Ruth's Chris Steakhouse owner to return $20M in small business loans

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse owner, Ruth’s Hospitality Group, announced Thursday that it is repaying $20 million in coronavirus aid received under the Paycheck Protection Program after the Treasury Department asked publicly traded companies to return the funds meant for small businesses.

LA City councilman proposes using federal stimulus funds to buy distressed properties for homeless housing

Landlords in Venice are calling Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin “exploitative” and “predatory” after Bonin pitched a proposal to use federal stimulus money to buy up distressed properties that go “belly up” and turn them around into housing for the homeless.

Experts fear that coronavirus could be causing strokes among young adults

Doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital are warning young people that the coronavirus may be causing strokes among young people who have been infected.

The latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic for April 23, 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.

14% of New Yorkers in study have coronavirus antibodies

More evidence is emerging that far more New Yorkers have had the coronavirus than the number confirmed by lab tests, officials said Thursday.

Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid

Congress delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending Thursday, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed almost 50,000 American lives and one in six U.S. jobs.

Doctors struggle to stay true to science but not cross Trump

Understanding who in the White House to trust can be bewildering for Americans, as doctors struggle to stay true to science but not cross President Trump.

Gov. Murphy: Much of $1.8B in federal virus relief 'unusable'

Much of the $1.8 billion earmarked for New Jersey under recent federal COVID-19 relief legislation is likely “unusable” and could have to be returned to the U.S. Treasury, Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday.

FOX feeding families with disabilities during COVID-19 pandemic

In a partnership with the City of Los Angeles, FOX is feeding thousands of people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Stay home, stay safe and save lives’: 9-year-old honorary police officer urges social distancing

Nine-year-old Jack Beattie, an honorary sergeant of the Irish National Police Service had a strong message for those still not adhering to social distancing guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic: “Stay home, stay safe and save lives.”