Over 800 nurses begin strike at Chicago hospital

More than 800 nurses walked off the job Saturday at Chicago’s University of Illinois Hospital after the latest contract negotiations aimed at averting the strike ended with an impasse.

Police: Elderly man beaten in Winter Park over social distancing request

Police say an elderly man was dragged out of a gas station by his hair and beaten by another patron. Authorities released surveillance video of the incident on Friday.

Study links restaurants to higher rate of COVID-19 transmission

Dining at restaurants may have a higher rate of COVID-19 transmission than other activities like shopping or riding public transportation, a CDC study concluded.

UT students need to be tested before going to a Longhorns game

As UT prepares for kick-off, students are having to make some preparations of their own, like get tested for COVID-19. 

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As UT prepares for kick-off, students are having to make some preparations of their own, like get tested for COVID-19.�

Pecan Street Festival goes virtual for 2020

The virtual event "Pecan Street Wired" will be entirely online with content streaming on Sept. 19 and 20, the original fall dates of the Pecan Street Festival. 

‘Don’t try and look at the rosy side of things’:  Fauci says US must ‘hunker down’ for COVID-19-fraught winter

Speaking at a virtual panel for Harvard Medical School, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert warned Americans against looking “at the rosy side of things,” as the country braces for a flu season on top of an already devastating COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Get off the plane’: Passengers scold woman refusing to wear mask on flight

A spokesperson with American Airlines confirmed the incident, saying that the customer traveling on American Airlines flight 1024 “refused to comply with our face covering requirement while on board.”

Missing the State Fair of Texas? Here’s are several ways to enjoy it this year

The State Fair of Texas will not open because of the pandemic this year but there are several ways you can get at least a small taste of the tradition.