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Laverne Cox is using her time during the pandemic to “let go of some stuff,” adding, “There’s some effs that I’m not giving right now.” Cox offers Ashley Holt some real talk about letting go and loving yourself during this tough year.

Connecticut father Dan Presser and his four-year-old daughter Madison are recreating famous movie scenes from iconic films such as “The Wizard of Oz” and “Titanic” to raise money for Feeding America.

For those who started playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons after its release in March, the Nintendo Switch blockbuster was more than just a game. For many, it was a “mental health lifesaver” as it helped them pass time and connect with friends while isolating during the pandemic.

It has been nearly three months since tri-state governors Andrew Cuomo, Phil Murphy and Ned Lamont implemented a travel restriction in an effort to protect their states’ hard-earned progress against COVID-19 as cases surged elsewhere across the country. Thirty-five U.S. “hotspots” are on the list as of Tuesday, with Cuomo adding Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Wyoming. No...

A week after health officials warned Labor Day weekend could bring a possible uptick in COVID-19 cases, that holiday doesn’t appear to have contributed to a surge in New York — but out-of-state travel is still considered one of the core threats to the state’s low infection rate. Puerto Rico was added back to the tri-state quarantine list Tuesday,...

Sheriff deputies will begin stopping buses headed to Port Authority from viral U.S. hotspots as part of New York City’s continued effort to stem any travel-related upticks in virus cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday. They’ll give riders contact forms to fill out with their information and quarantine plans. It’s the latest measure the mayor has introduced to...

Alaska and Montana found themselves back on the tri-state quarantine list Tuesday while no states were removed, bringing the total number of restricted states and U.S. territories to 33, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. The restricted-states list, a joint effort initially announced in late June by Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, requires travelers to…

Actress Caroline Aaron, who plays Shirley Maisel on Amazon Prime’s Emmy Award-winning hit “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” explains how filming the new season while social distancing is going to be different with limited contact among the cast.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio doubled down on his commitment to protect the five boroughs from travel-linked virus surges Tuesday, ordering hotels and short-term rentals to require travelers complete quarantine forms before they get access to rooms. Fines will be issued starting this week for failure to comply. De Blasio also urged New Yorkers to avoid hotspot state…

Some states on the tri-state’s quarantine list have hit a plateau in coronavirus infections, and few of them have seen decreases in new cases — but the list remains almost as long as ever. As New York reports its lowest virus hospitalization and ICU numbers since the middle of March, the state added Hawaii, South Dakota and the U.S....

MIchelle Obama revealed in her podcast this week that she is suffering from “low-grade depression” due to the pandemic and racial injustice. She is far from alone. Here is what the experts have told LX News about how to cope during these challenging times.

Some states on the tri-state’s quarantine list have hit a plateau in coronavirus infections, and few of them have seen decreases in new cases — but the list remains almost as long as ever. California, Florida and Texas have all surpassed New York in most confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and they’re among the 34 states (plus Puerto...

With the future of Broadway uncertain, actor and producer Ron Simons addresses how quarantine has altered his creative process and explains the trajectory of his career from software engineer to award-winning producer.

Even the world’s best athletes have been stuck at home during the pandemic. One year out from the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, find out what Olympians have been doing to keep busy during quarantine.

UPDATE: More Than 1/2 of America Now on Tri-State Quarantine List; 10 More States Added Tuesday Four more states were added to the tri-state’s quarantine-restricted list Tuesday — New Mexico, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio. Delaware came off, no longer meeting the criteria to be considered a viral hotspot under New York standards. That brings the total number on the list…

Lifestyle expert Lindsay Myers provides out-of-the-box ideas for families looking to have a fun and safe summer, such as hosting karaoke nights, doing DIY activities and gardening.

Hospitals are seeing a bump in pregnancies for 2020 – a possible effect of the months-long lockdown across the country.

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut doubled the number of quarantine-restricted states to 16 Tuesday as the rate of new U.S. COVID infections surged to a level the CDC warned may be beyond the nation’s ability to control. Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease expert, further amplified the alarm Tuesday, telling the Senate he could see new daily...

The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut said Wednesday they will implement a mandatory quarantine on visitors to their states from viral hotspots, part of a coordinated effort to sustain low local infection rates as coronavirus cases surge to two-month highs across nearly half of the country. The order, which went into effect at 11:59 p.m. ET Wednesday,…

Here’s a commercial Seth Meyers found for an R&B album that explores socially distanced lovemaking during the coronavirus pandemic.