LA City Council passes emergency help, protection for renters

The Los Angeles City Council voted to halt rent increases for tenants living in rent-stabilized units for the next year. 

Stanford won't accept $7.4M relief funds; other universities will take the money

Stanford had been allocated $7.4 million in Higher Education Emergency Relief funds. The prestigious school in Palo Alto, also has a $28 billion endowment,

New home sales plunge 15.4% in March as virus hits

Sales of new single-family homes dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 627,000 last month, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Trump says Thunderbirds, Blue Angels will do flyovers across country to honor medical workers

In the coronavirus task force briefing Wednesday, President Trump said that the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force's Thunderbirds would be doing flyovers of major American cities in honor of "American medical workers"

Inmates released from California jails because of coronavirus were rearrested for new crimes

Thousands of inmates have been released from county jails throughout California under an April 13 emergency order by the state Judicial Council cutting bail to zero for those charged with low-level offenses.

Newsom says state can resume elective surgeries, announces testing sites in underserved communities

Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday announced essential scheduled surgeries could resume in California and that 86 new coronavirus testing sites would be established in the state's underserved communities. 

Texas girl, 10, who made hand-sewn coronavirus masks for nurses, killed in ATV accident

The heartwarming story of a curly-haired 10-year-old girl who sewed coronavirus masks and donated them to nurses at a Texas hospital turned tragic last week when she was killed in an ATV accident.

Coronavirus may cause strokes in younger patients: report

In an interview with CNN, Mount Sinai Health System neurosurgeon Dr. Thomas Oxley said the virus is causing clots in arteries, resulting in "severe strokes."

US unemployment claims surge by another 4.4 million

More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday.

Walmart begins mandating one-way aisles

In order to encourage social distancing while shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic, Walmart stores are updating their policy by creating one-way aisles. 

Mom and daughter dress up for grocery visit to lighten mood during coronavirus pandemic

A mother and daughter in Florida decided to lighten the mood during the coronavirus pandemic, donning shark and giraffe costumes during a recent visit to the grocery store.

Johns Hopkins University warns of layoffs, cuts while tracking coronavirus spread

Johns Hopkins University is planning to cut salaries and expecting to furlough and lay off employees because of multimillion-dollar losses arising from the pandemic.