Huge party busted in Queens catering hall

New York City officials said they shut down an illegal party of more than 200 people who were violating pandemic restrictions at a catering hall

Health officials halt planned 10,000-person wedding in Brooklyn

Health officials in New York say they have stopped a planned wedding in Brooklyn which would have allegedly brought together more than 10,000 people.

Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle COVID-19 surge

Rural Jerauld County in South Dakota didn’t see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to August.

Mother files lawsuit after 7-year-old son with autism handcuffed for almost 40 minutes

A North Carolina mother is filing a lawsuit against her son’s school after a former resource officer restrained her child, who suffers from autism, for nearly 40 minutes.

Anxiety rises among COVID-19 survivors as Seattle man is confirmed to have caught virus twice

A Seattle man is likely feeling very lucky after officially surviving COVID-19 twice. His case is only the third case in the United States where doctors confirmed reinfection.

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.