Amid COVID, many businesses in precarious spot as 2020 ends

But the fourth quarter of 2020 looks precarious for many businesses as the coronavirus outbreak maintains its grip on the economy.

Judge upholds religious gathering limit as NY hospitalizations rise

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the number of New Yorkers hospitalized with coronavirus is rising as authorities focus on limiting gatherings in COVID-19 hotspots.

Biden hits Trump on economic fallout amid COVID-19 pandemic in critical Pennsylvania county

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is blistering President Donald Trump as only pretending to care about the working-class voters who helped flip the Rust Belt to the Republican column four years ago.

1 in 5 Americans could be out of money by Election Day

More than 20% of Americans have less than three weeks of financial runway before their account balances hit zero, according to a new report from Credit Karma.

Ex-NJ governor Chris Christie says he's out of the hospital

Christie announced Oct. 3 that he had tested positive and said hours later that he had checked himself into the hospital after deciding with his doctors that doing so would be “an important precautionary measure," given his history of asthma.

Broadway shutdown extended until May 30

Fans of Broadway will have to wait a little longer for shows to resume — until at least late May.

Amid protests, Orthodox Jews urge new virus-era dialogue

In the view of many Orthodox Jews in New York whose areas were hit hard and early by the pandemic, city and state officials stoked tension with their handling of new restrictions. 

Jets have no positive COVID-19 tests, game with Arizona on

New York Jets players and coaches have been sent home from their training facility after a presumptive positive coronavirus test.

Fauci calls White House coronavirus outbreak a ‘super-spreader event’

The nation’s leading infectious disease expert called the White House event in which Trump announced Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court, a “super-spreader event.”

Why some students thrive with remote learning

Social situations can play a role in how well a student excels in the traditional classroom versus learning from home.

White House: Trump COVID-19 exposure 'unknowable question,' Gold Star families event not suspected

President Donald Trump said he “figured there would be a chance” he’d become infected with COVID-19 and discussed an indoor reception for Gold Star families as an example of possible exposure. A spokesman for the White House said Friday that the source of the coronavirus that has spread among the Trump administration was an “unknowable question.”

Second wave?  New Jersey COVID-19 cases spike

The health commissioner said most of the positive cases in Ocean County stem from Lakewood, predominantly among white men ages 19-49 and could be related to religious services or celebrations that occurred in late September.