Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has surged into the headlines atop a geyser of revelations so dramatic that they may even help President Donald Trump distract the public from his disastrous pandemic response. Ironically, Pompeo’s scandal was propelled by the efforts of the secretary himself — and his boss — to keep it quiet. Their
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Hagen Mills, an actor who appeared in the television series “Baskets,” died Tuesday after allegedly shooting the mother of his young daughter, according to police in Mayfield, Kentucky. Mills was 29. Officers responded to a 911 call Tuesday evening to a residence where a woman had been shot. Erica Price suffered gunshot wounds to her
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Click here for updates on this story FERGUSON, MO (KMOV) — More than 50 cars showed up for a visitation service at the Cotten-Branch Mortuary in Ferguson this past weekend. “They can have as many people as they want to come see them, then they stay in their cars, we stay inside and that way
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Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in connection to their role in the college admissions scam, the US Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts said. Loughlin, 55, and Giannulli, 56, had been accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into
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Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in connection to their role in the college admissions scam, the US Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts said. Loughlin, 55, and Giannulli, 56, had been accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, CT (WFSB) — 100 cards (or more) for a 100th birthday! A Manchester woman is hoping people in Connecticut, and even further, can send birthday cards to her grandmother. Erin Daley’s grandmother, Elisabeth Healy is turning 100 on May 29. Due to the pandemic, Daley is hoping
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV ) — The Tennessee Economic Recovery Group has issued updated guidelines for restaurants and retails stores to lift capacity restrictions, as well as new guidelines enabling attractions and large venues to reopen with social distancing and capacity restrictions. In a release from Governor Bill Lee’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALEM, OR (KPTV) — Limited camping at some state park campgrounds in Oregon will begin on June 9. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department closed camping statewide on March 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to state park officials, the list of campgrounds that will be open
Continue Reading Michelin-starred meals via delivery. Instagram Live cooking demos. Gourmet boxes from community supported agriculture. While the country’s restaurant industry has proved nimble in finding new ways to stay afloat with dining rooms closed to customers, the announcement in late April from the state of Georgia permitting reopenings sent a slim beam of light through these
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Michelin-starred meals via delivery. Instagram Live cooking demos. Gourmet boxes from community supported agriculture. While the country’s restaurant industry has proved nimble in finding new ways to stay afloat with dining rooms closed to customers, the announcement in late April from the state of Georgia permitting reopenings sent a slim beam of light through these
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A state lawmaker in Illinois defended his refusal to wear a mask meant to stem the spread of coronavirus after his colleagues voted to oust him from Wednesday’s legislative session because of it, saying he is “representing the people.” In a bipartisan vote, the Illinois House of Representatives voted 81 to 27 to remove Republican
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A FedEx carrier in Georgia turned to TikTok to help a 6-year-old fan send a gift to skateboarding pro Tony Hawk. Cooper Morgan, who lives in the town of Suwanee, flagged Mikail Farrar on his route on Monday, chasing his truck. Farrar shared the story in a TikTok video posted Tuesday. “Can you mail something
Continue Reading Call it a comeback. The pandemic has revived the classic American tradition of the drive-in as a safe way to stay entertained without potentially spreading coronavirus. One hospitality group based in New York, the epicenter of the virus in the United States, decided to do just that in a parking lot outside the famous Yankee
Continue Reading Alaska is set to fully reopen on Friday with a handful of restrictions remaining in place. At 8 a.m., all businesses will be allowed to operate at 100% capacity, along with houses of worship, libraries, museums and amenities like recreational activity and sports facilities. Some social distancing guidelines and restrictions will still apply, Gov. Mike
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For some of us, sheltering at home could mean being isolated with an abusive relative or partner, unable to get help. As the lockdown continues, experts are preparing for a surge in domestic violence and child abuse cases. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks to Ariel Zwang, CEO of Safe Horizon, one of
