Biden: Coronavirus relief package during lame-duck period likely 'just a start'

President-elect Joe Biden added that his transition team was “already working” on additional relief measures to be proposed in the next session of Congress.

Atlanta expands housing relief to residents impacted by COVID-19

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Tuesday announced the expansion of City of Atlanta COVID-19 Housing Emergency Assistance Program housing assistance available to Atlanta residents who have been impacted by COVID-19.

East LA comedian dies after documenting his bout with COVID-19

Joe Luna, a father and local comedian who went by the stage name "Joe El Cholo," has died just days after he started documenting his battle with COVID-19 on social media, his family announced. 

U.S. students falling behind in math during pandemic, study shows

The analysis of data from nearly 4.4 million U.S. students in grades 3-8 represents one of the first significant measures of the pandemic’s impacts on learning.

Americans face new coronavirus restrictions after Thanksgiving

Americans returning from Thanksgiving break faced strict new COVID-19 measures as health officials brace for a worsening of the nationwide surge.

12-year-old athlete thanks UCSF for helping her beat cancer

Krystie Gomes and her family are thanking UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland for helping her beat cancer.

Gov. Kemp extends executive order, COVID-19 restrictions

Governor Brian Kemp has signed an executive order extending the Public Health State of Emergency until January 8.

FDA announces advisory committee meeting to discuss Moderna vaccine candidate

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced it has scheduled a meeting this month to discuss the request for emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc.

2 Georgia non-profits team up to bring holiday cheer to thousands

Two of the oldest non-profits in metro Atlanta have teamed up to help bring holiday cheer to tens of thousands of families.

Third Georgia congressman tests positive for COVID-19

U.S. Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the third Georgia congressman to contract the virus.

Statewide mask mandates stimulate the economy, study suggests

A study from the University of Utah found that when statewide mask mandates were implemented, as opposed to mandates issued and enforced at the local level, COVID-19 cases decreased and economic activity increased.

Dr. Scott Atlas, Trump’s coronavirus adviser, resigns from post

President Donald Trump’s special adviser on the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Scott Atlas, formally resigned from his post on Monday, according to FOX News.

COVID-19 pandemic upping women’s workloads, according to UN report

The United Nations recently released an eye-opening report suggesting that women are bearing a majority of the domestic burden from the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 vaccinations could begin in Georgia within 3 weeks, Gov. Kemp says

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp gave some promising news about when coronavirus vaccinations could begin at a roundtable with nursing home administrators Monday afternoon.