President Donald Trump on Thursday shrugged off the 30 million unemployment claims that came in the wake of the coronavirus, saying 'it is what it is.'

The secretary of the Senate said on Monday that her office cannot comply with Joe Biden's request to search for and release any complaint made against him by former staffer Tara Reade.

President Trump said Joe Biden's 'choice of words' were not good during his televised denial of an assault allegation by a former Senate staffer. Tara Reade accused Biden of sexual assault.

The coronavirus task force that has been meeting amid the outbreak will be 'winding down' in the coming weeks, according to a report.

President Donald Trump  has said that the coronavirus outbreak was the worst 'attack' the U.S. has ever seen, saying that it it worse than Pearl Harbor during World War II (inset).

There were 3.1 million new claims for unemployment benefits filed in the week ending May 2, according to a Labor Department report released on Thursday.

President Donald Trump and the entire White House staff will be tested daily for the coronavirus after a Navy valet who worked in the West Wing tested positive for the disease. 

JP Morgan's Bob Michele has said it will take between 10 to 12 years for US employment levels to get back to where they were before the coronavirus outbreak

The US unemployment rate has skyrocketed to 14.7% - the highest rate since the 1930s Great Depression as more than 20.5 million Americans suffer job losses amid the coronavirus pandemic.

'It's totally expected, there's no surprise," President Donald Trump said during a call-in interview on 'Fox & Friends' Friday when asked about April unemployment figures.

THE NUMBERS GAME: All good things come to an end. For Roberto Martinez and Everton, that finale could come all too abruptly.

CHARLIE SKILLEN: The final four of the champions League rarely remains purely the domain of the planet's best sides. Usually, a fairytale underdog story - that of Porto, Liverpool or Chelsea - works its way into the competition's narrative. This season, that's not the case. This week, The Numbers Game selects a side from the cream of the Champions League semi-finalists. But who makes the grade?

She watched her former bandmates achieve worldwide success after she left Destiny’s Child in 1999 with fellow member LaTavia Robertson.

She donned a head-turning one-piece at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday

The 45-year-old also wore a pair of long, silver earrings, and looked impeccable with her hair stylishly worn back in a straight and chic 'do. She was in Los Angeles on Saturday.

The 40-year-old posed on the BET Awards red carpet with his pregnant fiancee on Sunday in LA. The hip hop artist planted a sweet kiss on her growing baby bump before heading inside.

The Rich Kids Of Beverly Hills standout was with his mother and sister. He wore a sheer jumpsuit with a snakeskin ruffle around his waist. He has said he is not transitioning to be a woman.

Acclaimed singer Janelle Monae just released a new app that replaces users' current Spotify playlists with her new album Dirty Computer. Here's all you need to know about it and who she is.

She's been a top model since her days of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers. And Tyra Banks looked every inch the glamour goddess at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

DJ Khaled and his wife Nicole arrived at the BET Awards in style on Sunday. But on this night it was their 20-month old son who stole the show in a custom Gucci outfit.

A new conspiracy theory states that Michael Jackson is still alive and his death was just a hoax signaled by The Simpsons in 1991. Here's all you need to know about it and who Jackson was.

Larsa Pippen risked an incredibly awkward run-in with Tristan Thompson as they exited the Warwick in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.

Yara Shahidi sparkled like a distant sun on Saturday, when the 19-year-old stepped out at the BET Experience in Los Angeles.

The 31-year-old singer vamped it up in a slinky black and red dragon print dress which reached all the way to the ground

John Legend and DJ Khaled gave a spirited and emotional tribute performance to Nipsey Hussle as the late rapper was honored at 2019 BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Cardi B gave Offset a lap dance when they busted out with powerful Clout and Press medley to open the 2019 BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The 31-year-old singer shared two emotional videos on Instagram last week. In the first video, Lizzo confessed to feeling depressed and alone.

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona are intent on finally landing 20-year-old De Ligt and will look to capitalise on Juventus' interest in Brazilian midfielder Arthur.

The highly-rated 24-year-old is widely expected to depart Ajax in the near future with the Eredivisie season having recently been scrapped due to the coronavirus crisis.

Speculation surrounds Ibrahimovic's future with his contract at the Serie A outfit due to expire this summer - although there is an option to extend it by another year - and Pioli has hailed the 38-year-old.

Southampton are keen on the rising centre-back Disasi, 22, who helped Reims finish sixth in the now-aborted French league and qualify for the Europa League .

The news comes as further grim reading for the financial positions Premier League sides find themselves in due to the drastically reduced incomes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The best golfer of last year says he needs to wait until the end of the season to work out why this campaign has not gone to plan.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Six weeks into the new year, McIlroy has already achieved his first goal for this season. On Monday, he will be on top of the world.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: you are loath to argue with a 20-strong selection committee containing players like Nick Price, Curtis Strange and Annika Sorenstam.

Big Brother's viewership has continued to fall amid series 18 of the Channel 5 show. Now bosses are said to be taking inspiration from ratings winner Love Island.

The sexy scenes came just hours before the former Ibiza Weekender star showed off an eye-watering bruise on her derriere which could have been attributed to her sexy roll around with her beau

On Friday night, Big Brother bosses served up a surprise for the housemates, when two additional contestants were evicted after Sam Chaloner's expected departure.

The bubbly housemate provided a surprise of her own as she made her exit from the famous Hertfordshire compound on Friday night.

One would have expected Ellie Young and Sam Chaloner to 'seal the deal' as soon as they were booted out of the Borehamwood house but she said he was too drunk to get aroused.

The Big Brother star, 29, was seen brushing off her pregnancy woes as she relaxed poolside with a refreshing beverage while showcasing her huge baby bump in a plunging blue and white swimsuit. 

Speaking to The Sun , the reality star, 38, claimed the Ex On The Beach star was 'texting' a guy she had been dating - but expressed her hopes that Jess, 28, will win her over on the Channel 5 show.

Josie Gibson, 33, treated herself to some well deserved me-time on Monday as she enjoyed a pampering during the Iroha Nature x Vicky Pattison launch in London.

President Donald Trump opened up about his mother on Friday, saying she believed he could do no wrong, adding 'which is maybe why I ended up the way I ended up.'

Trump and the first lady laid a wreath at the national memorial to the fallen of the war in the National Mall, Washington D.C. Eight veterans, the youngest 96, had traveled to be there.

Newcastle District Court judge Siobhan Herbert accepted the woman's longstanding mental health issues were the primary cause of the stabbing attacks.

At 19, Jasmine Valentic was on track to fulfilling her dream of becoming a nurse. The teenager from Wellington was studying for her second year exams when she felt a pea-sized lump on her neck.

JOHN HUMPHRYS: Every leader of every country in the world had come together on a virtual network. Never had there been such a conference. But, yet, never had there been such a crisis.

Barack Obama (right), the former president, said on Friday that President Trump's (left) handling of the COVID-19 pandemic is one reason he will work hard to help Joe Biden defeat him in November.

A stunning picture of a hare standing in a field at dusk has won the German Society for Nature Photography's 2020 Nature Photographer of the Year contest.