Dozens of bodies found in unrefrigerated U-Haul trucks outside NYC funeral home

A funeral home in New York City overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic resorted to storing dozens of bodies in unrefrigerated rented U-Haul trucks outside, police said Wednesday.

Sex offender arrested days after being released from jail over coronavirus fears

“They are giving a get out of jail free card," said an outraged Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. He’s angry over the recent court-ordered release of these seven inmates he calls “high risk” sex offenders.

FOX 5 uncovers how contact tracing works as DC expands program

D.C. announced Wednesday it will hire hundreds of people to work as contact tracers for the coronavirus and there are estimates that nationwide, a few hundred thousand people could be needed to do this work.

Dad ‘blows out’ candles with hands in coronavirus pandemic-modified birthday celebration

Many people have been forced to adapt to a new reality because of the coronavirus pandemic, including one California man who demonstrated an inventive way of “blowing” out the candles on his birthday cake. 

Trump says he won't extend social distancing guidelines

President Donald Trump said Wednesday the federal government will not be extending its coronavirus social distancing guidelines once they expire Thursday, and his son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, predicted that by July the country will be “really rocking again.”

American crew on board docked cruise ship in LA not allowed to disembark

American crew members from the Holland America Line are stuck on a cruise ship now docked at the Port of San Pedro because of coronavirus concerns. 

Trump says ‘we’ll get that back,’ after people report dead relatives receiving stimulus checks

With the U.S. unemployment rate expected to his 20 percent soon, a number not seen since the great depression, millions of Americans received relief checks early in April in a bid to replace lost income due to the coronavirus closures. Unfortunately, many of the relief recipients are no longer living. 

Baseball Hall of Fame cancels induction ceremony due to coronavirus

Derek Jeter, Larry Walker and the rest of this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class will have to wait another year for their big moment at Cooperstown.

Oprah to headline Facebook, Instagram graduation event

Oprah Winfrey has bee slated to be the commencement speaker for the Class of 2020 in an online graduation live streamed from Facebook and Instagram.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan issues order requiring 'universal' COVID-19 testing at nursing homes

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has issued an executive order requiring "universal testing" at all nursing homes just days after the Department of Health began releasing data related to COVID-19 at longterm care facilities in the state.