Movies you can watch with mom
In the theme of Mother’s day, here are a few movies you can watch with Mom.
Continue ReadingMonth: April 2020
Pelosi calls Trump’s name appearing on stimulus checks ‘shameful’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called the decision for President Donald Trump’s name to appear on stimulus checks amid the coronavirus pandemic “shameful.” The President’s name will appear on checks sent to Americans to combat economic fallout from the spread of the disease in a last-minute Treasury Department order, a senior administration official confirmed
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El Paso’s lauded Butterfield Trail Golf Club being shut down due to financial woes
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s signature public golf course will not reopen after the coronavirus pandemic eventually ends, officials confirmed to ABC-7 on Wednesday. In a statement released after inquiries were made by ABC-7, it was announced that the financially-troubled Butterfield Trail Golf Club will permanently cease operations on May 31. The El Paso
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Netflix’s ‘dating experiment’ shows strip contestants of their senses
There’s a common theme to Netflix’s last two dating shows — “Love is Blind,” and now “Too Hot to Handle” — as each thinly hides its desire to ridicule the people who participate in these exercises behind the guise of a “dating experiment,” built around depriving them of one of their senses. In “Love is
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YISD students won’t return to class, remote learning ends May 15
EL PASO, Texas — The superintendent of the Ysleta Independent School District announced Wednesday that students and teachers will not return to their classrooms for the remainder of this school year. Superintedent Xavier De La Torre also said May 15 would mark the end of the district’s remote learning program, although students will be allowed
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Trump says U.S. ‘past the peak’; will unveil new virus guidelines
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said data indicates the U.S. is “past the peak” of the Covid-19 epidemic, clearing the way for his plans to roll out guidelines to begin to “reopen” the country. Speaking during his Wednesday briefing, Trump called the latest data “encouraging,” saying they have “put us in a very strong
Continue Reading ‘Mandalorian’ documentary series coming to Disney+
Just in time for Star Wars Day, Disney+ is premiering “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian,” a docuseries about “The Mandalorian.” Executive Producer Jon Favreau will take viewers behind the scenes of the show in the eight-episode series. The cast and crew will be featured, and each chapter will explore a different facet of “The Madalorian” through
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‘Empathy matters’: Joe Biden’s endorsers highlight the same trait
Nearly every top Democrat says the same thing about former Vice President Joe Biden when they make their endorsement: He is a man defined by his decency and empathy. Endorser after endorser — including former President Barack Obama and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren this week — has lauded Biden’s ability to connect with what someone
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Typical April Weather
Sunshine and temps climbing around 80 will be common into the weekend. Lots of sunshine will prevail. Winds will gusts out of the west at around 25 mph next couple of days and then around 35 mph for weekend in to early next week. For the latest forecast and Doppler radar: http://www.kvia.com/weather
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It’s shameful how many health-care workers are dying from Covid-19
When I was a young doctor in the 1980s, I cared for several health-care workers who had acquired HIV infection after an occupational exposure — a needlestick, a cut, a laboratory accident. No effective treatment was available then, but I would see them every month and we would talk about the latest “cures” hitting the
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JCPenney misses debt payment among reports of bankruptcy preparations
The situation at troubled retailer JCPenney got more serious as the company missed a $12 million debt payment due Wednesday. The company said that it has a 30-day grace period to make the payment. “JCPenney made the strategic decision to … take advantage of the 30-day grace period to continue ongoing discussions with lenders and
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Stocks close down on Wall Street as grim economic news pours in
NEW YORK, NY — Selling swept Wall Street Wednesday after a dismal lineup of reports made clear how historic the coronavirus crunch has been for the economy. Markets are already bracing for what’s forecast to be the worst downturn since the Great Depression, but Wednesday’s data was even more dispiriting than expected, including a record
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New Mexico’s governor says no end in sight for emergency restrictions
SANTA FE, New Mexico – There is no end in sight for a public health emergency declared by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in response to the coronavirus as outbreaks accelerate, afflicting Native American communities and nursing homes in the state. The governor suggested the state is almost certain to extend into May its current
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Chihuahua state virus cases near 100, with majority in Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The number of coronavirus cases in Chihuahua state approached 100 on Wednesday, with the majority of those infections in Juárez. Health officials said the death count in Juárez remained at 16, but the number of confirmed cases grew to 63. Throughout the state, there were a total of 98 cases and
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New Yorkers must wear masks when unable to socially distance, Gov. Cuomo says
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will sign an executive order that requires everyone in the state to wear a mask or a mouth/nose covering in public when not social distancing, he said Wednesday. There will be a three-day notice period before the order is enforced, allowing New Yorkers to secure masks or coverings. He said
Continue Reading Amy Schumer changed her son’s name because it sounded like ‘genital’
