Hawaii basically deserted as tourists stop coming

Like many cities across the world, Honolulu came to an eerie standstill this weekend as officials implemented measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic throughout the islands. 

Vets urged to access healthcare services online

Recipients can request prescription refills, sign up for text message reminders about their health care and ask non-urgent questions via video, telephone or the VA's secure online messaging system.

Chicago residents call for rent freeze during COVID-19 pandemic

Some Chicago residents want a citywide rent freeze, saying the coronavirus outbreak has caused extreme financial hardship.

Coronavirus relief plan gives Cook County reprieve on food stamps

Food stamps recipients in the nation’s second-largest county are getting a reprieve through a coronavirus relief package signed this month, but it’s only temporary.

7 more virus deaths, 290 illnesses reported in Indiana

Seven more people have died of COVID-19 in Indiana, bringing the state’s coronavirus death toll to 31 in a 10-fold increase from the three deaths reported a week earlier, health officials said Saturday.

Italian engineers help coronavirus patients by harnessing snorkel masks for CPAP machines

After news spread that the Italian innovation firm Isinnova successfully saved lives by 3D printing ventilator valves for its local hospital, CEO Cristian Fracassi and engineer Alessandro Romaioli fielded all sorts of calls from around the world.

Italy's front-line coronavirus heroes, in portraits

The doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy are almost unrecognizable behind their masks, scrubs, gloves and hairnets — the flimsy battle armor donned at the start of each shift as the only barrier to contagion.

Super Bowl MVP Terrell Davis donates $400K worth of products to Feeding America: 'Leading by example'

Two-time Super Bowl champion Terrell Davis is stepping up to help those impacted by the coronavirus, vowing to donate around $400,000 worth of products to food banks across the country.

Trump backs away from possible quarantine order for New York and New Jersey

President Donald Trump  backed away from calling for a quarantine for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, instead directing Saturday night that a “strong Travel Advisory” be issued to stem the spread of the outbreak.

CDC issues 14-day domestic travel advisory for NJ, NY, CT

A 14-day travel restriction has been issued for New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.