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A renowned local cellist in the Michigan area is holding 30-minute porch concerts for her neighbors due to the stay-at-home orders put in place to fight the coronavirus.

A three-year-old from Georgia with cerebral palsy beat all the odds after he took his first steps last week.

A New York man exhibiting coronavirus symptoms hid them so he could get into the maternity ward to see his wife give birth last week.

A Minnesota state trooper brought a doctor to tears when he turned what would have been a speeding ticket into an act of generosity.

The administration of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) is struggling to keep up with the demands of the coronavirus pandemic after the computer system for managing unemployment claims crashed on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti closed farmers’ markets in the city Monday for fear of coronavirus transmission — while continuing to move thousands of homeless people into temporary shelters where transmission is more likely.

A Wisconsin man is finding a unique way to connect with his neighbor in an age of social distancing — by sharing a beer with him via a remote-controlled car.

Law enforcement officials in Seattle are cracking down on hate crimes and urging residents to call 911 over “racist name-calling.”

Several Minnesotans were baffled when they looked in their mailboxes and found gifts of $50 and $100 in cash.

A Mississippi couple is donating hundreds of small American flags to children so they can continue reciting the Pledge of Allegiance while school is canceled.

A New Jersey newspaper deliveryman is making it his mission to do some grocery shopping for the elderly in addition to his delivery route.

Three Seattle-area homeless shelters have been closed because of coronavirus infections, and the residents inside have been “quarantined” inside the facilities for 14 days.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Saturday the creation of a checkpoint at the I-95 state line on Florida’s northern border to screen drivers traveling from the New York City area to try and contain the spread of coronavirus.

A New York man who was gravely wounded in a machete attack on Hanukkah has died three months after the attack.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) on Sunday urged would-be criminals to remain in their homes and “chill” until the Chinese coronavirus epidemic subsides in the Texas city.

Confusion is growing around Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti’s plan to relocate the homeless to recreation centers during the coronavirus outbreak, which contradicts Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.

Sometimes, all it takes is a little kindness to put someone at ease — even if that person or thing spreading kindness has imperfections.

UNION CITY, New Jersey – Most people who pass through Union City don’t realize it. It is the home of the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel to Manhattan, the last bit of New Jersey you see before the big city erases your memory of it, if you flew into Newark Airport.

A 90-year-old woman from Washington state is praising God, her family, and her homemade potato soup for helping her overcome the coronavirus.

Philadelphia remains one of the places where a stay-at-home order is enforced, yet many Philadelphia residents were outside ignoring that order on Friday.

The city of Chicago is turning McCormick Place convention center into a 3,000-bed makeshift hospital to treat coronavirus patients.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) is threatening doctors who over-prescribe chloroquine, a proven malaria drug that President Trump has touted as potentially effective in combating coronavirus, by demanding they turn in any colleagues who do.

It took coronavirus to provoke Los Angeles to move homeless people off the streets. But what the city is doing could make the pandemic worse.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is asking residents to tattle on their neighbors if they believe they are violating the governor’s stay-at-home order.

CDC guidelines explicitly state that local authorities should not clear homeless encampments during “community spread” of coronavirus.

New York City will close several streets in an effort to combat the spread of the Chinese coronavirus as the number of cases in the city continue to lead the country. 

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti painted a bleak picture of the fight against coronavirus on Wednesday, saying that people should not have “premature optimism” or “false hope,” and that the city would be shut down for two months.

The Oxford, Mississippi, Police Department is helping its senior citizens in any way they can — even if it is with a little bit of help with grocery shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.

A woman with a preexisting condition works seven days a week delivering food to others in need, even though she is at a higher risk of developing the coronavirus’s harmful effects.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is pursuing a plan to house 6,000 homeless people in recreation centers during the coronavirus pandemic. But that plan ignores Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines on the subject.