Continue Reading An Italian woman won a Picasso painting worth 1 million euros ($1.1 million) in a fundraising raffle overseen by auction house Christie’s in Paris on Wednesday. The initiative, “1 Picasso for 100 Euros” is organized by the Aider Les Autres (Help Others) charity, with the permission of the Picasso Administration. More than 51,100 people participated
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — At least a dozen people connected with New Mexico State University’s Las Cruces campus and Doña Ana Community College have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Thursday. Those diagnosed with Covid-19 were simply described as “campus community members” in a statement released by the university. It did not indicate
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Plot 87 occupies a barren corner of Milan’s austere main cemetery. Here, the soil has been freshly turned to make new graves, 120 in all, the morning we visited. Another body was to be buried that afternoon. A simple, white plastic cross marks each grave. Taped to each cross is a piece of paper bearing
Continue Reading Watching Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani riff off each other is intermittently fun, but that’s all there is to recommend “The Lovebirds,” a dark, somewhat chaotic romantic comedy. The movie’s flight path was redirected to Netflix, which, given its limited appeal, is likely the most hospitable roost for a concept that would have faced box-office
Continue Reading Trials are taking place in the UK to see whether specially trained airport sniffer dogs could detect Covid-19 in travelers, even before symptoms appear. Sniffer dogs are already a common sight in airports — usually, they’re looking out for drugs, weapons or other contraband. But specially trained dogs have also been trained to detect infections
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CAPETOWN, South Africa — A 2-day-old baby who was born prematurely in South Africa has died from Covid-19, officials said Thursday. The infant is believed to be the world’s youngest coronavirus death. Word of the death came as global virus cases topped five million. The mother had tested positive for Covid-19 and the baby subsequently
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AstraZeneca’s CEO says the US government’s $1 billion investment in its coronavirus vaccine is a gamble — but worth the risk. Pascal Soriot, the drugmaker’s chief executive, said the investment showed the US government is “leading for the American people but also the world.” AstraZeneca is working with Oxford University to develop a vaccine, with
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AstraZeneca’s CEO says the US government’s $1 billion investment in its coronavirus vaccine is a gamble — but worth the risk. Pascal Soriot, the drugmaker’s chief executive, said the investment showed the US government is “leading for the American people but also the world.” AstraZeneca is working with Oxford University to develop a vaccine, with
Continue Reading Chrissy Teigen has weighed in on New York Times writer Alison Roman’s food column being put on leave. “I hope we can laugh about it one day but I’m not happy with the NYT leave so she def can’t laugh about it yet,” Teigen wrote in a tweet. “It just sucks in every way.” Roman’s
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A 20-year-old suspect is in custody after three people were shot Wednesday night at the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale, Arizona, police say. Police identified the suspect as Armando Hernandez Jr. They have not specified what charges he faces. Detectives searched Hernandez’s home early Thursday, Glendale police spokeswoman Tiffany Ngalula said. One victim is listed
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Coronavirus testing in the United States is disorganized and needs coordination at the national level, infectious disease experts said in a new report released Wednesday. Right now, testing is not accurate enough to use alone to make most decisions, including who should go back to work or to school, the team at the University of
Continue Reading As oceans warm due to climate change, some coral reefs have been devastated in recent years by bleaching events that cause them to die and damage the biodiversity that depends on them. Multiple studies are underway to understand more about these bleaching events and if corals can bounce back. While bleaching is associated with the
Continue Reading If the United States had started social distancing just a week earlier, it could have prevented the loss of at least 36,000 lives to the coronavirus, according to new research. As of Thursday, the outbreak’s death toll across the country has risen to 93,439. At least 1,551,853 cases of the disease have been recorded, according
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If the United States had started social distancing just a week earlier, it could have prevented the loss of at least 36,000 lives to the coronavirus, according to new research. As of Thursday, the outbreak’s death toll across the country has risen to 93,439. At least 1,551,853 cases of the disease have been recorded, according
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The scope and speed of restarting the wounded economy is the latest red-blue divide in American politics, the outcome of which is certain to animate — and likely influence — the remainder of the election year. Few states more starkly illustrate that collision than here in North Carolina. It’s not only that President Donald Trump’s
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