5 California lawmakers dine outside at restaurant despite virus surge: report

Five California legislative assembly members dined together outdoors Monday despite surging coronavirus case levels that have triggered stay at home orders for much of the state’s population.

California uses text alert to ask millions of residents to stay home

California authorities sent a cellphone text alert Tuesday to two major regions of the nation’s most populous state to tell millions that the coronavirus is spreading rapidly and asking them to stay home except for essential activities.

New York suspends hundreds of liquor licenses during pandemic

New York has suspended hundreds of liquor licenses and filed nearly 2,000 charges for violations of coronavirus-related emergency rules.

American Airlines offering at-home coronavirus testing to all passengers

American Airlines announced that all of its domestic passengers will now have access to an at-home COVID-19 test prior to their departure for $129.

Nursing home industry lawsuit claims Pennsylvania illegally withheld funds

The lawsuit, announced Tuesday, says the Department of Human Services is refusing to provide supplemental payments to nursing homes as required by law, depriving them of crucial funding to fight the pandemic.

Wolf warns Pennsylvania hospitals at risk, mulls new virus restrictions

Gov. Tom Wolf is warning that Pennsylvania hospitals are at risk of being overrun with COVID-19 patients and might have to begin rationing medical care if the rate of spread does not slow.

British health officials administer first COVID-19 vaccines

British health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.

Should I wipe down groceries amid the COVID-19 pandemic?

If you're worried about the coronavirus on groceries or other packages, experts say to keep the risk in perspective.

COVID fatigue sets in as PA officials urge diligence

The catch phrase when COVID-19 first hit was flatten the curve. Once again, health officials are begging everyone to flatten the curve and keep people healthy and out of the hospital.

Seeking release from COVID restrictions, illegal speakeasies are popping up in Northeast Philly

Music, dancing, alcohol – illegal gatherings taking place in the Roaring 20s. No, not the 1920s. It’s happening in 2020, while people are supposed to be social distancing because of COVID.