North Texas organizations scramble to reopen summer camps

Summer camps can open at the end of the month and organizations in North Texas are scrambling to pull programs together that meet state guidelines.

University of Texas at Arlington holds drive-thru event to raise spirits of incoming freshman

University officials say they know it’s been a tough year for graduating high school seniors and they want to get them excited for their freshman year of college, even if it might look different this fall. 

UIL allows limited organized summer workouts beginning June 8

The governing body for public school sports in Texas is giving the go-ahead for some organized workouts to begin this summer.

States accused of fudging or bungling COVID-19 case numbers to make things look better than they are

As large parts of the U.S. ease their lockdowns against the coronavirus, public health officials in some states are being accused of bungling infection statistics or even deliberately using a little sleight of hand to make things look better than they are.

Canada, US extend border closure to non-essential travel

Canada and the US have agreed to extend their agreement to keep the border closed to non-essential travel to June 21 during the coronavirus pandemic.

'No evidence' COVID-19 can be spread in swimming pools, CDC says

There is no evidence that the virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread to people through the water in pools, hot tubs, spas, or water play areas, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

Fed's Powell says new lending programs to launch by June 1

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank’s lending programs for medium-sized businesses and state and local governments will be operational by the end of this month.