NJ reports more coronavirus deaths than NY on Tuesday

For the first time since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in the tri-state area, New Jersey has reported more deaths for a day than New York.

Blue Angels, Thunderbirds perform flyover in NYC, NJ

The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force's Thunderbirds will be honoring American medical workers with flyovers across the nation including New York and New Jersey.

Tupac Shakur files for unemployment benefits

It’s no joke — Tupac Shakur lives in Kentucky and needs unemployment benefits to pay his bills.

Nearly 70 dead in 'horrific' outbreak at Mass. veterans' home

Nearly 70 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died at a central Massachusetts home for aging veterans, as state and federal officials try to figure out what went wrong in the deadliest outbreak at a long-term care facility in the U.S.

Pfizer sales and profit down; COVID-19 is a factor

Pfizer, the world's biggest prescription drugmaker, already experienced lower drug revenue in the first quarter as sales of recently off-patent drugs like painkiller Lyrica dropped but the company on Tuesday said that it is maintaining its 2020 profit forecast. 

The latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic for April 28, 2020

FOX 5 NY is updating this blog with the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak so you can get the information in one spot.

Super Bowl champ puts medical degree to work helping in coronavirus fight

Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is stepping off the field and onto the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic just months after winning the Super Bowl.

Belgians urged to double down on fries as a national duty

In a country that claims to be the real birthplace of the finger food that Americans have the temerity to call French fries, rescuing the potato industry might easily be a matter of Belgian national pride.

Doctors warn rare kids' syndrome may have virus tie

Doctors in Britain, Italy, and Spain have been warned to look out for a rare inflammatory condition in children that is possibly linked to the new coronavirus.

Cute for a cause: Designers create fashionable face masks

Until a vaccine is developed, we may need to wear face masks for at least a year and as a result, they may become a fact of daily life.

Trump urges states to consider opening schools before summer

President Donald Trump says states should “seriously consider” reopening their public schools before the end of the academic year, even though dozens already have said it would be unsafe for students to return until the summer or fall.

NJ stay at home order continued indefinitely

There is no end in sight for the stay-at-home order in New Jersey due to the coronavirus outbreak that is blamed for the deaths of more than 6,000 people in the state.

Minnesota's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 300, testing triples since last week

Minnesota reported 15 new deaths attributed to COVID-19 Tuesday, bringing the state’s death toll from the disease to 301. More than three quarters of all Minnesotans who've died have been residents of long-term care facilities. 

Hawaii governor halts flower deliveries prior to Mother's Day

Hawaii’s florists have suffered a blow through the reversal of a coronavirus policy exemption that would have allowed flower deliveries on Mother’s Day.