Mayo Clinic doctors recommend against traditional trick-or-treating due to pandemic

Mayo Clinic doctors are recommending parents avoid allowing their children traditional trick-or-treating this year for Halloween as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on.

Judge refuses to block New York COVID-19 restrictions

A federal judge has refused to block Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order limiting worship to as few as 10 congregants in communities seeing spikes in coronavirus infections.

From pandemic to published author for 5-year-old from Queens

While most of us were bingeing Netflix or making a sourdough starter, a five-year-old from Queens has become a published author.

New Yorkers stepping up to help during COVID-19

Volunteers are needed more than ever to provide relief from the destruction of COVID-19 and New Yorkers are stepping up.

Pfizer: Mid-November earliest it can seek virus vaccine OK

Pfizer CEO says it can't seek emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine before the third week of November — and that's if everything goes well.

COVID-19 uptick in NJ
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Officials in New Jersey say they are concerned over a moderate increase in COVID-19 activity.

Man accused of submitting absentee ballot applications for dead mom

A man from Long Island was arrested after he mailed two absentee ballot applications for his dead mother, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini.

Remdesivir among 4 drugs with 'little or no effect' on COVID-19 survival, WHO study says

The WHO study looked at four existing COVID-19 treatments, including remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine, and found each had "little or no effect" on a patient's survival.

Study: 8 million more Americans have fallen into poverty

A study conducted by Columbia University says that more than 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty.

Religious groups push back on COVID restrictions in NYC

Critics of New York City's latest COVID crackdown protested Thursday, calling the measures unfair to the Jewish community.

What you need to know to navigate Medicare open enrollment

Seniors across the nation have the chance to enroll or change their Medicare coverage for 2021, but with the process moving online, it may be more challenging this year.

Former NJ Gov. Chris Christie says he was wrong not to wear mask at White House

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday that he was wrong not to wear a mask at the White House after he and President Donald Trump both came down with the coronavirus.

United Airlines-DOD study: Face masks make COVID-19 risk on flights ‘almost non-existent’

United Airlines partnered with the U.S. Department of Defense on a study that suggests that when passengers wear face masks, the risk of exposure to COVID-19 on airplanes becomes negligible — but some experts say that the claim could be misleading.

Brigham Young University says students may have sought COVID-19 infection for plasma payout

Brigham Young University-Idaho administrators believe that students aimed to get infected by the coronavirus so that they could get paid for donating plasma that contains COVID-19 antibodies.