2nd round of stimulus checks would be in relief bill: Mnuchin

The Treasury Secretary says a potential coronavirus relief package will include another round of checks for Americans.

American, United Airlines to furlough thousands of workers

With no deal in sight from Congress, as many as 50,000 airline workers from American and United Airlines could be out of a job soon.

Carnival cruises from U.S. canceled until 2021, except for 2 Florida ports

Carnival announced that they are canceling all cruises from all U.S. homeports except Miami and Port Canaveral for November and December 2020.

Food pantry helps Disney employees who have lost jobs

Current and former Disney castmembers band together to operate a food pantry for laid off or furloughed employees.

California now allows all outdoor playgrounds to reopen to public

Some outdoor playgrounds in the Bay Area are starting to welcome back families. New state guidelines allow cities to reopen outdoor recreational facilities and playgrounds. The City of Concord is planning to reopen all its 19 playgrounds on Thursday.

Disney union leaders react to layoff announcement

The company announced it will be laying off 28,000 part-time and full-time workers between its parks in Florida and California. Nearly 6,700 are non-union workers.

Pelosi and Mnuchin have 'extensive' talks on new COVID-19 relief package

The face-to-face meeting on Wednesday was a last-ditch effort to seal a tentative accord on an additional round of coronavirus relief before Election Day.

Over half of states in US report increase in COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins

This rise in cases comes after a forecast by the University of Washington’s Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), which predicted an estimated 30,000 deaths from COVID-19 each day in the Northern Hemisphere as winter falls.

North Texas mom gives birth to healthy baby boy after beating COVID-19

Pooja Charaniya was just 23 weeks pregnant when she tested positive for COVID-19. After battling the virus in the ICU, she is now a proud mother.

Disney to lay off nearly 6,700 non-union workers in Central Florida

Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it planned to lay off 28,000 workers in its parks division in California and Florida.

Florida announces millions of rapid COVID-19 tests for schools, seniors

From Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Governor Ron DeSantis announced and provided a demonstration of one of the millions of rapid COVID-19 tests that the federal government sent to states -- all to "protect the most vulnerable."

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine generates immune response in older adults, study finds

A study, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that the experimental vaccine was well-tolerated and generated a strong immune response on older adults.

Additional UCF sororities under quarantine due to coronavirus

The University of Health and Florida Department of Health in Orange County placed residents of two more UCF sororities on quarantine.

Desk shortage forces people to get creative at home amid COVID-19 pandemic

The slew of kids attending virtual school has parents scrambling to find furniture for them even as workers realize they're home for the long haul and need to update their home offices.

CDC: COVID-19 cases among young adults increased in US by 55% in 1 month

A study conducted from data collected by the CDC found that COVID-19 cases among people aged 18-22 increased 55% in just one month.