Coronavirus

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak.

A father in Ohio came up with a socially distanced way to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters this Halloween, and his "invention" is going viral.

The “super spreader” event started with wedding attendees in the Katahdin region and spread to the community at large and to a nursing home in Madison.

President Donald Trump says Republicans should increase their offer for a coronavirus relief bill. But his allies in Congress aren't so sure.

The Big Ten plans to begin its season the weekend of Oct. 24 with an eight-game schedule for each team.

The New York City mayor says he is going to require everyone who works in his office to take a 5-day unpaid furlough because of a budget shortfall.

Health departments that have been underfunded for decades say they currently lack the staff, money and tools to educate people about vaccines and then to distribute, administer and track doses to some 330 million people.

A drug company says that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help keep mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients from needing to be hospitalized, a goal no current coronavirus medicine has been able to meet.

The federal government is outlining a sweeping plan to make COVID-19 vaccines available for free to all Americans.

Tony Aversa, a bartender in San Diego was attacked over Labor Day weekend after asking patrons to wear face masks.