New York City is now operating a long-term “disaster morgue” in Brooklyn where bodies will be stored frozen inside trucks — a move designed to help funeral directors overwhelmed during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. The morgue is operating at Brooklyn’s 39th Street Pier, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner said this week. New York
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Election authorities have started distribing absentee ballots in a concerted effort to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission at polling places in New Mexico’s June 2 primary. The first trickle of voting started on Tuesday at the offices of 33 county clerks throughout the state, where ballots can be filled
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Lance Bass was treated to a virtual *NSYNC reunion for his birthday. Former band members Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and JC Chasez joined Bass on Zoom to celebrate his 41st birthday. Justin Timberlake was the only band member missing. “Holy hell! I thought releasing @jax.justaddx was going to be the extent of my bday celebrations,”
Continue Reading A funny thing happened between “Dead to Me’s” very good first season and its second: The dark Netflix comedy became an even better, twistier show, with — in very “Big Little Lies”-like fashion — a female friendship frequently tested by one impulsive act, and the escalating consequences that flow from it. The core relationship, between
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Moves by countries to reopen schools that were shut to prevent the spread of coronavirus could risk a second wave of infections, some studies suggest. Most cases of Covid-19 in children are mild, but studies suggest kids may play a major role in transmitting the virus to each other and to vulnerable adults — and
Continue Reading Miranda Lambert has a cure for going stir crazy amid the pandemic. A road trip. The country music artist announced on her Instagram page that she had purchased a 2020 Airstream Globetrotter trailer to travel across the country with her husband, Brendan McLoughlin. “When people ask me questions about all the traveling I’ve done, my
Continue Reading A 25-year-old man is facing federal charges for possession of an unregistered firearm after state authorities discovered numerous weapons in his home while investigating threats he made online, according to a news release from US Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Kentucky. Kentucky State Police began investigating in late April after Jeremiah Wooley posted
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President Donald Trump declared Wednesday his coronavirus task force would continue “indefinitely” a day after he and Vice President Mike Pence said they were phasing out the health-focused panel in favor of a group focused on reopening the economy. Trump, who said the panel would adopt a new focus on vaccines, is also considering naming
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A New York doctor who’s been treating coronavirus patients says she’s still reeling days after getting a devastating letter: Her green card application was denied. “I’m putting my life on the line every day to do this, and it’s just blowing my mind right now that they are not appreciating it or they don’t see
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A New York doctor who’s been treating coronavirus patients says she’s still reeling days after getting a devastating letter: Her green card application was denied. “I’m putting my life on the line every day to do this, and it’s just blowing my mind right now that they are not appreciating it or they don’t see
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At least five US teams have cloned antibodies to Covid-19, paving the way for cutting-edge treatments that could be what one researcher calls “an immunity bridge” before a vaccine comes along. The treatment is monoclonal antibody therapy, and the antibodies come from people who have recovered from the novel coronavirus. Researchers then take the blood,
Continue Reading At least five US teams have cloned antibodies to Covid-19, paving the way for cutting-edge treatments that could be what one researcher calls “an immunity bridge” before a vaccine comes along. The treatment is monoclonal antibody therapy, and the antibodies come from people who have recovered from the novel coronavirus. Researchers then take the blood,
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Long before early humans crossed the land bridge that used to link Asia and America, an “incredibly successful” type of duck-billed dinosaur may have trodden the same path, allowing it to dominate northern latitudes of the world 70 million years ago. Paleontologists said a new dinosaur discovered in Hokkaido, Japan, in 2019 called Kamuysaurus is
Continue Reading If only salt water — sweat, tears and the sea — really was the cure for everything, as Danish author Isak Dinesen once said. Then scuba diving would be just the antidote the world needed right now. Until it’s finally safe to get out exploring the world again, however, you can dream of where to
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A New York doctor who’s been treating coronavirus patients says she’s still reeling days after getting a devastating letter: Her green card application was denied. “I’m putting my life on the line every day to do this, and it’s just blowing my mind right now that they are not appreciating it or they don’t see
