The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 3,491 cases, including 47 deaths, in 43 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to 99 years.
Rana, 59, a childhood friend of David Coleman Headley, was recently released from jail on compassionate ground after he told a US court that he has tested positive for the COVID-19.
The 70-year-old leader had a disappointing Super Tuesday that included a third-place finish in her home state of Massachusetts.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has said that the metropolitan city is the 'epicenter' of the coronavirus crisis in the United States, as government officials announced some of the most stringent measures to slow the spread of the pandemic that has claimed over 200 lives in the country.
The wave of deaths, one-third of which has come from the world's financial capital of New York and neighbouring New Jersey and Connecticut, has had a devastating impact on American economy which has now gone into recession with an unprecedented over 35 million losing their jobs in the last three months.
A jam-packed United Center fell silent for eight seconds before Sunday's 69th NBA All-Star game as some 21,000 fans joined hands to pay their respects to the late Kobe Bryant, the global sports icon who dominated professional basketball for two decades. The silence was broken by a string of thunderous "Kobe, Kobe, Kobe," chants that rocked the stadium as they honored Bryant, who wore the No. 8 and No. 24 during his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers that was highlighted by five National Basketball Association championships.
In addition to declaring a national emergency, US President Trump has approved major disaster declarations for New York, California, Washington, Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas and Florida.
The assailant, Donald Thurman, 26, was arrested Sunday from a Chicago metro station.
In just one day, more than 1,550 Americans lost their lives, taking the fatalities to over 7,380. Overall, the US on Friday in a single day added more than 33,000 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total to 276,500, the highest for any country in the world.
Trump's remarks came as Deborah Bix, a member of White House Task Force on coronavirus, based on a model from actual data from the ground, said the death toll in the US could be between 1,00,000 to 2,00,000, with the strict implementation of the existing mitigation measures including social distancing till April 30.
The global heath body had earlier suspended the hydroxychloroquine arm of the clinical trials of experimental COVID-19 drugs over safety concerns.
The lawsuit seeks an injunction to stop the entire rule from going into effect.
Day, 27, had been in a coma for four days following his defeat and, despite having emergency brain surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, doctors were unable to save the junior middleweight.
Krishna's appointment as head of the global IT giant adds to the growing list of Indian-origin executives at the helm of some of the biggest multinational companies. Krishna joins the club that includes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, PepsiCo's former CEO Indra Nooyi and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.
Thousands of Telugu-speaking Indian Americans gathered at the Rosemont Convention Centre in O'Hare, Chicago on Friday to participate in the 17th annual convention of Telugu Association of North America.
Here are some of the best photos from around the world in the month gone by.
Indian-American Raja Krishnamoorthi has registered a big win in the Democratic Congressional primary in the US state of Illinois by defeating the state senator.
Summary of sports persons and events in the news on Friday.
There was a plan to increase the Railways' revenue by augmenting carrying capacity. This target has, however, become the source of a bitter battle between two ministries - the railways and steel - and provoked serious arguments over the "Make in India" programme.
The charges stem from a January 29 incident where Smollett had claimed that he was attacked by two men while leaving a restaurant in Chicago. The actor had alleged that the suspects shouted racial and homophobic slurs before they attacked him.
The Union Health ministry put the number of positive cases at 82, eight more since Thursday night, which includes the woman and a 76-year-old man from Karnataka who became the country's first coronavirus fatality besides 17 foreign nationals, Health Ministry officials said.
Temperatures have plunged to -30 degree Celsius (-22F) and below in parts of North America as extreme cold weather known as a polar vortex strikes the region. At least eight people are reported to have died in incidents related to the weather.
A blast of Arctic air from the polar vortex has brought dangerous, bone-chilling cold to a wide swath of the United States on Tuesday, stretching from the Dakotas through Maine, with snow expected as far south as Alabama and Georgia. Arctic air and icy conditions led schools to close, flights to be cancelled and railway officials to set fires on train tracks to prevent them from cracking.
It is not easy for an FMCG brand to make a comeback if it has been out of consumer's reckoning for some time. Moreover, a protracted battle between the owners and then closure of a large number of outlets at one go might have sent some very negative signals to many, says Sneha Bhattacharjee.
'She was the unanimous choice of the search-cum-selection committee.'
After biding his time for much of the race, the British four-time Olympic track champion surged to the lead in the final four miles and broke Ethiopian Mosinet Geremew to shatter the European marathon record of 2:05:48 despite wet and sometimes windy conditions.
The lawsuit accuses Trump of "an unconstitutional and unlawful scheme".
Federer's hard-fought 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8), 10-7 victory over American John Isner put the Europeans just three points from their victory target and Zverev got them there with a 6-7 (3), 7-5, 10-7 win over Kevin Anderson.
Hiral Tipirneni, Anita Malik and Sanjay Patel -- all from the opposition Democratic party -- have won their respective primaries.
A record number of 11 Indian Americans are on ballot for the US House of Representatives. Of these nine are from the opposition Democratic party and two are Republicans.
Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30, fell to their deaths from Taft Point in Yosemite National Park. They were identified on Monday as a married couple from India living in the United States.
Pravin M Varughese, 19, a student of Southern Illinois University, who had been missing for a week, was found dead on February 18.
The news media, he said, follows him "like never before".
According to a study, time-restricted eating can help you lose weight.
People with diabetes and pre-diabetes who have lower sleep efficiency have poorer cognitive function, a study has revealed.
Nearly 100 Indian-Americans are on the ballot for the midterm elections and have emerged as strong contenders.
As with the last 37 years, this year too the India Day Parade in New York saw thousands of Indian Americans throng Manhattan's Madison Avenue to celebrate India's Independence Day. For the thousands of Indians who turned up, it was a once in a year chance to showcase their country's rich cultural diversity.
Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30 fell to their deaths from Taft Point in the national park in California. They were identified on Monday as the married couple from India living in the United States.
All you need to know about the MP who became a trending topic on Twitter.
The contract has not only cemented the position of its chief executive officer (CEO) Abidali Neemuchwala, it has also proven the ability of the current management to successfully chase and close larger deals that are becoming scarcer in the market.
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