Click here for updates on this story NORMAN, OK (KFOR ) — Curt Knudson owns his own cleaning business, but he says he’s seen a decrease in business since everything is shut down to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Knudson says he told the Westwood Park Apartments about his situation, but he says that
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Click here for updates on this story NORMAN, OK (KFOR ) — Curt Knudson owns his own cleaning business, but he says he’s seen a decrease in business since everything is shut down to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Knudson says he told the Westwood Park Apartments about his situation, but he says that
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Scammers are using robocalls that spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic and lying about offering low-priced health insurance and free coronavirus test kits. CNN’s KFile listened to and reviewed data of coronavirus robocalls provided by the protection app NoMoRobo and found more than 60 different phone numbers falsely claiming to have free coronavirus test kits
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Even Jimmy Fallon is having to juggle working from home while raising his kids. “The Tonight Show” host interviewed Jennifer Garner as part of his daily 10-minute “At Home Edition” segment. But while he was gearing up to duet with Garner on her trusty saxophone, Fallon’s daughter walked in to ask him a question. “You’ve
Continue Reading Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed an executive order on Friday rescheduling the state’s primary election to June, joining six other states in postponing their primaries amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The right of citizens to elect their leaders in a free and open election is one of the cornerstones of America. In order to balance that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (KFOR ) — Kevin Readel worked at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital South for over five years. That was until Wednesday when he claims he was fired for wearing a droplet isolation mask. “It was to protect myself, to protect the patient and to protect my
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In a memo to staff on Friday, NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack confirmed that an NBC employee died as a result of complications from the coronavirus. The employee, Larry Edgeworth, suffered from other health issues that led him to succumb to the illness, Lack said. Edgeworth recently worked in the equipment room. “These past few
Continue Reading The dramatic expansion of teleworking by US schools, businesses and government agencies in response to the coronavirus is raising fresh questions about the capacity and security of the tools many Americans use to connect to vital workplace systems and data. At one major US agency, some officials have resorted to holding meetings on iPhone group
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(CNN Español) — Este viernes, el club de fútbol River Plate de Argentina confirmó en su cuenta oficial en Twitter, el fallecimiento de Amadeo Carrizo. Carrizo, es reconocido mundialmente como uno de los porteros más emblemáticos de la historia del futbol argentino, que disputó 551 partidos con River Plate, dándole el galardón como jugador con
Continue Reading 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
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — México y Estados Unidos acordaron aplicar medidas restrictivas en la frontera sur mientras ambos países trabajan para reducir la propagación de covid-19, dijo este viernes por la mañana el canciller de México, Marcelo Ebrard, durante la rueda de prensa diaria. “Después de las reuniones que hemos tenido, muy intensas y largas, que
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The novel coronavirus presents an unprecedented challenge for scientists: The speed at which the virus spreads means they must accelerate their research. But this is what the world’s fastest supercomputer was built for. Summit, IBM’s supercomputer equipped with the “brain of AI,” ran thousands of simulations to analyze which drug compounds might effectively stop the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Dozens and dozens of drivers waited in a long line outside the Department of Health facility for the first day of drive-thru coronavirus screenings in Las Cruces. The screenings were supposed to take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., or as long as supplies lasted. After nearly two hours,
Continue Reading With California residents being asked to stay at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and all “non-essential businesses and areas” being closed down, officials in Los Angeles are making sure that marijuana is still available to the public. Marijuana dispensaries are being deemed as “essential businesses,” as they are allowed to remain open
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A Boston man decided to serenade his longtime girlfriend at the window of her assisted living home since he can’t visit her because of the coronavirus pandemic. Ed Oliver Bohld stood under an umbrella Thursday with his guitar and sang “You Are My Sunshine” as Mary Lou watched from inside. “You make me happy, when
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Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr is asking the Senate Ethics Committee to review his sale of up to $1.7 million in stocks last month ahead of the sharp market decline that’s resulted from the novel coronavirus global pandemic, according to Senate documents. Burr’s stock sales have come under fire after he sold them off just
Continue Reading Vincent Schiattarella doesn’t know what the future holds for his family’s Italian restaurant. Not having dine-in service for at least two weeks, if not more, “could ruin us.” Lee Goodfriend watched business slow to a crawl at her neighborhood eatery that’s been a local institution since 1983. Facing a mandated eight-week closure, she laid off
Continue Reading As government centers around the country shuttered to contain the coronavirus pandemic, in Kentucky, Angela Holbrook and her fiancé rushed 20 miles to a neighboring county Wednesday to secure a marriage license. “We were planning to take a 10-minute, leisurely walk, and instead it’s us panicking and driving to another city and all the doors
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By now, we’ve all heard this advice countless times: Wash your hands often and thoroughly, with soap and water. It’s one of the best weapons in our arsenal right now against the coronavirus. Though washing our hands seems painfully obvious now, it wasn’t always that way. The importance of handwashing is thought to have been
Continue Reading When “Life is Beautiful” was released in the United States in 1998, I wasn’t as wild about the movie as many others were. I appreciated the tone of director/co-writer/star Roberto Benigni’s film about a father shielding his young son from the horrors of a concentration camp, the premise seemed a trifle strained and sanitized. At
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Former Premier League footballer Peter Whittingham has died at age 35 nearly two weeks after sustaining a head injury in an accidental fall at a pub, according to South Wales police. He died at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, police said. Whittingham’s former club, Cardiff City, expressed heartbreak in a statement on its website.
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Former Premier League footballer Peter Whittingham has died at age 35 nearly two weeks after sustaining a head injury in an accidental fall at a pub, according to South Wales police. He died at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, police said. Whittingham’s former club, Cardiff City, expressed heartbreak in a statement on its website.
Continue Reading Award-winning chefs across the US are stepping up to help their own during the coronavirus pandemic. With the rising number of coronavirus cases, countless states announced this week that restaurants and bars must close their dining rooms and move to delivery or take-out services only. The crackdown left millions of restaurant workers in states such
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) – Los estadounidenses están comenzando a perder sus empleos en respuesta a la pandemia de coronavirus, y los economistas esperan que todo empeore a partir de aquí. Y rápidamente también. La madrugada del jueves, un informe del gobierno mostró que 281.000 estadounidenses solicitaron su primera semana de beneficios de desempleo la
Continue Reading We’re still at the front end of what government will do to help the people through what could either be a recession or a full-on depression caused by the near-complete economic hiatus everyone hopes will slow or stop the spread of Covid-19. Lawmakers have already passed two bills to a deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
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SAN ELIZARIO , Texas (KVIA) — The City of San Elizario announced Friday it is moving its mayoral and city council elections from May to November. The city issued a statement read in part: “Action on this item is an emergency and an urgent public necessity…due to the imminent threat to public health and safety
Continue Reading Disney is delaying the launch of its streaming service in India. Disney+ was supposed to launch on March 29 to coincide with the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket season. But the season has been delayed at least until April 15 due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, and now Disney is
Continue Reading Ivanka Trump is back at the White House Friday after testing negative for coronavirus and getting “clear results,” a person familiar with the results said. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and daughter had been working from home since coming in close proximity with at least one person who tested positive for Covid-19 — Australia’s home
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to get needed medical supplies on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak and the private sector mobilized against it. Trump had said earlier in the week he would tap the act as needed. He said Friday he has put that “in gear”
Continue Reading For Samuel Kopperoinen, living in the world’s happiest country during the coronavirus pandemic isn’t about short-term happiness. It’s about the social safety net and other supports systems his country has in place before trouble strikes. Kopperoinen lives in Finland, which was named the happiest country in the world for the third year in a row
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