President Trump’s media allies and social media attack dogs are deflecting criticism of the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic by giving viewers and Twitterers other targets of ire. The targets include Democratic governors, presidential candidate Joe Biden and even a key member of Trump’s coronavirus task force, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
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Click here for updates on this story WINCHESTER, MA (WBZ) — It wasn’t a landmark birthday for Paul Morris, but it certainly was an unforgettable one. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Paul and his Winchester neighbors are taking social distancing seriously. So to celebrate Paul’s birthday, they set a few chairs six feet apart in the
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Undocumented immigrants who work as health care providers are asking for their efforts fighting the coronavirus to be taken into consideration as the Supreme Court considers the the Trump administration’s bid to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. A letter sent to the Supreme Court states approximately 27,000 Dreamers are health care
Continue Reading Boeing still expects to get some help from the federal government. Just not the same kind of help that the airlines are set to receive. Although the federal government likely will end up owning stakes in the nation’s airlines, taxpayers probably won’t receive shares of Boeing. The aircraft maker asked for help from the federal
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINCHESTER, MA (WBZ) — It’s wasn’t a landmark birthday for Paul Morris, but it certainly was an unforgettable one. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Paul and his Winchester neighbors are taking social distancing seriously. So to celebrate Paul’s birthday, they set a few chairs six feet apart in the
Continue Reading With more and more people working from home, Walmart has picked up on an interesting trend: Tops have seen an increase in sales, while bottoms haven’t. The reason? Teleworking. That’s what Walmart’s executive vice president of corporate affairs Dan Bartlett told Yahoo Finance on Thursday. Later, a spokesman for the company told CNN the same
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — New safety measures are being implemented at local grocery stores to help protect both employees and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to constantly wiping down keypads and shopping carts, stores like Giant, Safeway and Harris Teeter are putting up plexiglass barriers between
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Even though the company was bleeding money, laden with debt and staring down a potential bankruptcy, becoming chief executive of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices was a dream job for Lisa Su. “When you grow up as a tech person — and I spent my career in semiconductors — there aren’t that many large US
Continue Reading Even though the company was bleeding money, laden with debt and staring down a potential bankruptcy, becoming chief executive of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices was a dream job for Lisa Su. “When you grow up as a tech person — and I spent my career in semiconductors — there aren’t that many large US
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ODENTON, MD (WJZ) — An Anne Arundel County man who allegedly assaulted his roommate told police he had tested positive for coronavirus and began coughing and spitting on the ground when officers approached him, police said. 32-year-old William David Edings was charged with second-degree assault and four counts
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Friday that her husband has “finally turned the corner” and is recovering back home after being diagnosed and hospitalized with Covid-19. “He’s doing a little better,” the Minnesota Democrat told CNN’s Dana Bash on Friday. Klobuchar revealed earlier this week that her husband, John Bessler, has coronavirus and had been in
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Friday that her husband has “finally turned the corner” and is recovering back home after being diagnosed and hospitalized with Covid-19. “He’s doing a little better,” the Minnesota Democrat told CNN’s Dana Bash on Friday. Klobuchar revealed earlier this week that her husband, John Bessler, has coronavirus and had been in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Overnight severe weather produced hail in several areas of the St. Louis region. News 4 viewers in Florissant, St. Charles and Edwardsville sent in photos and videos of hail. In the videos you can hear the hail ping off garages and thump onto
Continue Reading A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings to asylum seekers. In a 2-1 decision, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which has repeatedly drawn the ire of President Donald Trump, upheld a lower court ruling blocking the policy. Last April, Attorney General William Barr announced a policy
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(Editor’s note: Scroll down in this article to read the entire legal opinion issued by the Texas Attorney General on this topic.) AUSTIN, Texas — In some parts of the U.S., authorities say gun shops aren’t essential businesses and should close during stay-at-home orders meant to slow the coronavirus. In other places, officials are stopping
Continue Reading President Donald Trump called for throwing him out of the Republican Party. Former Secretary of State John Kerry called him an “a–hole.” His Democratic colleagues said he threatened the public safety of everyone in the Capitol. And even his own Republican House leaders tried to talk him out of it, according to a source. But
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The Nigerian government has approved a 10 billion Naira grant (about $27 million) to fight the spread of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in the country. According to a statement from President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, the money will be released to Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial center, which has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the
Continue Reading Millions of workers aren’t getting any help from the largest emergency aid deal in US history. When stimulus checks start going out across the country, undocumented immigrants won’t be receiving them. That’s not a surprise. They aren’t eligible for most federal benefits. But immigrant rights advocates say leaving this group out of the $2 trillion
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Along with toilet paper, hand sanitizer and groceries, shoppers are stockpiling food for their pets during the coronavirus crisis. Across America, dog food sales spiked 54% and cat food sales increased 52% this past week when compared with the same period last year, according to Nielsen’s most recent data. “People love
Continue Reading 2020 was supposed to be a banner year for digital media. BuzzFeed, Group Nine, and Vice each indicated that this year they would be profitable, a long-elusive goal for an industry bedeviled by diminishing ad dollars. But no one could have predicted that a global health crisis would hit just as business was picking up.
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The doctors on “Grey’s Anatomy” are scrubbing out early. The current season of the long-running medical drama will wrap up a few episodes ahead of schedule after the show’s filming was interrupted amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 16 is now set to wrap up on Thursday, April 9 with an episode titled “Put
Continue Reading Apple on Friday released a website and an iOS app that allows users to screen themselves for coronavirus symptoms, marking another response to the pandemic by a major tech platform. Both tools were developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force and the
Continue Reading Fred Rogers and the Village People may come from different neighborhoods, but the Library of Congress has brought them together in one place. The library’s National Recording Registry has released its 2020 list of “aural treasures” deemed worthy of preservation because of their significance “to the nation’s recorded sound heritage.” The registry, started in 2000,
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Fred Rogers and the Village People may come from different neighborhoods, but the Library of Congress has brought them together in one place. The library’s National Recording Registry has released its 2020 list of “aural treasures” deemed worthy of preservation because of their significance “to the nation’s recorded sound heritage.” The registry, started in 2000,
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How do you choose between saving lives and saving the economy? CNN Chief Business Correspondent Christine Romans talks to investor Bill Ackman, and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta consults with bioethicist Arthur Caplan about some of the tough issues we’re facing during this pandemic. You can listen on your favorite podcast app or
Continue Reading Currently there is no proven treatment or cure for Covid-19, but scientists around the globe are working to find one. In today’s edition of “Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction,” CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains some of the drug names floating around and what we know about them. You can listen on your favorite
Continue Reading President Donald Trump’s approval now averages higher than his approval rating has been at any point in CNN’s polling during his presidency, as 47% approve and 48% disapprove rating of his handling of the presidency, according to CNN’s Poll of Polls. The Poll of Polls is an average of recent national phone polling conducted among
Continue Reading For people living in South Korea, emergency texts from officials now come about three to five times a day. They detail the exact locations and movements of people who have tested positive with novel coronavirus. Or they issue regular reminders and instructions on how to prevent the disease from spreading. One district sent out a
Continue Reading President Donald Trump called into Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News Thursday night — and then spent more than 40 minutes talking about the coronavirus, China, governors he doesn’t like and all sorts of other things. Why was the President spending so much time griping on the phone with one of his most ardent defenders
Continue Reading Home is the safest place to be while a pandemic rages outside. Health officials have said as much for weeks now. But for some, home is not a haven from violence and abuse. Self-isolation forces victims of domestic violence and their children into uncomfortable and dangerous circumstances: Riding out the Covid-19 crisis, shut in with
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