Animal welfare groups help owners keep pets at home

Early in May, Nydia Bonefont was concerned when her dog wouldn’t eat and seemed lethargic. She realized that Papi, a 9-year-old Beagle/Cavalier mix, must have hurt himself — he cried when he was touched. But she was without income to pay for vet care.

Husband of woman who prayed every day outside hospital for his recovery has died

A woman kept her promise until the end of praying outside her husband's hospital window for more than a month as he lay in a coma fighting COVID-19.

After contracting the adenovirus, 6-year-old girl now on life support after a week

The family of Tyra Davis-Hamilton is baffled. Last week at this time she was playing at the park with her friends, now her family is planning her funeral.

Newark schools to go fully remote at start of new school year

Students in New Jersey's largest public school system will not be going back to the classroom for the start of the new school year.

US nursing home cases up nearly 80% in COVID-19 rebound

A new report says COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80% earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the West.

Texas becomes 4th state to surpass 10,000 virus deaths

Texas has surpassed 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths as the lingering toll of a massive summer outbreak continues.

Gyms to start reopening in New York, Cuomo says

Cuomo announced that gyms will be allowed to reopen for the first time since March.

Returning vacationers face new constraints as coronavirus spikes

Countries in Europe and Asia that saw a summer respite from coronavirus outbreaks are tracking swiftly rising numbers of new confirmed cases.

Quarantine requirements may delay children's return to in-person school amid COVID-19 pandemic

As states around the country require visitors from areas with high rates of coronavirus infections to quarantine upon arrival, children taking end-of-summer vacations to hot spots are facing the possibility of being forced to skip the start of in-person learning at their schools.

French nursing home sees 9 deaths in one week as coronavirus returns

Nine people with the virus died over the past week in a single nursing home in eastern France, and other French care homes are shutting their doors as the country battles a new rise in COVID-19 infections.

Coronavirus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle

Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isn’t working.

New Zealand delays election after COVID-19 outbreak in Auckland

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has chosen to delay New Zealand’s national elections by four weeks as the country deals with a new coronavirus outbreak in its largest city Auckland.

U.S. extends border restrictions with Canada and Mexico

The United States, Canada, and Mexico have agreed to extend the border restrictions on non-essential travel between the nations through September 21.

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The United States, Canada, and Mexico have agreed to extend the border restrictions on non-essential travel between the nations through September 21.

Taller cubicles, one-way aisles: Office workers must adjust

Around the U.S., office workers sent home when the coronavirus took hold in March are returning to the world of cubicles and conference rooms.

NY hits 7 million COVID-19 tests, positive tests remain under 1%

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that 7 million COVID-19 tests have been conducted so far in New York and that the number of tests coming back positive remained under 1 percent for the ninth consecutive day.