Amy Schumer just saved her kid years of teasing. The comedic actress revealed on the latest episode of her podcast “3 Girls, 1 Keith” that she and her husband officially changed her toddler’s name after realizing that it sounded like “genital.” “It’s now Gene David Fischer,” she said of her 11-month-old son. “It was Gene
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French study finds hydroxychloroquine doesn’t help patients with coronavirus
A drug that’s been touted by President Donald Trump as a “game changer” didn’t help hospitalized patients with coronavirus and was associated with heart complications, according to a new study. “This provides evidence that hydroxychloroquine does not apparently treat patients with Covid 19,” said Dr. Paul Offit, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital of
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$1 gas could soon be coming to a station near you
Dan Salaja was a teenager with a new license last time he remembers gas selling for less than a dollar a few decades ago. “If I was a betting man, I would have bet a large amount of money we’d never see gas for less than a dollar again,” said the manager of Casey’s General
Continue Reading Interactive ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ premieres in May
If anyone understands isolation, it’s the character Kimmy Schmidt. Played by actress Ellie Kemper, the heroine of the hit Netflix series “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” started off that show having been rescued from a doomsday cult where she and a group of women were kept underground by the Rev. Richard Wayne Gary Wayne (played by Jon
Continue Reading Drew Barrymore has shed tears trying to homeschool her kids, too
Like most parents suddenly trying to homeschool, Drew Barrymore is experiencing the ups and downs of being quarantined with young kids during the coronavirus pandemic. Barrymore called into the “Today” show Tuesday to chat with Savannah Guthrie and said that trying to run her businesses while also homeschooling her young daughters, Olive and Frankie, has
Continue Reading Tig Notaro will come to your Zoom party for five bucks
Tig Notaro wants to party with you. Kind of. The comedian is offering herself up to be a guest at your next Zoom party. For a five dollar donation, she’ll send you a video you can include in your next virtual gathering, with all proceeds going to Meals on Wheels and Covid-19 relief. Notaro made
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When will you get your stimulus payment? Here’s how to check
WASHINGTON, DC– The Internal Revenue Service started sending out stimulus payments this week — but while 80 million people can expect the money to hit their bank accounts by Wednesday, others will be waiting longer before the cash is in their hands. The first payments will go to those who’ve already filed their 2018 or
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Donald Trump wants sports back, but some governors are less keen on the idea
It’s been over a month since a basketball was dunked in the NBA and a soccer ball was kicked in MLS and US President Donald Trump, for one, is missing live sports action. “We want to get our sports back, so importantly,” Trump said at his coronavirus briefing Tuesday. “I’m tired of watching baseball games
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Donald Trump wants sports back, but some governors are less keen on the idea
It’s been over a month since a basketball was dunked in the NBA and a soccer ball was kicked in MLS and US President Donald Trump, for one, is missing live sports action. “We want to get our sports back, so importantly,” Trump said at his coronavirus briefing Tuesday. “I’m tired of watching baseball games
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Donald Trump wants sports back, but some governors are less keen on the idea
It’s been over a month since a basketball was dunked in the NBA and a soccer ball was kicked in MLS and US President Donald Trump, for one, is missing live sports action. “We want to get our sports back, so importantly,” Trump said at his coronavirus briefing Tuesday. “I’m tired of watching baseball games
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CDC estimates more than 9,200 health care workers have been infected with covid-19
More than 9,200 health care workers have been infected with Covid-19, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found in its first look at the issue. The number is likely an underestimate, since most reports of coronavirus cases don’t include whether the person worked in healthcare. “This national surveillance article spotlights the large
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CDC estimates more than 9,200 health care workers have been infected with covid-19
More than 9,200 health care workers have been infected with Covid-19, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found in its first look at the issue. The number is likely an underestimate, since most reports of coronavirus cases don’t include whether the person worked in healthcare. “This national surveillance article spotlights the large
Continue Reading Kara Keough’s newborn son has died
Kara Keough has shared the tragic news that her newborn son has died. The former “Real Housewives of Orange County” cast member wrote on her verified Instagram account that her son with her husband, former NFL player Kyle Bosworth, was born on April 6th at 3:10 a.m. Keough wrote that McCoy Casey Bosworth was weighed
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How Philadelphia’s mayor is fighting a pandemic that’s hitting the city’s black community hard
Look at the graph of coronavirus cases posted on the city of Philadelphia’s website, and the peak appears to be behind them. But instead of breathing a sigh of relief, Mayor Jim Kenney is concerned that good bit of news could be a double-edged sword that will lead to people loosening up on their adherence
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US may have to endure social distancing until 2022 if no vaccine is quickly found, scientists predict
This may be the new normal for quite a while. The US may have to endure social distancing measures — such as stay-at-home orders and school closures — until 2022, researchers projected on Tuesday. That is, unless a vaccine or better therapeutics becomes available, or we increase our critical care capacity. In other words, 2022
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