Long Island fishing industry takes a hit during pandemic

The majority of commercial fishermen on Long Island's East End are reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic.

New coronavirus test is imperfect step toward mass screening

The new test is cheaper and quicker than the current standard and could be a key but imperfect step toward the kind of screening needed to reopen schools and businesses.

As Trump urges reopening, thousands getting sick from coronavirus on the job

Even as President Donald Trump urges getting people back to work and reopening the economy, an Associated Press analysis shows thousands of people are getting sick from COVID-19 on the job.

Fauci warns of 'suffering and death' if US reopens too soon

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, is warning Congress that if the country reopens too soon during the coronavirus pandemic, it will bring “needless suffering and death.”

Young athletes lament lost sports seasons

These athletes—from Maryland to Connecticut, grade school through high school—say they just miss playing in games that matter, outside of their houses and apartments, with friends they haven't seen in weeks.

Counterfeit masks reaching frontline health workers in US

An investigation has found millions of counterfeit medical masks, gloves, gowns and other supplies being used in hospitals across the country, putting lives at risk.

California man who wore KKK hood at grocery store won't face charges

A Southern California man who went to grocery shopping in a Ku Klux Klan hood last week will not be charged with a crime, police said Tuesday, adding that he didn’t mean to make “a racial statement.”

NJ Air National Guard salutes frontline coronavirus workers with flyover

The New Jersey Air National Guard is honoring first responders, health workers, food banks and the community with a flyover on Tuesday.

Paycheck Protection Program adding burden for some restaurant owners

Restaurants were some of the first to close, and are expected to be some of the last businesses to reopen during the COVID  shutdown, and the Paycheck Protection Program that was meant to help is in some cases having the opposite effect.

Singer Bryan Adams faces backlash over COVID-19 social media posts

Canadian singer Bryan Adams is facing backlash over social media posts on the novel coronavirus that some critics are calling racist.

Twitter's Jack Dorsey donates $25 million to undocumented immigrants, inmates

Mayor London Breed said that Dorsey's donation more than doubles the total contributions to Give2SF and brings the total funding to $26.3 million.

51 Tyson Foods workers positive for coronavirus in Maine

Fifty-one workers at a Tyson Foods poultry plant in Portland, Maine, tested positive for coronavirus after facility-wide testing, and 31 were not showing any symptoms, the company said.

Cubicle comeback? Pandemic may reshape office life for good

When workers around the world eventually return to their desks, they’ll find many changes due to the pandemic.