'Fragile time:' Former Buccaneer Akeem Spence calls for NFL to cancel season amid pandemic

Akeem Spence isn't a player that's ever made the big NFL money. Despite that, the former Buccaneers defensive tackle is giving up his chance to play for an eighth season.

Stimulus check missing $500? IRS to start sending parents payments this week

The IRS will begin rectifying economic impact payment amounts for individuals who may not have received all that they were eligible for – and households can expect to receive the extra cash within the coming weeks.

Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 federal aid amid COVID-19 pandemic

Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus are straining to afford the basics now that an extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits has expired.

Cities go to extremes with coronavirus quarantine crackdowns: Checkpoints, power shutoffs, steep fines

With the daily number of coronavirus cases in the United States still hovering at about 50,000 and American deaths from the disease approaching 160,000, cities across the country are taking increasingly severe measures to force the curve of the outbreak downward -- including power shutoffs, fines and more.

1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends

Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired.

Georgia governor likely to call special session to fix relief bill, address budget

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said he will be calling for a special session of the General Assembly in the coming weeks to fix a procedural issue with a bill he signed this week offering tax relief for those who received federal disaster relief or assistance following Hurricane Michael in 2018.

COVID-19 testing in the US is dropping, even as death toll rises

Officials attribute the drop largely to Americans getting discouraged over having to wait hours to get a test and days or weeks to find out the results.

Bracing for a 'perfect storm,' doctors urge Americans to get a flu shot soon

For those on the fence about getting a flu shot, pediatrician and WebMD medical editor Dr. Hansa Bhargava said this year the vaccine might be needed more than ever.

Progress slow as urgency grows on virus relief legislation

The latest negotiating session on a coronavirus relief bill has wrapped with modest concessions being made by both sides.

Chasm grows between Trump and government coronavirus experts

As the COVID-19 crisis has spread to all reaches of the country, with escalating deaths and little sense of endgame, a chasm has grown between the president and the experts.

COVID-19 complicates cancer treatment for thousands of patients

The novel coronavirus upended a retired firefighter's cancer treatment plan. But, Len Archer has found a way to get the care he needs by switching to another facility just a six-hour drive from his new home in Florida.

No masks, no distance: Coronavirus pandemic wedding horrors for vendors

Now that weddings have slowly cranked up under a patchwork of ever-shifting state and local restrictions, horror stories from vendors are rolling in.

'Too many are selfish': US nears 5 million coronavirus cases

The nation has recorded more than 155,000 dead in a little more than six months and is fast approaching an almost off-the-charts 5 million COVID-19 infections.