By ANDREW TAYLOR, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the outbreak. Speaking from …

MIAMI (AP) — Theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Paris Resort will be closing through the end of the month, starting at the close of business Sunday, the Walt Disney Company announced.  The company said in a statement Thursday that the decision was made “in …

UTC officials clarify campus details. Here are the latest developments. No classes at all next week No classes – online, hybrid, or face-to-face – will be held the week of March 16. Any assignments or due dates scheduled for the week of March 16 should be rescheduled for later in the term. …

By MOUSSA MOUSSA Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are isolated in stable condition in an Australian hospital Thursday after contracting the new coronavirus, the actor and Australian officials said. The two-time Oscar winner is easily the most famous person yet to disclose they …

By MARTHA BELLISLE, RACHEL LA CORTE and ADAM GELLER Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Undertaking the most sweeping efforts yet to contain the nation’s coronavirus outbreak, authorities banned large gatherings in the hard-hit Seattle area and San Francisco and closed Seattle’s schools Wednesday, while the NCAA announced it will hold …

The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Utah’s scheduled game at Oklahoma City was postponed Wednesday night and the NBA suspended its season a few minutes later after a Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus. The player is star center Rudy Gobert, according to a person …

By Bailey Biddle The Lady Mocs women’s basketball team ended the season on a high note that fans and players will remember for a while.             The women’s team ended the season on a five-game win streak to tie for first place in the Socon. The Lady Mocs finished (10-4) in …

By JONATHAN MATTISE and MARK HUMPHREY Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee as people slept early Tuesday, shredding at least 140 buildings and killing at least 22 people. Authorities described painstaking efforts to find survivors in piles of rubble and wrecked basements as the death toll …