Fort Myers police show love to hospital workers

Police down in Fort Myers, Florida showed their appreciation for healthcare workers this week -- by using their patrol cruisers.

First COVID-19 deaths occurred in Bay Area in early February

The first known death from COVID-19 in the U.S. was believed to have occurred in Washington State in late February 2020, but the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner revealed on Tuesday that two individuals had died on Feb. 6 and Feb. 17 at home with coronavirus making them the first deaths recorded in the nation.

People missing out on stimulus checks because spouses are immigrants

Roughly 1.2 million U.S. citizens did not receive stimulus checks because they are married to immigrants who don’t have social security numbers and joint-filed their taxes.

Gov. Abbott pushes forward with plan to slowly re-open Texas amid pandemic

Governor Greg Abbott says Texas has one of the lowest coronavirus death rates of any state in the country. So far there have been more than 500 deaths and more than 20,000 cases.

US coronavirus cases top 800,000, according to Johns Hopkins

As of April 21, there were more than 43,000 deaths and 73,000 recoveries in the United States from the novel coronavirus.

Program helps Texans who can’t afford electricity bill during COVID-19 pandemic

There is help for Texans who are out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic or otherwise qualify for unemployment benefits and can't afford their electric bill.

Texas Railroad Commission passes on putting cap on oil production

The price of oil fell again on Tuesday as the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil, was divided about what to do.

New York no longer needs USNS Comfort hospital ship

Gov. Cuomo said that the USNS Comfort was helpful, but could now be sent elsewhere after being docked for weeks off of Manhattan. 

Dr. Fauci says reopening too quickly will 'backfire'

The top infectious-disease expert in the United States has a message for protesters who are ignoring their governors’ stay-at-home orders and calling for him to be fired over his guidelines.