…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed Thursday that preliminary results from a coronavirus antibody study show the statewide infection rate is 13.9 percent, which would mean around 2.7 million residents could have carried the disease.The 3,000 samples were collected from 40 sites in 19 counties, according to Cuomo,…