Americans tapping retirement savings after coronavirus-led job loss, study finds
The sudden loss in income is causing a growing number of Americans to tap their retirement savings accounts.
Here’s how gambling will look in Las Vegas after COVID-19 reopenings
Here’s how Sin City and Nevada gambling will look under new COVID-19 measures when some casinos reopen on June 4.
Cuomo, Trump meet at White House
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo met with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to discuss infrastructure projects he thinks would help restart New York's stalled economy once the coronavirus threat subsides.
It’s not junk mail: Coronavirus stimulus payment debit cards come in plain envelope
Some have reportedly mistaken their Economic Impact Payment debit cards as junk mail after being confused by the envelope.
Online extra-curricular gym classes provide a measure of routine
It is unclear when gyms, dojos, and other facilities like this will be allowed to fully reopen. In the meantime, they are offering pay-what-you-can classes online.
Gov. Newsom approves reopening of barbershops, hair salons in most California counties with modifications
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced barbershops and hair salons will be allowed to reopen in 47 California counties under new guidelines.
Parents: Remote therapy, learning not working for special-needs kids
Remote learning is continuing through the summer for special-needs children across the state. Many parents say it is not working.
Mid-Hudson Valley begins to reopen; NYC hires contact tracers
Several counties in New York entered the first phase of the state's four-part reopening process Tuesday. In the meantime, New York City has hired 1,700 coronavirus contact tracers, a crucial step to getting the city closer to meeting the reopening requirements.
Rental companies selling cars at discounted prices following halt on travel amid COVID-19 lockdowns
As Hertz Global Holdings Inc., files for bankruptcy following a near-halt on most travel amid the coronavirus pandemic, rental companies have reportedly begun selling much of their fleets in an attempt to survive the devastating economic impacts of the COVID-19 lockdowns.
As regions reopen, facing the new reality is the next challenge
Are we really ready for restrictions to be lifted?
Americans are already searching their next vacation destinations, according to Expedia
More Americans are looking to travel domestically as lockdown restrictions ease across the U.S.
France to give ailing car industry $8.8 billion rescue
France’s government is injecting more than 8 billion euros ($8.8 billion) to save the country’s car industry from huge losses wrought by virus lockdowns, and wants to use the crisis to make France the No. 1 producer of electric vehicles in Europe.
Where Americans are spending and saving money in coronavirus pandemic
Forty-five percent surveyed said they spent more during quarantine.
Mid-Hudson, Long Island entering first phase of reopening
Nassau, Suffolk, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester Counties will take their first steps toward a return to a kind of "normalcy."
Deadline approaching for laid-off workers to get health insurance
Taxpayer-subsidized health insurance is available for a modest cost — sometimes even free — across the country, but few people seem to know how to find it.
Memorial Day at Long Island beaches and parks
Some officials believe the subpar weather this weekend and on Monday worked in their favor by buying time to come up with future plans for the beaches.
Stimulus payment for 4 million Americans to arrive by prepaid debit card
Instead of direct deposit or even a paper check, four million people will find their stimulus payment arrive in the form of a prepaid debit card.
NHL plans move to small-group training as Phase 2 of return
The league released a memo Monday saying it is targeting early next month as the start date for Phase 2 of its return-to-play protocol.
Trump's pitch to voters: Trust me, economy will soar in 2021
President Donald Trump has a new pitch to voters for this fall. He's asking them to trust him when it comes to an economic recovery. The coronoavirus pandemic has put more than 38 million people out of work in the United States, and Trump is increasingly talking up a future recovery that probably won’t materialize until after the November election.
Murphy sees NJ day care reopening 'sooner than later'
Gov. Phil Murphy says he sees day care centers and camps in New Jersey reopening “sooner than later” as the state begins to end restrictions imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic.