Macy's paid $9M in bonuses to top executives after slashing 3,900 jobs

NEW YORK -- Macy's doled out $9 million in equity bonuses to its top executives just two weeks after the retailer said it would cut thousands of jobs in its corporate office.CEO Jeff Gennette received restricted stock worth about $3.6 million on July 9, according to a regulatory filing.

Arizona mother and newborn beat COVID-19 together

PHOENIX -- While there is an increase of young adults testing positive for COVID-19, a story that's not often heard is that of children battling the disease.For 3-month-old Elizabeth Jeckel, COVID-19 was the first illness she ever had, but she was able to fight it.The past few months were tough for Elizabeth's mother, Roxanne Jeckel.

'Every challenge is an opportunity:' Some using COVID-19 quarantine to focus on personal, family growth

MILWAUKEE -- The coronavirus pandemic has changed lives and altered day-to-day routines, but this time of uncertainty has also paved the way for people to take stock of their life and relationships.When climbing on a playground, sometimes you need a little extra push to get over the hurdle, just like your spirit might need a lift in times of trauma.

Some using COVID-19 quarantine to focus on personal, family growth
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The coronavirus pandemic has changed lives and altered day-to-day routines, but this time of uncertainty has also paved the way for people to take stock of their life and relationships.

Wearing masks in the heat
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With mask mandates in place -- are people finding it challenging to wear face coverings with heat indices at 100-plus?

Coronavirus patient, 24, who was ‘close to death’ leaves Texas hospital after 79 days

DALLAS -- A 24-year-old coronavirus patient who was hospitalized for nearly 3 months and placed on a ventilator with "dismal odds" of survival was released from a Texas hospital Wednesday, July 15.“I saw a light,” Paola Castillo said while recuperating after 79 days at Medical City North Hills in Dallas, according to a hospital press release. “That light was God telling me it was time to wake up.”Castillo was admitted to the emergency department on April 27 after experiencing difficulty breathing, a cough and fever for 6 days prior.Her symptoms worsened, and she was placed on a ventilator in the first 24 hours after being admitted to the hospital.

Sheriff: Florida residents organizing 'COVID-19 parties,' some led by gang members

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. -- Florida gang members have supposedly been hosting massive parties at vacation rental homes with the hopes of spreading the coronavirus, according to officials.

Florida sheriff's office releases footage of large block party in Kissimmee (Credit: Osceola County Sheriff's Office via Storyful)
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A Florida sheriff?s department said it had broken up several parties at vacation rental homes despite the coronavirus pandemic, sharing footage of one such party that ran into the early hours of July 12.

'Based on science:' Joe Biden outlines ‘roadmap’ to ‘safely’ reopen schools

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Joe Biden on Friday, July 17 announced a five-step guideline "based on science" to support local decision-making on reopening schools to help students whose learning was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Health Department stresses no Milwaukee public or private schools may hold in-person sessions while in Phase 4

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Health Department has reiterated that no schools — public or private — are permitted to hold in-person sessions in the City of Milwaukee while the city remains in Phase 4 of the "Moving Milwaukee Forward" reopening plan.Per the Phase 4 order, it states:

New masks designed to help deaf, other disabled communities

HOUSTON - New face coverings are designed to help a community that feels silenced.“The deaf community, and even other disabilities that rely on the face, all of the sudden that was taken away from us,” said Emma Faye.Like roughly 350,000 other Texans, Emma Faye is deaf.

No end in sight, Congress confronts new virus crisis rescue

WASHINGTON — It stands as the biggest economic rescue in U.S. history, the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill swiftly approved by Congress in the spring.

Brewers' Brandon Woodruff easy choice to start season opener

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff is following up his first All-Star appearance by getting his first opportunity to start a season opener.

Masks required, Plexiglass installed with jury trials set to resume July 20 in Milwaukee County
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In-person jury trials will resume in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Monday, July 20, after the coronavirus pandemic brought them to a halt. On Friday, July 17, FOX6 News got a tour, with two courtrooms carefully prepared for trials to resume.

Some anti-maskers are wearing facial coverings made of mesh that offer no protection from COVID-19

LOS ANGELES -- Despite the lengths some have been willing to go to in order to protest against state policies that demand residents wear masks in public, some anti-maskers who previously refused to wear facial coverings are apparently deciding to wear face masks that offer no actual protection from respiratory droplets that can help spread a virus the COVID-19.