Wales to implement 2-week 'firebreak' lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike

All non-essential retail, leisure, hospitality and tourism businesses in Wales will close for two weeks beginning Oct. 23 — a lockdown similar in scope to the U.K.-wide measures imposed in March.

Trump teases stepping in if Republicans oppose multi-trillion dollar stimulus package

President Trump hinted he might intervene if Republican senators don't support a second coronavirus stimulus package worth trillions of dollars, during an interview with Charles Benson of WTMJ4 Milwaukee on Saturday.

Gov. Cuomo unveils NY COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says the state believes it will need 40 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine.

Coronavirus cases top 40 million worldwide

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the planet has passed 40 million.

Texas teen wins $25K for work on possible COVID-19 solution

14-year-old eighth-grader Anika Chebrolu of Frisco has won the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge for her study on COVID-19.

Manny's El Loco closes kitchen after 49 years due to pandemic

A family-run restaurant in Covina permanently closes their kitchen after 49 years due to the struggles of the pandemic.

Cuomo: Movie theaters outside of NYC may reopen Oct. 23

Cuomo also said that the state will use "micro-targeting" to fight the spread of COVID-19 in New York this fall.

NJ reports 1,282 new COVID-19 cases, highest total since May

The daily count of new COVID-19 cases in New Jersey soared past 1,000 on Sunday, with the Garden State recording 1,283 positive cases.

Huge party busted in Queens catering hall

New York City officials said they shut down an illegal party of more than 200 people who were violating pandemic restrictions at a catering hall

Health officials halt planned 10,000-person wedding in Brooklyn

Health officials in New York say they have stopped a planned wedding in Brooklyn which would have allegedly brought together more than 10,000 people.

Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle COVID-19 surge

Rural Jerauld County in South Dakota didn’t see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to August.

Anxiety rises among COVID-19 survivors as Seattle man is confirmed to have caught virus twice

A Seattle man is likely feeling very lucky after officially surviving COVID-19 twice. His case is only the third case in the United States where doctors confirmed reinfection.

Mayo Clinic doctors recommend against traditional trick-or-treating due to pandemic

Mayo Clinic doctors are recommending parents avoid allowing their children traditional trick-or-treating this year for Halloween as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on.

Judge refuses to block New York COVID-19 restrictions

A federal judge has refused to block Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order limiting worship to as few as 10 congregants in communities seeing spikes in coronavirus infections.

From pandemic to published author for 5-year-old from Queens

While most of us were bingeing Netflix or making a sourdough starter, a five-year-old from Queens has become a published author.

New Yorkers stepping up to help during COVID-19

Volunteers are needed more than ever to provide relief from the destruction of COVID-19 and New Yorkers are stepping up.

Pfizer: Mid-November earliest it can seek virus vaccine OK

Pfizer CEO says it can't seek emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine before the third week of November — and that's if everything goes well.