White House blocking Fauci testimony in coronavirus hearing, panel spokesman says

A spokesman for a key House panel said Friday that the White House has blocked Dr. Anthony Fauci from testifying next week at a hearing on the coronavirus outbreak.

More restaurants could start taking SNAP benefits

With millions of Americans filing for unemployment and food banks struggling to keep up with COVID-19-induced demand, more restaurants may soon be able to allow supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) recipients to use their benefits to purchase meals.

Make-A-Wish trying to make dreams come true during pandemic

Stay-at-home orders, traveling fears and the cancellation of sporting events, concerts and theme parks have forced the organization to come to a stand-still, leaving young people’s requests in holding patterns.

Stocks slump as coronavirus hits big tech, oil earnings

Equity investors kicked into sell mode on the first trading day of the month as Big Tech and Big Oil warned that COVID-19 is hurting business during their quarterly earnings updates.

FDA allows emergency use of remdesivir drug for coronavirus

The study of 1,063 patients is the largest and most strict test of the drug and included a comparison group that received just usual care so remdesivir’s effects could be rigorously evaluated, according to AP.

PA Court: Special wine, liquor orders can be sent directly

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board must allow distributors to send special wine and liquor orders directly to retailers instead of sending them to state stores for pickup, a court ruled Friday.

24 Pennsylvania counties to ease restrictions next week, Gov. Wolf says

The spread of the disease has slowed in many parts of the state, and health officials say the hard-hit area of southeastern Pennsylvania appears to be past its peak rate of increase in new cases.

Che-Che the dog, who lost both owners to COVID-19, cheered by shelter staff after finding new home

A 9-year-old poodle named Che-Che, who lost everything after both her owners passed away due to complications from COVID-19, was cheered on by the New Jersey animal shelter that housed her after she finally found her new forever home.

‘I died and came back’: 12-year-old recovers from virus

As her desperately sick daughter was being airlifted to a hospital, Jennifer Daly was thinking about all the parts of life that still lay ahead for her 12-year-old and whether she’d ever experience them: Would she get to fall in love? Would she get the chance to get married and have her own children?

Golf courses to reopen in PA, NJ with coronavirus-conscious set of rules

As the governors from Pennsylvania and New Jersey plan to reopen businesses, they’re starting slowly this weekend with local golf courses, but it won't be business as usual.

Hiker celebrating end of coronavirus lockdown falls to her death while posing for photo

Olesia Suspitsina reportedly climbed over a safety fence in the park and posed for an image on the edge of a cliff in front of its scenic waterfalls -- before slipping on some grass and plummeting roughly 115 feet, according to Sputnik Turkey.

Michigan girl, 5, honored with parade after beating cancer

Neighbors, friends and relatives of a 5-year-old Michigan girl who just completed her final five-day inpatient chemotherapy session welcomed her home Tuesday with a parade past her driveway, according to a local report.