Newsom: West Coast states ask for $1 trillion from federal government

Governors and lawmakers of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Colorado wrote the federal government on Monday, requesting $1 trillion to flow down to the states.

FedEx driver surprises 6-year-old girl with cupcakes on quarantine birthday

A kindhearted FedEx driver in Indiana left a little something special when he spontaneously dropped off cupcakes for a little girl’s sixth birthday, after bringing a package to the family’s home and realizing that the coronavirus crisis likely dampened the youngster’s celebrations.

Study: Virus death toll in NYC worse than official tally

New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the official tally kept by the city and state.

Pelosi reportedly drafting $750B bill to aid state, local governments

close Secretary Mnuchin on lost jobs, toll coronavirus pandemic is taking on US economy House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is reportedly drafting legislation that would assist states and local governments that have seen their economy contract amid the coronavirus pandemic, but any new bill is expected to face resistance from Republicans who’ve said they have been largely left out of negotiations.

Wylie principal visits more than 600 graduating seniors

A suburban high school principal went on a mission to visit every graduating senior – all 612 of them.

Minnesota COVID-19 deaths increase to 591, nearly 80 percent in long-term care facilities

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 13 additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 Monday and 528 new lab-confirmed cases, bringing the state's death toll from the disease to 591 and the total number of positive cases to 11,799. 

WWII Marine vet, 99, beats COVID-19: 'I've gone through hell more than once and this came almost as close'

A 99-year-old Marine veteran earned a new medal this week -- to go along with the two Purple Hearts he was given for his actions during World War II -- after winning a long and tough battle against the coronavirus.

Carnival cruise bookings soar despite coronavirus, travel company says

Cruise bookings increased exponentially after Carnival announced it intends to resume some cruises in August, according to one travel company.

Waiting for coronavirus stimulus check? Direct deposit information is due Wednesday, IRS says

If you're among the millions of Americans still waiting for the coronavirus stimulus payment to land in your bank account, time is running out to provide the IRS with your necessary direct deposit information.

The human eye is 'susceptible' to coronavirus infection, new study warns

Researchers widely believe that COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus pandemic, is transmitted person-to-person, largely via respiratory droplets from coughs, sneezes and talking. A new study suggests it can also be transmitted through the eyes from the ACE-2 protein.

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increase in Travis County
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More than 55 cases were reported bringing the total number of more than 2,000. FOX 7 Austin's Tierra Neubaum has details.

Restart or re-stop? Economies reopen but chaos abounds

Countries in Europe are reopening their economies amid the coronavirus pandemic but in chaotic ways. Life resumed in Paris' iconic streets and schoolchildren returned to class in the Netherlands as countries tried to balance how to reopen economies without rekindling new outbreaks.

Shanghai Disneyland reopens with anti-virus controls

Visitors wearing face masks streamed into Shanghai Disneyland as the theme park reopened in a high-profile step toward reviving tourism that was shut down by the coronavirus pandemic.

People drawn to Lake Travis amid coronavirus outbreak

Friday, Travis County extended it's stay-at-home work safe orders. They say boating is generally not allowed unless it’s for some sort of essential activity.