Costco extends special senior shopping hours indefinitely due to COVID spike

Customers eligible for the special operating hours include those who are 60 years or older, and those with disabilities or who are immunocompromised.

How phones can alert you to COVID-19 exposure

More than 8.1 million people in the U.S. have turned their iPhones and Android devices into pandemic contact-tracing tools, but it hasn't been of much use when their neighbors, classmates and coworkers aren't on the same system.  

Bucks, businesses adjust to lack of fans for foreseeable future

With no fans allowed inside Fiserv Forum to start the Bucks season, the team is looking to import energy from outside the arena.

Moscow opens dozens of COVID-19 vaccination centers

Russia boasted that Sputnik V was the world’s “first registered COVID-19 vaccine” after the government gave it regulatory approval in early August.

Wisconsin DHS: COVID-19 cases up 4,831; deaths up 77

More than 2.5 million people have now been tested for COVID-19 in Wisconsin, of which more than 2.1 million have tested negative.

COVID-19 relief: What's on the table as Congress seeks deal

Providing a second round of “paycheck protection” subsidies, and funding to distribute vaccines are sure bets to be included in any deal.

Arizona company hopes its COVID-19 nasal spray can help people as they wait for vaccine

It's not a vaccine, but officials with one Arizona biotech firm hopes their nasal spray could bridge the gap for someone waiting on a vaccine, or can’t get a vaccine.

Emergency services at ‘breaking point’ amid COVID-19 pandemic, ambulance group warns HHS

Aarron Reinert, president of the AAA, asked in a letter that additional funding be funneled to emergency services to help maintain the basic services emergency personnel provided even before the pandemic.

NIH Director tells churches to stay closed as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rise in US

His warning comes after a national group that represents more than 20,000 evangelical Christian health care professionals recently urged churches to halt in-person services as coronavirus cases surge across the United States.

In sickness and in health: Couple exchanges vows through window after bride contracts COVID-19

Just days before her wedding, Lauren found out she had tested positive for COVID-19. After changing their venue three times and with a marriage license set to expire the day after their ceremony, the couple knew that they still wanted to say “I do.”

States submit coronavirus vaccine orders amid surging death toll

The number of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 hit an all-time high in the U.S. on Thursday at 100,667, and hospitals were at the breaking point.

CDC urges Americans to wear masks indoors as COVID-19 surge intensifies

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday called for universal mask-wearing and urged Americans to wear face masks indoors amid an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases around the country.

Deadly outbreaks at Washington nursing homes possibly linked to staff who attended 300-person wedding

Health officials are investigating whether seven deaths reported at long-term care facilities in Grant County are linked to a 300-person "superspreader" wedding in Ritzville that some nursing home staff attended. 

Tooth loss, other dental issues reported in COVID-19 patients

Some COVID-19 patients have reported loss of teeth and gum issues weeks and even months after testing positive for the virus.

Employers add a modest 245,000 jobs in November as coronavirus pandemic intensifies

America’s employers scaled back their hiring last month as the viral pandemic accelerated across the country, adding 245,000 jobs, the fewest since April and the fifth straight monthly slowdown.

Disease specialists urge confidence in COVID-19 vaccine process

Large segments of the population are already reporting skepticism about getting the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.