Real ID deadline extended to 2021 over COVID-19 crisis

Americans had until Oct. 1, 2020, to get their new ID card but amid a national emergency, the Department of Homeland Security has moved the enforcement deadline to Oct. 1, 2021.

Jo-Ann craft stores are giving away free kits to make face masks, gowns

Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts stores are mobilizing customers to pitch in with coronavirus relief by distributing free kits to sew face masks and gowns for hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Every night, Vancouver residents applaud health care workers from balconies

Vancouver’s West End erupts in applause every night in honor of the medical professionals on the front lines of the world’s fight with COVID-19.

Two Grand Princess passengers die of coronavirus: health officials

Both male passengers died “due to complications from the coronavirus,” according to the Department of Health and Human Services,

President Trump approves New Jersey disaster declaration

President Donald Trump on Wednesday approved a Disaster Declaration in New Jersey which will provide Federal funding during the state's recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak.

UF researchers designing low-cost, 'open source' ventilator made from hardware store items

A professor of anesthesiology at the University of Florida is building an "open source" ventilator out of common items from hardware stores, in an effort to meet the desperately high demand internationally due to the coronavirus pandemic.

NJ day cares closed except for children of essential workers

Gov. Phil Murphy says New Jersey day care providers have until Friday to certify they can and will serve only the children of workers deemed essential during the COVID-19 emergency or face closure.

Miller Lite to donate $1M to unemployed bartenders amid coronavirus outbreak

“Taps are off. But tips are needed,” reads the text in a video the company tweeted. “Click to donate to the millions out of work. We’ll start with $1,000,000.”

Amazon fights coronavirus price-gouging, suspends 3,900 accounts

Amazon said Monday that it has already suspended more than 3,900 seller accounts for price-gouging during the coronavirus outbreak, a disclosure that came on the same day President Trump issued an executive order aimed at curtailing the practice.

Board approves School District of Philadelphia’s request to purchase up to 50,000 Chromebooks to support remote learning

The Board of Education approved an action item Thursday that allows the District of Philadelphia to purchase up to 50,000 Chromebooks to support remote learning while schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.