California to let schools, gyms, bars reopen next week with modifications

California will allow schools, day camps, bars, gyms and professional sports with modifications to begin reopening starting next Friday.

Judge: Philly jails must provide more access to hygiene products

A federal judge has approved a consent order requiring better access to soap, face masks and cleaning supplies to settle a portion of a lawsuit brought against Philadelphia seeking better coronavirus protections and improvements of other conditions for prisoners in the city's jails.

176 additional Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores open for in-person sales

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced that 176 additional Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores will resume limited in-store sales on Friday, June 5, as counties move into the yellow phase. 

Universal Orlando to reopen on Friday with new safety protocols like virtual queues and distancing on rides

Several new safety measures will be in place when Universal Orlando reopens to the public on Friday. This will include virtual queues instead of lines and just a few people on rides at a time to assure social distancing.

Las Vegas reopens from historic coronavirus casino closure

Hotel-casinos in suburban Las Vegas were the first to open at 12:01 a.m., to be followed later in the morning by a restart of the iconic Bellagio fountain and reopenings of several resorts on the Las Vegas Strip.

Study on safety of malaria drugs for coronavirus retracted

Thursday’s retraction in the journal Lancet involved a May 22 report on hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, drugs long used for preventing or treating malaria but whose safety and effectiveness for COVID-19 are unknown.

FTC warns of ‘large scale’ unemployment fraud scam amid coronavirus pandemic

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning of a “large-scale scam erupting in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic” involving impostors who are filing claims for unemployment benefits using the personal information of people who have not filed any claims. 

AP source: NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan

The plan, once approved, would have 13 Western Conference teams and nine Eastern Conference teams going to Disney, and the cutoff being that teams must be within six games of a playoff spot at this point. Playoffs would start in August, and the NBA Finals will likely stretch into October, the person said.

Prepping for 'yellow phase,' Philly urges protesters to monitor symptoms

We're still powering through this pandemic. From restaurants to retail, Philadelphia's health commission explains what it means to go "yellow," and what advice his department has for protest participants.

Murphy unveils proposal on improving nursing home responses

New Jersey’s long-term care facilities have been had hit by the outbreak, accounting for nearly half of the state’s fatalities from the virus.

Stay-at-home order to lift statewide Thursday night, Gov. Wolf says

Nearly 6 million people in hard-hit southeastern Pennsylvania are scheduled to shed Gov. Tom Wolf’s tightest restrictions on Friday.

Cinema chain AMC warns it may not survive the pandemic

Movie theater chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet.