A doctor in New York asked for help to alleviate the shortage of personal protective equipment for health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus fight. A librarian stepped in to help. Now Madiha Choksi, a research technologist at the Columbia University Libraries, is a key member of a group of partners and
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My 15-year-old daughter Lyric noted how flimsy she thought the barriers blocking public beach access seemed. The aluminum barriers stood just a few feet high and could be felled by a brisk wind gust. It would be easy for just about anyone to climb over or walk around. They were placed up and down the
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As the US grapples with the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus that has the health care system at a tipping point, a growing number of states are ordering their residents to stay at home. Though the White House has advised all Americans to practice social distancing, the number of coronavirus cases in the US
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AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals court sided Tuesday with Texas in allowing it to ban most abortions while the state is under an emergency order that limits non-essential surgeries during the coronavirus pandemic. A panel of judges at the New Orleans-based Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a decision by a lower court that
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Click here for updates on this story Dallas, TX (KTVT) — With restrictions in place at hospitals due to the coronavirus pandemic, North Texans are finding creative ways to support their loved ones from afar. In today’s Ones For Texas, a toddler found a way to give her grandfather a hug without needing to be
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Click here for updates on this story Dallas, TX (KTVT) — With restrictions in place at hospitals due to the coronavirus pandemic, North Texans are finding creative ways to support their loved ones from afar. In today’s Ones For Texas, a toddler found a way to give her grandfather a hug without needing to be
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(Editor’s note: To sign-up if you’re a laid-off restaurant worker, or to donate to support this fund, go to getshiftdone.org/elpaso.) EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Community Foundation announced a new partnership with “Get Shift Done” to pay laid-off hourly workers in the restaurant and hospitality industry to work shifts for the El Pasoans Fighting
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Click here for updates on this story Dallas, TX (KTVT) — As students continue learning from home while schools are shutdown, they still require some sort of break during the day. One North Texas boy is using that time to help keep his neighborhood clean. In today’s Ones For Texas, a boy in Argyle is
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Click here for updates on this story Dallas, TX (KTVT) — As students continue learning from home while schools are shutdown, they still require some sort of break during the day. One North Texas boy is using that time to help keep his neighborhood clean. In today’s Ones For Texas, a boy in Argyle is
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“Modern Family” says goodbye Wednesday night, with the Emmy-winning sitcom’s series finale offering a potential welcome distraction from unsettling current events. Just as another family comedy, “The Cosby Show,” did almost 30 years ago. “Modern Family,” the ABC series, will air a final one-hour episode — following a retrospective of the program’s 11-year, 250-episode run
Continue Reading Stephen Colbert feels your at-home hair troubles. After several weeks of abiding by the order to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic, Colbert showed off his overgrown locks in a photo shared on Twitter. “I might need a haircut #HeatMiser,” he wrote, a reference to a character in the 1974 film “The Year Without A
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WASHINGTON, DC — Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday, bringing to a climax an extraordinary drama that he advanced by delivering a profanity-laced upbraiding of the officer he fired as captain of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt. In announcing the resignation, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Modly quit on his own accord, “putting
Continue Reading There’s a hospital in New York that holds a very special place in the hearts of comedian Jim Gaffigan and his wife, Jeannie Gaffigan. Manhattan’s Mt. Sinai Hospital is where Jeannie had a near-fatal brain tumor removed in 2017. She credits her life to the doctors and nurses there, which is why she and her
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The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision refusing to extend a deadline for absentee ballots in Tuesday’s Wisconsin elections reflects Chief Justice John Roberts’ cramped view of voting rights in America, a long-held position that has often favored Republican interests. The pattern, joined by Roberts’ fellow conservatives, was epitomized by a 2013 decision that restricted a crucial
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WASHINGTON, DC — As Congress races to craft the next coronavirus rescue package, President Donald Trump’s sudden request Tuesday to pump $250 billion more into a just-launched small businesses payroll program sets up a new showdown over aid. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said more money is needed for the popular new $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which took
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican health officials said Tuesday that the coronavirus is now “spreading rapidly” in the city of Juárez as the death toll doubled in a day to four. The latest victims Tuesday were identified as 35-year-old woman with asthma and a 40-year-old woman with hypertension. On Monday, two Juarez men who were
Continue Reading Did the coronavirus pandemic ruin your spring break trip to Disney? Are you sitting at home trying to fill the painful void with something fried and delicious? If so, take a trip to your kitchen and bust out your favorite skillet because making Disney’s famous churros is a lot easier than you might think. In
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COLUMBUS, New Mexico — Some residents of the southern New Mexico village of Columbus, immigrant advocates and others are raising concerns about an influx of workers in the community as part of the effort to build the border wall during the coronavirus outbreak. They’ve asked the state’s top elected officials to step in after the
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The Indian Health Service, founded 65 years ago and criticized ever since, has encountered yet another major challenge: Covid-19 — or as the Navajo call it Dikos Ntsaaígíí. Recent reports from the Navajo Nation, which straddles Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, have shown a sudden rise in cases, from about 10 people diagnosed two weeks
Continue Reading The jokes are still out there just waiting to be heard. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the biggest names in comedy united on April 4 to livestream material and raise money for newer comics whose gigs are now gone Marc Maron, Ray Romano, Whitney Cummings, Adam Sandler, Nikki Glaser and Patton Oswalt were just a
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The Federal Reserve has responded quickly and forcefully to the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States. That’s why presidential candidates should acknowledge the Fed’s efforts and pledge to keep current chair Jerome Powell on the job so he can help manage the economic recovery from the coronavirus. The Fed has slashed interest rates to zero,
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White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving the job without ever having briefed the press. CNN has learned she is returning to the East Wing as first lady Melania Trump’s chief of staff as President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff Mark Meadows shakes up the communications team in the West Wing. Kayleigh McEnany,
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On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in March, up from 3.5% in February. In addition, it reported 701,000 jobs were lost. That may sound dire, but due to the timing of the government survey, the report actually paints a much rosier picture than the reality. Earlier
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper told acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly that he must apologize for his remarks slamming the former commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, two US officials tell CNN, prompting Modly’s late-night about-face apology which was issued just hours after he defended his comments to the aircraft carrier’s crew. One official
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NEW YORK, NY — New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed the number of those killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11, health officials said Tuesday. At least 3,202 people have died in New York from Covid-19, according to the count released by the city. The deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil
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Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — There are heroes rescuing others from these tough times. A South Kansas City grocery store is turning into a place of refuge, hiring laid-off employees from neighboring businesses. The Sunfresh Market on Holmes Road is a supermarket sanctuary, offering a paycheck to people
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Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — There are heroes rescuing others from these tough times. A South Kansas City grocery store is turning into a place of refuge, hiring laid-off employees from neighboring businesses. The Sunfresh Market on Holmes Road is a supermarket sanctuary, offering a paycheck to people
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced the closure of all state parks and historic sites – including El Paso’s Franklin Mountains State Park. “We believe this is the best course of action right now in order to meet the health and safety expectations the state has set out for
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Pink took to Instagram to speak about her experience with coronavirus, saying she’s been “really, really sick” and reminding people that “no one is safe from this.” The singer filmed a conversation with her friend and author Jen Pastiloff after revealing she and her 3-year-old son, Jameson, had recently tested positive for Covid-19. The talk
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President Donald Trump made yet another series of false and misleading claims at his Monday coronavirus briefing, during which he repeatedly criticized reporters and frequently departed from his prepared text. At CNN, we start with the facts. Visit CNN’s home for Facts First. Trump repeated false claims about coronavirus testing and about the Obama administration’s
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