Canadian nurse on the frontlines in America
(NEW JERSEY) -- Paige Nelson is a nurse who was living in Alberta, Canada with her husband and two sons, age four and five, before she decided to cross the border into the United......
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NYPD arrested more people of color for social distancing and other charges, data shows
(NEW YORK) -- In the last seven weeks, the NYPD has arrested and issued summonses for almost 400 people, mostly blacks and Latinos, for allegedly violating social distancing and other violations, newly released data......
As coronavirus killed, spot inspections at nursing homes uncovered alleged violations
(RICHMOND, Va.) -- As the death toll mounted inside the Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center near Richmond, Va., federal health inspectors arrived unannounced and discovered some workers there were failing to take basic infection control......
The greeting card industry is selling out of sympathy cards amid coronavirus
(NEW YORK) -- In a remarkable sign of the loss many have been going through during the coronavirus pandemic, the greeting card industry is selling out of sympathy cards.At least 73,431 people have died in......
Coronavirus vaccine in human trials relies on body’s genetic material
(NEW YORK) -- The first doses of an experimental novel coronavirus vaccine have been given to people in several states as part of a clinical trial to find a defense against a disease that has......
Death of researcher in apparent murder-suicide may have thwarted ‘significant findings’ about coronavirus
(PITTSBURGH) -- A medical researcher in Pittsburgh was "on the verge of making very significant findings" about the coronavirus before he was shot and killed Saturday, officials said.Bing Lu, a medical researcher at the University......
Crime down in New York City as residents shelter in place: NYPD
(NEW YORK) -- The NYPD released its latest crime statistics Monday and said overall incidents were down in April.There were 5,121 reported crimes in April, a roughly 28.5% drop from April 2019, according to......
Feds slam Martin Shkreli’s attempt to leave prison to find COVID-19 cure
(NEW YORK) -- Convicted fraudster Martin Shkreli's request to be freed from prison for three months to research a coronavirus cure was blasted by federal prosecutors as the "same kind of delusional self-aggrandizing behavior" that......
Brooklyn man arrested for allegedly stealing coronavirus relief checks from the mail
(NEW YORK) -- A Brooklyn man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing nine coronavirus relief checks from the mail.The nine checks totaled more than $12,000, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in Brooklyn......
‘Project Cupid’: New York City is making marriage licenses available online for the 1st time
(NEW YORK) -- For the first time, New York City is making marriage licenses available online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The new order, slated to last until May 18, will allow people to obtain......