States consider big cuts as Congress deadlocks on more coronavirus aid

With the U.S. Senate returning to session next week, some states are renewing their push for aid. Without it, additional cuts are likely. Some governors also have begun proposing tax and fee increases.

Make-A-Wish Arizona surprises 5-year-old boy in Phoenix with a personal playground

A Phoenix boy was surprised with his own personal playground for his fifth birthday with the help of Make-A-Wish Arizona. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen reports.

Some ASU students reportedly attending parties over Labor Day Weekend despite suspension warnings

Parties reportedly being held by students and for students at Arizona State University are causing concern due to strict university rules against social gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.

So many coronavirus deaths in Mexico, they are running out of death certificates

The coronavirus pandemic is hitting Mexico so hard, they are running out of death certificates. So far, more than 66,000 people there have died of COVID-19 related causes.

Arizona reports 836 additional COVID cases, 36 more deaths

Arizona was a national hot spot in June and July, with cases and deaths trending downward since. Declines in several COVID-19 hospitalization metrics reported by the state have slowed recently.

Mexican cartels are finding more unusual ways to smuggle the drugs, Customs and Border Protection officers say

Officers say meth seizures have nearly doubled this year; criminals are getting more creative in the ways they smuggle drugs across the border and fear the problem will only get worse. FOX's Stephanie Bennett reports.

Arizona Attorney General apparently sides with bar owners in lawsuit over bar closures

In a rare split, Arizona's Attorney General says Governor Doug Ducey's Executive Order to close some bars in a bit to limit the spread of COVID-19 was arbitrary and discriminatory.

Amid ‘uncontrolled spread of COVID-19,’ Indiana University calls for closure of Greek housing

The outbreaks since students began returning to campus in the past few weeks have heightened tensions between colleges and their towns and led to recriminations between local politicians and university officials.

‘Deadly December’ ahead with nearly 30,000 COVID-19 deaths each day in Northern Hemisphere, IHME predicts

According to IHME, part of the University of Washington’s School of Medicine, nearly 770,000 lives worldwide could be saved between now and Jan. 1 through coronavirus preventive measures suggested by the CDC, including mask-wearing and social distancing.

Temple University's active COVID-19 cases rise to 318

In-person classes were short-lived at Temple University. The school announced Thursday that it's going virtual due to rising COVID-19 cases.

UN health agency says no COVID-19 vaccine will be endorsed before it's safe and effective

At a press briefing on Friday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said vaccines have been used successfully for decades, and credited them with eradicating smallpox and bringing polio to the brink of being eliminated.

Arizona reports 728 additional coronavirus cases, 41 more deaths

Arizona was a national hot spot in June and July, with cases and deaths trending downward since. Declines in several COVID-19 hospitalization metrics slowed this week.

TSA screens highest number of passengers since COVID-19 pandemic low-point in April

While passenger volume at U.S. airports increased ahead of Labor Day weekend, the numbers remain well below levels reported prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.