As people have started to stockpile drugs that might possibly treat coronavirus, several states have rushed to set strict prescribing limits in order to prevent shortages of the medicines for those who truly need them. Idaho, Nevada, Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia have all taken measures to make sure doctors aren’t unnecessarily prescribing chloroquine
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Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, N.C (WGHP) — A former Winston-Salem police officer has been charged with sexual battery, according to a news release. On Feb. 20, Winston-Salem Police Department Patrol Officer Harry L. White III responded to a call for service at the Best Western Plus University Inn at 3050 University
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Grocery stores are bringing on additional off-duty police officers and private security guards to help manage crowded aisles, long lines and jammed parking lots during the coronavirus outbreak. While stores are notoriously crowded during the run-up to a hurricane or holidays like Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Christmas, panic buying from coronavirus has led to empty
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Rihanna’s foundation has donated $5 million to various organizations assisting with coronavirus relief efforts. The Clara Lionel Foundation announced the donation in a statement on Saturday. “When we first began this year, never could we have imagined how (the coronavirus) would so dramatically alter our lives,” the foundation said. “It doesn’t matter who you are
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The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against a Kansas man who argued his constitutional rights were violated when the state refused to allow him to bring an insanity defense. In a 6-3 opinion, the Court said an insanity defense that considers whether a defendant can distinguish between right and wrong is not constitutionally required. Under
Continue Reading Isabel Cabrera Galindo was a social woman who loved gardening, going to church and drinking beer. But when the 82-year-old recently died of natural causes, her friends and family were told they couldn’t attend the funeral in person. Instead, they watched the burial via a livestream. But many either couldn’t figure out how to use
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Click here for updates on this story York County, PA (WPMT) — In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Good family from York County is making sure a very special birthday, for a very special someone isn’t missed. “We always like to make her birthday special,” said Alicia Good, granddaughter. Their grandmother, Irene Eberly
Continue Reading The staff at a popular Houston restaurant got a $9,400 tip from some regular customers who wanted to help them get by during the coronavirus shutdown. The couple came for an early dinner at Irma’s Southwest restaurant on Monday, after learning that all restaurants in the county would have to close their dining rooms and
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The staff at a popular Houston restaurant got a $9,400 tip from some regular customers who wanted to help them get by during the coronavirus shutdown. The couple came for an early dinner at Irma’s Southwest restaurant on Monday, after learning that all restaurants in the county would have to close their dining rooms and
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2020 just keeps it coming. Just when you hoped that television could brighten dark times during the Covid-19 pandemic, “Westworld” just went and killed off a beloved “Game of Thrones” character. Drogon met his fate on the Sunday night episode of “Westworld,” entitled “The Winter Line.” He wasn’t the only one from the hit HBO
Continue Reading IBM on Sunday announced an initiative to increase access to high performance computing for groups researching and fighting the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. IBM partnered with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Department of Energy to create the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium. The effort, which IBM started
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A city in New Jersey got creative to raise money for their small businesses by invoking the help of the frontman for the Goo Goo Dolls. Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle told CNN she is neighbors with the band’s lead singer, John Rzeznik, and decided he would be the perfect person to kick off the new
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With the biggest date on the sporting calendar looming, Sandi Morris has nowhere to train. Her usual training center at the University of Arkansas is closed amid the coronavirus outbreak, leaving Morris, a pole vault silver medalist from the last Olympics, with a big decision — stay at home and build fitness by running in
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The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, described the challenges of working with the Trump administration during the coronavirus pandemic in an interview with the journal Science published Sunday. Asked how he responds to falsehoods from the President during press conferences, Fauci said, “I can’t jump in front of the microphone and push
Continue Reading Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Democrats Abroad primary and secured nine delegates, Democrats Abroad announced on Monday. Democrats Abroad is the official arm of the Democratic Party for Americans living overseas, and voters in 180 countries cast their ballots in the primary. Sanders won 57.9% of the vote and 9 delegates, and former Vice
Continue Reading As the war against the merciless coronavirus rages on, health care workers nationwide are on the frontline of an unpredictable battle. While working tireless hours, those in the field often forgo their own needs. Now, one group of University of Minnesota (UMN) Medical School students has decided to lend a hand — not at the
Continue Reading The Azerbaijan Grand Prix has been postponed, becoming the latest sporting event to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The race in Baku — due to take place on Sunday, June 7 — is the eighth Formula One race to be impacted by the spread of Covid-19. Race organizers — Baku City Circuit (BCC) —
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The Azerbaijan Grand Prix has been postponed, becoming the latest sporting event to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The race in Baku — due to take place on Sunday, June 7 — is the eighth Formula One race to be impacted by the spread of Covid-19. Race organizers — Baku City Circuit (BCC) —
Continue Reading BTS — entertainers, teen heartthrobs and, now, language coaches. The K-pop superstars — V, J-Hope, RM, Jin, Jimin, Jeon Jung-kook, Suga — are launching a series of Korean language teaching videos, in a bid to establish a stronger connection with their global fans. According to BTS’ management agency, Big Hit Entertainment, “Learn Korean With BTS”
Continue Reading Josh Souder has slept only three or four hours a night since California issued a statewide stay-home order. Those hours are his only exhausted respite in the daily panic of losing thousands of dollars a day at his restaurants. “It’s just been a completely life altering experience from start to finish — and within a
Continue Reading Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota announced on Monday that her husband has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “I have news that many Americans are facing right now: my husband John has the coronavirus. We just got the test results at 7 a.m. this morning,” Klobuchar said in a statement. The Democratic senator and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Some big changes are coming to Connecticut businesses. The governor’s executive order, “Stay Safe, Stay Home,” goes into effect at 8 p.m. on Monday, meaning all businesses considered non-essential will close. As this goes into effect, coronavirus cases across the state are on the
Continue Reading President Donald Trump has told people around him that he’s under pressure to utilize the authorities given to him under the Defense Production Act, after he spent the weekend fielding criticism over why he hasn’t mandated that private companies mass produce needed medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, Trump’s coronavirus task force had
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President Donald Trump has told people around him that he’s under pressure to utilize the authorities given to him under the Defense Production Act, after he spent the weekend fielding criticism over why he hasn’t mandated that private companies mass produce needed medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, Trump’s coronavirus task force had
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School closures due to the coronavirus outbreak mean borderland children are about to spend a lot more time at home. That’s challenging on any number of levels, with many of us wondering what can you do that’s fun and educational for your kids? I’ve been trying to find fun ideas that will entertain my son and
Continue Reading President Donald Trump outlined Sunday the federal government’s plan to fund US National Guard units which were activated by governors in three of the states hardest hit by the novel coronavirus — New York, California and Washington state. “And through (Federal Emergency Management Agency), the federal government will be funding 100% of the cost of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso area hospitals released a joint statement Monday outlining a new no-visitor policy that takes effect immediately. El Paso Children’s Hospital, The Hospitals of Providence, Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare and University Medical Center of El Paso all said the policy is necessary to reduce the risk of coronavirus
Continue Reading Meghan McCain will be offering her opinions from home for the foreseeable future. “The View” co-host announced Sunday that she and her husband, Ben Domenech, are expecting their first child together and consequently she will be making her appearances on the ABC daytime talk show remotely due to the pandemic. McCain tweeted the news in
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Doctors in the United States on Sunday called for the loss of sense of smell and taste to be added to the “list of screening tools” for Covid-19. The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery said symptoms of anosmia, or lack of sense of smell, and dysgeusia, or lack of taste, should be used
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