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US President Donald Trump has signed the massive US$2.3 trillion (A$3 trillion) coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law, averting a government shutdown that was set to begin tomorrow, and extending billions of dollars in coronavirus aid to millions. Aides had prepared for the president to sign the bill as early as Christmas Eve, when it arrived at Mar-a-Lago for his signature. But the plan was scrapped at the last minute, two sources with knowledge of the circumstances told CNN. As a result, critical benefits had lapsed for millions of jobless Americans on Saturday evening. Pe...

For movie theaters, the coronavirus stimulus bill is a tale of two industries Steven Zeitchik Employee Grayson Allred in front of the Paramount Theatre in Abilene, Tex. The marquee notifies all would-be patrons that the theater has closed indefinitely due to rising coronavirus cases in the city. The historical venue is part of a class of movie theaters that will be eligible for a critical stimulus package — if it becomes law. (Tony Gutierrez/AP) When Congress passed the coronavirus relief bill on Monday, William Barstow had a very specific reaction: unrestrained glee. ...

Even though defiance of Texas' mask mandate is easy to find here. When Riggs checked into the hospital, a morgue trailer big enough to stack 24 bodies had just arrived out back. A medical field tent sprung up in the parking lot while doctors moved the 67-year-old college professor to a ventilator. He died in an intensive care unit that has been full for weeks and is the largest within roughly 15,000 square miles of pumpjacks and cattle pastures, bigger than Maryland. Officers responded to three of the calls about face coverings, which have been required since June. No citations were issued.

AP Katie Riggs Maxwell begins to cry as she hugs a portrait of her father Mark Riggs while posing for a photo on Dec. 16, 2020, on the campus of Abilene Christian University in Abilene. Mark Riggs, who was a professor at the school, passed away last Monday of COVID-19. In the weeks that Mark Riggs went from feeling worn down before Thanksgiving to dying of COVID-19 last Monday, only six calls about people not wearing face coverings rolled into the Abilene Police Department. Even though defiance of Texas’ mask mandate is easy to find here. When Riggs checked into the hospital, a morgue trai...

Virus rules not enforced. Grieving Texas family asks: Why? by Paul J. Weber, The Associated Press Posted Dec 21, 2020 4:22 pm EDT Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 4:28 pm EDT ABILENE, Texas — In the weeks that Mark Riggs went from feeling worn down before Thanksgiving to dying of COVID-19 last Monday, only six calls about people not wearing face coverings rolled into the Abilene Police Department. Even though defiance of Texas’ mask mandate is easy to find here. When Riggs checked into the hospital, a morgue trailer big enough to stack 24 bodies had just arrived out back. A medical field tent...