DIY masks: Texas A&M researchers evaluate effectiveness of different materials

According to Texas A&M officials, scientists from the university are currently testing a variety of popular DIY mask materials in order to give consumers "fact-based" information on different mask options. 

Setting a 'teacher tone' while homeschooling

Since your home is the new classroom, it’s important to learn how to set that “teacher tone” and maintain it throughout the school year.

J.Crew files for Chap. 11 bankruptcy as pandemic smothers retail

The owner of J.Crew is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, two months after the first person in New York tested positive for COVID-19.

Pressure is mounting to reopen states creating a patchwork of standards across the country
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The announcement of 30 million Americans filing for unemployment last week has increased pressure across the country to reopen businesses, but health officials are urging caution.

Great weather brings hundreds to Galveston beaches
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Natalie Hee reports live from the Galveston sea wall where hundreds of people have turned out for some sun and surf. As Natalie reports some groups are close together but many people are practicing safe social distancing.

Dallas County reports record number of new COVID-19 cases Sunday, with 234

Dallas County reported a record number of new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, as the county topped 200 new cases for the first time in a single day.

First Responders, Texas Strong; one photographer's gift
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Bryan Anderson Photography wanted to say thank you in a big way, Texas style, to our first responders. Anderson is providing free photos to Texas law enforcement, medical and fire departments on the front line protecting communities during the pandemic.

Billionaires got $283B richer during coronavirus: Study

U.S. billionaire wealth collectively increased by $238 billion, a 10 percent gain, from March 18 to April 10 when more than 22 million Americans lost their jobs, according to a study by the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think-tank.

Crowd cheers for Washington D.C. flyover to praise essential workers

Cheers rose from people gathered on the National Mall on Saturday, May 2, as the US Air Force Thunderbirds and US Navy Blue Angels flew in formation over Washington and Baltimore to salute healthcare and other essential workers.

Man arrested trying to quarantine on private Disney World island

Orange County Sheriff's deputies found Richard McGuire on Disney's Discovery Island on Thursday. He said he'd been there since Monday or Tuesday and had planned to camp there for a week, according to an arrest report.

Man arrested for trying to quarantine on private Disney World island

Florida deputies arrested a man who had been living out his quarantine on a shuttered Disney World island, telling authorities it felt like a “tropical paradise.”