Here's what NJ schools need to do to reopen in the Fall

Schools across New Jersey were issued guidelines by Gov. Phil Murphy and state education officials on Friday to help them formulate a plan on how to reopen safely in September.

Pregnant woman dies of COVID-19, doctors manage to save baby

A pregnant woman from Baton Rouge passed away Thursday due to complications from COVID-19, but doctors at Woman’s Hospital successfully delivered her baby,

3 die in New Mexico from drinking hand sanitizer

The state Department of Health said the cases were reported to the New Mexico Poison Control Center, with the first coming in early May. The other cases occurred since May 29.

NJ lays out plans to reopen schools
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The upcoming school year in New Jersey and across the tri-state area is beginning to take shape and will be unlike anything we've ever seen before.

Gym owners in NY fighting to reopen in Phase 4
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After it was announced on Tuesday that gyms would not be allowed to reopen in Phase Four of reopening in New York, roughly 30 owners of small fitness studios formed a coalition to potentially pursue legal action across the state.

Business is booming for SoHo plastics shop creating face shields and sneeze guards

Plexiglass, the material used to make sneeze guards and other safety measures used everywhere from doctor's offices to retailers to nail salons, is in hot demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Judge blocks 25% capacity rule for religious services in NY

A federal judge has blocked New York state from enforcing coronavirus restrictions limiting indoor religious gatherings to 25% capacity when other types of gatherings are limited to 50%.

Despite pandemic, Trump administration urges end to ACA

The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic

States retreat as new virus cases hit an all-time high in US

While the increase is believed to reflect, in part, greatly expanded testing, experts say there is ample evidence the virus is making a comeback, including rising deaths and hospitalizations in parts of the country, especially in the South and West.

Here is what can reopen in Phase 3 in New York City

New York City is on track to enter Phase 3 of reopening on Monday, July 6, announced Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday. 

US consumer spending up 8.2%, partly erasing record plunge

Friday’s Commerce Department report showed that Americans stepped up their spending in May despite a 4.2% decline in personal income, which had soared by 10.8% the previous month.

COVID-19 more likely to hospitalize or kill people with these 5 underlying conditions

As the coronavirus resurges in hotspots across the United States, health officials are doing everything they can to safeguard Americans who are most at risk of the disease.

Poll:  People tired of virus restrictions

After months of steady progress, new confirmed cases of COVID-19 climbed to near-record levels in the U.S. this week.

Italian governor threatens to lock down region over spike in coronavirus cases

The governor of a southern Italian region insisted on Friday that seasonal Bulgarian crop pickers who live in an apartment complex with dozens of COVID-19 cases must stay inside for 15 days, not even emerging for food.