Murphy, legislative leaders agree on $9.9B borrowing plan

The state Treasury Department has said New Jersey faces a $10 billion shortfall over the current and next fiscal years, though Murphy has said that could grow to $20 billion. 

After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4B in virus aid

The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid.

Pennsylvania adds 1K cases, biggest single-day report since May

The statewide total of cases is nearly 94,000, according to Department of Health data, and 77% of those are thought to have recovered.

Who might be eligible for a second stimulus check and for how much money?

Another round of stimulus payments could be distributed to people earning less than $40,000, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said.

‘STOP GETTING TESTED’ for COVID-19, Ohio lawmaker tells public

Republican State Rep. Nino Vitale made a statement on his Facebook page Tuesday, asking people to not get tested for the coronavirus.

Medical group releases chart ranking activities based on COVID-19 risk

The Texas Medical Association told FOX 35 that a task force of about 14 physicians who are experts and leaders in medicine have determined the risk level of various activities, ranked from 1 through 10.

Businesses across US request ‘exact change’ amid coin shortage caused by COVID-19

Following an announcement from The Federal Reserve last month that the coronavirus pandemic has created a shortage in coins in the U.S., businesses around the country have been urging their customers to use alternative forms of payment or bring exact change.

Bolivian president has COVID-19 as virus hits region's elite

Bolivia’s interim president and Venezuela’s No. 2 leader announced Thursday that they have been infected with the new coronavirus, just days after Brazil’s leader tested positive as the pandemic hits hard at some of Latin America’s political elite.

82 infected at Missouri summer camp as COVID-19 cases surge across US

An overnight summer camp in rural southwestern Missouri has seen scores of campers, counselors and staff infected with the novel coronavirus.

Florida reports highest single-day jump in COVID-19 deaths

Florida marked another grim COVID-19 milestone Thursday when health officials reported 120 new deaths from the coronavirus -- the highest one-day jump yet amid a surge in new infections that continues to befuddle the state's attempts to contain the outbreak.

Study suggests fetal coronavirus infection is possible

Researchers from Italy said Thursday that they studied 31 women with COVID-19 who delivered babies in March and April. They found signs of the virus in several samples of umbilical cord blood, the placenta and, in one case, breast milk.