7 California counties get OK to more quickly reopen

El Dorado, Butte, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Amador and Shasta counties have had no or few virus deaths were the first to win state permission to reopen their economies more quickly.

Broadway actor Nick Cordero wakes up from coma

Broadway star Nick Cordero has woken up from a medically-induced coma, according to his wife. 

Gyms prepare to reopen just a day after Arizona Governor announces they can resume business

The announcement that fitness centers can reopen Wednesday was shocking to some gym owners who weren't sure when the governor would allow them to open back up during the coronavirus pandemic.

DES delays launch of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance System

Officials with the Arizona Department of Economic Security announced that the launch of the state's Pandemic Unemployment Assistance System has been delayed.

Broadway shows will remain dark indefinitely

The Broadway League, a trade association for the industry, announced that all productions will remain closed until further notice.

California healthcare workers to be honored with fighter jet flyovers

The famous U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will be honoring frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with flights over Southern California on May 15.

Video shows how quickly COVID-19 can spread in buffet-style restaurant setting

An experiment filmed by Japan’s public broadcasting organization NHK shows how easy it is for a virus like COVID-19 to spread on a cruise ship or in buffet-style restaurant.

63-page CDC document shelved by White House offered detailed reopening guidance

Advice from the nation’s top disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic included detailed instructive guidance and some more restrictive measures than the plan released by the White House last month.

Tempe's Mill Avenue sees influx of customers for reopening of dine-in services

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey responded to backlash involving a Tempe restaurant on Monday, the first day dine-in services sparked back up again during the coronavirus pandemic.

Buffets face challenges in post-pandemic restaurant landscape

As restaurants across the state start to reopen, one segment that may struggle more than others is buffet restaurants.

Nebraska holds 1st in-person election in weeks amid pandemic

Polling places in the Omaha area appeared largely quiet, in part because there was such a huge number of absentee ballots mailed into election offices.

Fauci, in Senate testimony, warns of new coronavirus 'outbreaks' if states jump 'checkpoints' to reopen

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the White House coronavirus task force, warned in testimony Tuesday before the Senate Health Committee that reopening the economy before certain "checkpoints" set up in the White House's coronavirus recovery plan are met could bring "serious" consequences.