FDA authorizes first at-home coronavirus test

The FDA has authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus.

Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled for first time since 1945

This year's Scripps National Spelling Bee has been canceled after organizers concluded there is “no clear path to safely set a new date in 2020” because of the coronavirus pandemic.

AP: Publicly traded firms get $300M in small-business loans

The Paycheck Protection Program was supposed to help small businesses, which typically have less access to quick cash and credit.

Athens business battles 'board'om with new games

From flying through space to transforming into B-movie monsters, a local board game company is providing plenty of ways to "escape" without ever leaving the house.

'Twin Angels' feed Georgia community

Neighbors helping neighbors is the motto a pair of twin sisters from Athens live by every day.

RVs 4 MDs: Georgia couple lends their RV to a nurse during coronavirus pandemic

A couple living in the Atlanta area have donated their RV to a nurse more than 100 miles away.  Michael Lail and his wife RaeLynn connected with the Stacie Alberson, a nurse, in a Facebook group called Rvs 4 MDs. The group connects RV owners and healthcare works and others who are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Safety advocates sound the alarm on reckless driving amid COVID-19 pandemic

Safety advocates are sounding the alarm about reckless drivers who they say are traveling way too fast on roads that are nearly empty because of the coronavirus pandemic.

94-year-old grandma recovers from COVID-19 in time for milestone birthday

After two weeks of COVID-19 treatment at Emory University Hospital, 94 year-old Jean Yancy is recovering and will get to spend her 95th birthday with family by her side.

Dad creates stunning Disney sidewalk art to brighten Lutz neighborhood

Even though Walt Disney World has been closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 lockdown, a local artist brought Disney characters to his neighborhood, creating portraits of Ariel, Lady and the Tramp, and others with sidewalk chalk.

Tribes sue over distribution of coronavirus relief funding

Several Native American tribes sued the federal government Friday, seeking to keep any of the $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief for tribes kept out of the hands of for-profit Alaska Native corporations.

How to spot a counterfeit stimulus check: Treasury, Secret Service warn against coronavirus relief fraud

The Secret Service and the Treasury Department are working together to help individuals protect themselves from counterfeit stimulus checks, as the Trump administration plans to mail millions of coronavirus relief checks to Americans later this month.

Oil prices crash 305% to -$36.73 a barrel

West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures for May delivery cratered by 305 percent to -$36.73 a barrel.