Continue Reading For the first time in its 115-year history, New York City deliberately shut down its entire subway system Wednesday morning. The reason: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) deep-cleaned to prevent spread of the coronavirus. “Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures,” MTA Chairman Patrick Foye said late Tuesday. The New York City subway has been shut
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For the first time in its 115-year history, New York City deliberately shut down its entire subway system Wednesday morning. The reason: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) deep cleaned to avoid spread of the coronavirus. “Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures,” MTA Chairman Patrick Foye said in a late night news conference Tuesday. The New
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Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly says he understands why he just lost Warren Buffett as one of the airline’s biggest shareholders. But he doesn’t agree with Buffett’s bearish view on the future of the US airline industry. Buffett disclosed Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway recently sold its entire stake in Southwest and the three other major
Continue Reading Most Americans have never had to wear a mask for their health before, let alone while they shop for groceries or go for a run. So, even as businesses or states increasingly require them, rebellion is natural — to a degree, says Dr. David Aronoff, director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Infectious Diseases
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Most Americans have never had to wear a mask for their health before, let alone while they shop for groceries or go for a run. So, even as businesses or states increasingly require them, rebellion is natural — to a degree, says Dr. David Aronoff, director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Infectious Diseases
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Europe’s ability to recover from the worst economic shock it has seen since the Great Depression is being jeopardized by the reopening of old political and legal wounds that could threaten trillions of euros in stimulus money. The European Union economy will shrink by a record 7.5% this year, the European Commission warned Wednesday, and
Continue Reading The stomach-churning assassinations in spy drama “Killing Eve” were inspired by the murders of real people, it has been revealed. Appearing on the BBC podcast “Obsessed with Killing Eve,” BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera revealed how he collaborated with scriptwriters to provide novel killing methods for the show. The chilling drama, which first aired in
Continue Reading Three US Marines stepped in to detain a passenger who allegedly made threatening comments during a flight from Japan to Texas. Capt. Daniel Kult, Sgt. John Dietrick, and Pfc. Alexander Meinhardt were headed to Texas from Tokyo on Monday when a passenger on their flight barricaded himself inside a bathroom and began screaming, according to
Continue Reading Adele has always loved the skin she is in. When she first burst on the scene with her debut album “19” in 2008, the British singer was knocked for being plus sized. Then she lost weight, but apparently not enough to suit some people. In 2012, famed fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld apologized after reportedly calling
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Wendy’s expects the beef shortage that’s affecting about 1,000 of its US restaurants to continue for the foreseeable future. CEO Todd Penegor said on an earnings call Wednesday that Wendy’s will probably experience a “couple of weeks of challenging tightness that we’ll have to work through” before getting back to normal. On Tuesday, Wendy’s said
Continue Reading It was after midnight when Leslie Rowe woke up on April 11. Her 9-year-old son, Zaiden, was in tears, saying he had an intense pain in his groin. At any other time, said Rowe, who lives in Collierville, Tennessee, she would have headed straight to the emergency room. “He was crying, he was in pain,”
Continue Reading An elementary school teacher in Connecticut says she is taking care of a newborn baby boy after getting a phone call from a student’s mother who was eight months pregnant, when she was hospitalized suddenly with Covid-19 symptoms. Baby Neysel turned 1-month-old over the weekend, but his parents, Zully and Marvin, have not been able
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EL PASO, Texas — May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. It offers a chance to “check in” on emotions that might arise during this uncertain time. Kids can be impacted by the stress and anxiety surrounding the pandemic as well. One local child and adolescent psychiatrist says the concerns of kids can vary based
Continue Reading When Christy Mitchell’s mini-Aussiedoddle puppies, Ellie and Bosun, began sneezing and having diarrhea, she knew she had to take them to the vet. She couldn’t let her fragile 10-year-old labradoodle Jake, already in poor health, catch a virus or parasite. It was early March, well before full-fledged social distancing due to Covid-19 was the norm,
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He oversaw the public health response to a pandemic. He advised Americans to cancel social gatherings and wear masks in public. He warned of a disease resurgence if restrictions were lifted too soon. He was also born in the 19th century. Before there was Dr. Anthony Fauci, there was Dr. Thomas Tuttle, a Washington health
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