UK at 'tipping point:' England braces for more COVID-19 restrictions

Millions of people in northern England are waiting to hear whether they will be put under tighter coronavirus restrictions in the coming days.

5,570 new Florida coronavirus cases reported Sunday; 178 new deaths

The Florida Department of Health says the number of known cases of COVID-19 in the state rose by 5,570 Sunday, after not issuing a daily report Saturday. According to the state's daily update, the total number of cases in Florida is now 734,491.

Florida Department of Health doesn’t release daily coronavirus update Saturday

The Florida Department of Health says it was unable to update the daily coronavirus numbers because it received approximately 400,000 previously reported cases and needs time to de-duplicate the results.

These Manatee County pups have a nose for COVID-19

Multiple studies have been done showing dogs can indeed be trained to find COVID-19 by scent, and a few international airports already have dogs on duty screening passengers.

Broadway shutdown extended until May 30

Fans of Broadway will have to wait a little longer for shows to resume — until at least late May.

Appeals court sides with state in school-reopening fight

Saying that “nothing in the emergency order requires any teacher or any student to return to the classroom,” a state appeals court Friday overturned a ruling that said Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran violated the Florida Constitution when he issued a July order aimed at reopening schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump to hold campaign rally in central Florida on Monday

President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Sanford, Florida on Monday, nearly two weeks after his original event there was canceled following his COVID-19 diagnosis.

White House boosts offer in COVID-19 aid talks

The White House is boosting its offer in up-and-down COVID-19 aid talks Friday in hopes of an agreement before Election Day.

UN: New daily record as COVID-19 cases hit more than 350,000

The new daily high of 350,766 cases surpasses a record set earlier this week by nearly 12,000. That tally includes more than 109,000 cases from Europe alone.

2,908 new Florida coronavirus cases reported Friday; 118 new deaths

The Florida Department of Health says the number of known cases of COVID-19 in the state rose by 2,908 Friday. According to the state's daily update, the total number of cases in Florida is now 728,921.

Diabetes drug recalled over excess levels of cancer-causing agent

A diabetes drug is facing recall because the medication contains excess levels of a cancer-causing agent, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week.

First-time unemployment claims jump in Florida

The state of Florida had over 40,000 new unemployment claims during the week ending on October 3, which is up from 32,373 the week before, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Layoffs continue as 840,000 seek unemployment aid

The government will provide its latest picture Thursday of the pace of layoffs in the United States, which have remained high since the viral pandemic erupted in March while federal aid for the jobless has lapsed.

New England Journal of Medicine calls for US leaders to be voted out over COVID-19 handling

The New England Journal of Medicine published a scathing editorial calling for the current administration to be voted out in November over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.