New White House offer adds $600 stimulus checks to COVID-19 relief

It proposes the $600 direct payment for individuals and $1,200 for couples, which is half the payment delivered by the March pandemic relief bill.

Chinese vaccine 86% effective, UAE says

The United Arab Emirates says a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, though it released few details.

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks

The deadly pandemic that tore through the nation’s heartland struck just as Aaron Crawford was in a moment of crisis. He was looking for work, his wife needed surgery, then the virus began eating away at her work hours and her paycheck.

Doctor pleads for review of data on ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment during Senate hearing

Dr. Pierre Kory, a pulmonary and critical care specialist, discussed findings about the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin and its use as a treatment of COVID-19 with NewsNOW from FOX.

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.