Harvard study: Flying poses lower COVID-19 risk than grocery shopping with proper safety measures
Harvard researchers found that proper safety precautions taken collectively can reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission on a plane to below that of other routine activities during the pandemic.
Sisters allegedly hold down, stab security guard 27 times after being told to wear masks
A West Side security guard was allegedly attacked by two sisters he told to wear masks and use hand sanitizer — one of the women holding him by the hair while the other stabbed him more than two dozen times.
ViralClear halts trial of experimental treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Citing “an imbalance in survival rates,” ViralClear said it would halt a trial for COVID-19 patients who were given a combination of two experimental drugs in order to treat severe symptoms.
62 students quarantined, 1 staff member after Woodhaven-Brownstown COVID-19 outbreak
Students and staff have been advised to quarantine after a possible COVID-19 outbreak in the Woodhaven-Brownstown School District.
Costco begins selling at-home COVID-19 test kits
The PCR saliva kits can be used at home and don't involve "painful nasal swabs," according to the description on Costco's website.
FDA allows AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial to resume in US
The late-stage trial of a leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate from AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford will resume in the U.S., according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
A pumpkin with a purpose: photo prop bringing strangers together in St. Clair Shores
A photo prop is bringing families together during this holiday season in St. Clair Shores.
Southwest Airlines will stop blocking middle seats in December
Middle seats will once again be filled on flights beginning a week after Thanksgiving, and just ahead of the rest of the travel season, Southwest Airlines confirmed.
Michigan to allow indoor visits at longterm care facilities for first time during COVID-19 pandemic
The state of Michigan will permit indoor visitation at longterm car facilities for the first time since March.
Quibi is shutting down, citing low subscriptions amid COVID-19 pandemic
A short six months after promising to revolutionize video viewing, short-form streaming service Quibi raised a white flag Wednesday and announced it was shutting down.
CDC: COVID-19 'close contact' now includes brief encounters
The CDC changed the definition to a total of 15 minutes or more.
Michigan is 'now at our peak' when it comes to daily new COVID-19 cases, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke for the first time in more than a month Wednesday on the state of COVID-19 in Michigan.
Pfizer to start testing COVID-19 vaccine in kids
Last week, Pfizer Inc. received permission to test its vaccine in U.S. kids as young as 12, one of only a handful of attempts around the world to start exploring if any experimental shots being pushed for adults also can protect children.
Whitmer responds to President Trump's comments during Muskegon rally
Almost 24 hours after President Trump took a visit to Muskegon, Governor Gretchen Whitmer decided to respond to some of his comments, during an interview on NBC'S Meet the Press Sunday morning.
Washtenaw County issues 2-week stay-in-place order for UM students due to COVID-19 spike
Students at the University of Michigan have been ordered to stay home due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases on campus and off-campus.
More women are buying guns amid the COVID-19 pandemic
More women are buying guns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AMC Theaters offers private movie screenings starting at $99
Afraid of going back to the movie theater because of the pandemic? Well, AMC Theatres has a great deal for you!
Sweet 16 party leaves 37 infected with COVID-19, nearly 300 quarantined, health officials say
81 people attended a “sweet 16” birthday event at a venue in Long Island resulting in 37 COVID-19 infections forcing nearly 300 to quarantine.
TSA screens over 1 million passengers in single day for first time since March
TSA said it screened 1,031,505 people at security checkpoints nationwide on Oct. 18, 2020. The agency hasn’t seen that volume since March 17.
Trump calls Fauci a 'disaster,' says people are tired of hearing about COVID-19
President Donald Trump sought Monday to buck up his campaign staffers two weeks from Election Day, dismissing the cautionary coronavirus advice of his scientific experts as well as polling showing him trailing Democratic rival Joe Biden across key battleground states.