When and why you should wear a mask around family

Unless you live together, you should be wearing masks and social distancing when visiting other family and friends.

Dr. Fauci says 'it will be when not if' for a COVID-19 vaccine

The government’s top infectious disease expert told a House committee on Tuesday he believes “it will be when and not if” there will be a COVID-19 vaccine and that he remains “cautiously optimistic” that some will be ready at the end of the year.

Pianists from Juilliard performing at Grand Central Terminal

MTA Metro-North welcomes back visitors and commuters to Grand Central Terminal with a grand performance. Pianists from The Juilliard School are performing on a Steinway & Sons piano, underneath the iconic constellation ceiling until 7 pm Tuesday.  

Summer rays can inactivate coronavirus in 34 minutes, study says

Midday sunlight is capable of inactivating 90 percent or more of the SARS-CoV-2 virus after 34 minutes of exposure, a recent study found.

Trump hints at 'generous' second stimulus check

"We will be doing another stimulus package," President Trump said. "It'll be very good, it'll be very generous."

Dr. Fauci gives a coronavirus update to Congress

With coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the nation's pandemic response.

As coronavirus cases rise, California governor says he could start reeling back some reopenings

But Newsom said he is worried about the direction the state is going: 35 percent of all new positive cases of coronavirus in California have happened in the last two weeks – that’s nearly 47,000 new cases.

Thermal body cameras to screen LAX travelers for COVID-19 starting Tuesday

Thermal cameras that check passengers' body temperatures will begin operating Tuesday throughout the Tom Bradley International Terminal and arrival areas at LAX as another layer of protection to help keep travelers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tuesday is primary day in New York; last day to mail absentee ballot

New York sent out a record number of absentee ballots for its primary elections, which are being held amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Phase 2 of New York City's reopening begins

From Macy’s “Miracle on 34th Street” store to the World Trade Center's office towers, New York City hit a key point Monday in trying to rebound from the nation’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak.