As COVID cases rise, White House seeks to scrap ‘Obamacare’

The administration’s high court filing at 10:30 p.m. Thursday came the same day the government reported that close to half a million people who lost their health insurance amid the economic shutdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 have gotten coverage through HealthCare.gov.

Despite pandemic, Trump administration urges end to ACA

The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic

CDC expands the number of people who might be at risk for COVID-19

The director of the Centers for Disease Control is warning Americans to remain vigilant during the July Fourth holiday, with the nation seeing an increase in coronavirus cases, just as a new poll shows virus fatigue setting in.

16 NBA players test positive as restart nears

The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association say 16 players tested positive for coronavirus in the first wave of mandatory tests done in preparation for the restart of the season.

Working from home is costing Americans more than working from the office

As more companies signal working from home will become a permanent part of the new normal, experts believe it may force an adjustment for households that are left struggling to balance the monthly budget.

Coronavirus more likely to hospitalize or kill people with these 5 underlying conditions

As the coronavirus resurges in hotspots across the United States, health officials are doing everything they can to safeguard Americans who are most at risk of the disease.

Marin County seeing rapid rise in COVID-19 cases

Marin is the only Bay Area county experiencing an increase in both hospitalizations and the percentage of positive tests over the past two weeks.

San Francisco wins state approval to accelerate reopening

San Francisco's health director announced Thursday that the city, which is also a county, has won state permission - along with most other counties in California - to accelerate its reopening process.

Petition calls for South Bay coughing suspect's firing from school district

The suspect in the infamous San Jose coughing on a baby incident has retained an attorney as a petition is now circulating to have her fired from a school district.

California unemployment: 6.7M claims filed since start of COVID-19 pandemic

This week California's Employment Development Department received another 287,000 in unemployment claims. And 86,000 more residents, not covered by state unemployment, filed for federal pandemic relief. 

Will Americans get a second coronavirus stimulus check? Your top questions answered

President Trump signaled this week that he supports sending a second round of direct cash payments to Americans still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic lockdown.

‘Face mask exemption cards’ circulating online are fake, DOJ says

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a warning regarding fake posters and flyers circulating on the internet that exempt individuals from wearing face masks in public because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Trump administration retiring 13 federally operated COVID-19 testing sites amid sharp rise in cases

The Trump administration has announced that it is currently “transitioning” the last remaining federally operated coronavirus testing sites, of which there are 13 located in five states, to be re-established within local pharmacies.