Health & Safety

Boston police officers ride past the finish line of the Boston Marathon, which was canceled and replaced with a virtual event on Thursday.

Boston Marathon Canceled, Will Be A Virtual Event Because Of Coronavirus

9:26pm May 28, 2020

by Austin Horn

All participants who were set to run in the event initially slated for April 20 and later pushed back to Sept. 14 will have the opportunity to participate in an online alternative.

Barber shops and other businesses will remain closed in Chicago while many stores elsewhere in Illinois reopen on Friday.

Health & Safety

Illinois Is Reopening But Chicago Isn't Because Of Coronavirus Cases

8:59pm May 28, 2020

by David Schaper

Illinois is joining many other Midwest states in reopening some retail shops, restaurants, salons and other businesses Friday. The mayor is delaying until the middle of next week.

Joshua Boliver and Gali Beeri decided to quarantine together in New York City — after one date.

Love At First Quarantine: After A Single Date, Couple Hunkers Down Together

8:28pm May 28, 2020

by Joe Richman

New Yorkers Gali Beeri and Joshua Boliver met at a dance class in March as the city was about to lock down. The near-strangers took a leap of faith and are riding out quarantine in Joshua's apartment.

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Vehicles move through a nearly empty Times Square earlier this month in New York City. On Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out his plans for reopening the city after weeks of sweeping measures to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

De Blasio Expects New York City To Head Back To Work Next Month

5:49pm May 28, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has spent weeks under strict restrictions. But the mayor says up to 400,000 people will likely return to their jobs soon — with some conditions.

Frontline Workers Are Losing Temporary Wage Bumps Despite Increasing Risks

5:47pm May 28, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Many retail and food workers are losing temporary wage bumps they got during the pandemic. Some say their work hazards are still high, and their wage is lower than unemployment benefits.

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State And Local Leaders Respond To Forsyth County's Rising COVID-19 Cases

5:35pm May 28, 2020

by Bethany Chafin

There were 97 cases of COVID-19 in Forsyth County on Thursday — the largest single-day increase since the pandemic began.

What Happens To Health Coverage After The Job Loss

5:28pm May 28, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The end of May marks a deadline for the millions of people who have lost job-based health insurance in March to enroll in a new plan.

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Face masks are effective in slowing the spread of the coronavirus, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says. His message was bolstered by Rosie Perez and Chris Rock, who joined Cuomo at a Thursday news conference in Brooklyn.

'No Mask – No Entry,' Cuomo Says As He Allows Businesses To Insist On Face Coverings

5:04pm May 28, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"You don't want to wear a mask — fine," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says. "But you don't have a right to then go into that store if that store owner doesn't want you to."

The Statue of Liberty is visible behind refrigeration trucks that function as temporary morgues at New York City's South Brooklyn Marine Terminal. "If you're driving by ... you might just assume that this was some sort of distribution hub," Time reporter

Reckoning With The Dead: Journalist Goes Inside An NYC COVID-19 Disaster Morgue

4:58pm May 28, 2020

by Dave Davies

Time magazine reporter W.J. Hennigan embedded with workers responsible for caring for the bodies of some 20,000 New Yorkers who have died from COVID-19. "It's a haunting thing," he says.

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Protesters demonstrate during a rally against Pennsylvania's stay-at-home order at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, May 15. While the public is temporarily banned from the capitol due to the coronavirus outbreak, lawmakers, including one who recently test

Pennsylvania Democrats Say They Weren't Told When GOP Member Tested Positive

4:33pm May 28, 2020

by Ed Mahon

Democrats in Pennsylvania's House say they were kept in the dark for a week when a Republican colleague, who had been working in the State Capitol, tested positive for the coronavirus.