Florida suspends consumption of alcohol at bars as the state's daily coronavirus count reaches nearly 9,000 — smashing the earlier record set on Wednesday of 5,000.

Florida is one of a handful of states that's seeing a surge of record daily high cases. The governor says the jump is because of increased testing for the coronavirus.

The decision is a dramatic victory for immigration advocates and gives a new lease on life for the so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

Florida's top COVID-19 data scientist has been dismissed. Rebekah Jones says she's been fired for refusing to manipulate data "to drum up support" for the state's plan to reopen.

Congressional leaders announced an agreement to fund cash payments to Americans, bailouts for key industries and aid to the health care industry.

Cases of the new coronavirus are appearing in many U.S. states, with hundreds confirmed to date. Here's where they are.

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