While lung scarring, heart and kidney damage may result from COVID-19, doctors and researchers are starting to clock the potential long-term impact of the virus on the brain also. And many “long-haulers,” or COVID-19 patients who have continued showing symptoms for months after the initial infection passed, report neurological problems such as confusion and difficulty…

Lawmakers and White House officials are still divided over pandemic aid as a program to help small businesses is set to end. The Ohio governor tested positive — and then negative — for the virus.Right NowThe health officer of Montgomery County, Md. rescinded his order prohibiting private schools from in-person instruction. The contentious order had…

A Virginia rape suspect, who was released from jail because of concerns regarding the new coronavirus, went on to kill the woman who had accused him, according to police.The Washington Post was first to report that Ibrahim E. Bouaichi shot and killed the woman in late July, after he was released April 9, according to the newspaper and Alexandria…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schummer accused White House negotiators of drawing a red line on a top figure for a comprehensive coronavirus relief package. The top Democrats said they offered a middle ground price tag between their $3.4 trillion proposal and the GOP’s $1 trillion. “Yesterday, I offered to…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin rejected an offer from Democratic leaders for a roughly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package amid growing concerns that negotiations between the two parties are on the brink of collapsing."That's a non-starter," Mnuchin said Friday.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi proposed the $2 trillion price tag during a closed-door meeting on Thursday, an attempt to reconcile the…