Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, NC (WLOS ) — Comforting nursing home residents who aren’t allowed to have visitors because of COVID-19 was the goal at Haywood Nursing and Rehab in Waynesville on Friday afternoon. A parade of first responders with flashing lights and sirens drove by the home. The event spread
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT ) — You will soon see the iconic horse carriages in the Old Market, but the way the business will now run has been completely revamped in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s been over two months since the horse-drawn carriages have been fully
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Now that’s one helluva Costco run. A grocer in a remote Alaskan region that’s only accessible by boat or plane is going above and beyond to keep his small city fed during the coronavirus pandemic. Toshua Parker, owner of Icy Strait Wholesale in Gustavus, has been making a weekly boat trip with his staff to
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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Sunday that “everything does not depend on a vaccine” when asked to explain President Donald Trump’s recent comments that the US will return to normal with or without a vaccine proven to treat Covid-19. “So what the President was making the point on is — everything does
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This is no time to be a country that relies heavily on tourism to keep its economy going. Combine that with a huge debt load and weak fiscal policies, and that’s a recipe for financial disaster. Three countries have already defaulted on their debt this year: Argentina, Ecuador and Lebanon. More are at risk, according
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On February 28, President Donald Trump told rallygoers at the North Charleston Coliseum in South Carolina that “the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus.” Painting it as “their new hoax,” deployed after the impeachment trial failed, Trump pointed to the small number of confirmed cases at that point and said, “And so far we have lost
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El Paso, Texas- Warming trend continues for the Borderland. We’ll see temps climb to the mid to upper 90s across the region. Keeping us well above our average highs for this time of the year. Some high level clouds will pass through, but overall tracking mostly sunny skies. Winds will be from the south to
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The US state of Georgia allowed restaurants to reopen on April 27. The three owned by Ryan Pernice are still shuttered. The entrepreneur hasn’t opened his restaurants, Table & Main, Osteria Mattone and Coalition Food & Beverage, since March 16. Pernice is worried about the health of his employees and customers, but there’s another reason
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With the virus largely contained in China, life is slowly returning to normal there. Lockdowns have eased while some schools and factories have reopened. But the country’s top medical adviser, Dr. Zhong Nanshan, tells CNN that a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections remains a “big challenge.” That’s because we don’t know whether people develop
Continue Reading A text message obtained by CNN shows a Glynn County police officer told the owner of a home under construction near the Georgia coast that he could contact Gregory McMichael for help with potential trespassers seen in surveillance video from his property. Months later, Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son, Travis McMichael, 34, would be
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President Donald Trump survived impeachment, but in the midst of a pandemic, he is still exacting his revenge. Trump’s late Friday night firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick — at a time when America is preoccupied by coronavirus — once again had echoes of President Richard Nixon’s Saturday night massacre more than four
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Publicly and privately, Sen. Angus King spent weeks seeking a national coronavirus testing plan. Sen. Lamar Alexander held a hearing where President Donald Trump’s testing czar Brett Giroir acknowledged his efforts remain “a work in progress.” Trump has brushed off all three — a Democratic-aligned independent from Maine, a Republican from Tennessee, an admiral he
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EL PASO, Texas — As the pandemic ensues, essential service workers continue serving the Borderland. Garbage collection, in particular, is one area that never stopped once things started shutting down. “It is overwhelming with everything going on,” said Tim Gonzales, who is a solid waste truck driver with the City of El Paso’s Environmental Services
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A Baltimore mom has been charged after leaving her two children in the car while she was in a nail salon, police say. An officer responded to a call of child neglect on May 13 and found a 3-month-old boy and a 3-year-old girl inside a parked car, Baltimore County Police said. The weather was
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — An infestation of moths has hit the state of New Mexico amid an ideal climate for the invading bugs. Thousands of moths have been seen in state parks, outside of homes, and along highways. Entomologist Jason Schaller says the moths come from a family called Noctuidae. He says most of
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A Baltimore mom has been charged after leaving her two children in the car while she was in a nail salon, police say. An officer responded to a call of child neglect on May 13 and found a 3-month-old boy and a 3-year-old girl inside a parked car, Baltimore County Police said. The weather was
Continue Reading Alicia Kappers doesn’t remember her contractions or her baby’s first cries. Other than her newborn son, her only reminder of that day is the scar from her cesarean section. She was 31 weeks pregnant when her husband took her to a Cincinnati, Ohio, hospital in late March. She had a cough, fever and it was
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Three weeks into our extended coronavirus spring break at home, my husband wanted to discuss what we should be teaching our 4-year-old son. “Maybe we should be working on his math skills,” suggested his dad, who usually works outside the home. My eyes grew wide as I envisioned myself sitting down with a math workbook
Continue Reading Washington Redskins wide receiver Cody Latimer was arrested and faces assault and weapons charges following an incident in Colorado, authorities said. Deputies responded to a call Saturday morning about an altercation at an apartment in unincorporated Douglas County. “While in route, deputies learned that the reporting party had heard arguing and what they believed to
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Most of the country has loosened restrictions meant to curb the spread of coronavirus — but as Americans begin to gather again, health officials warn moving too fast could have dire consequences. In California, more than 180 people may have been exposed by a person who had the virus during an in-person religious service last
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — State Attorney General Hector Balderas has demanded that New Mexico State University turn over documents related to an investigation into its head football coach over allegations of abuse. His office filed an Inspection of Public Records lawsuit in state district court this week seeking a full report of a probe
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Republican candidates in a crucial U.S. House race in southern New Mexico are touting in recent debates their love of President Donald Trump and popular Republican themes around gun rights, oil consumption and building a border wall. But little else. Three GOP hopefuls vying to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Walt Harris pointed to the sky and proudly showed off a “Fighting for Aniah” T-shirt as he entered the arena. He left a few minutes later with tears in his eyes, hardly the result he wanted in his first UFC fight since the death of his stepdaughter. Alistair Overeem stopped Harris in
Continue Reading Graduating seniors with the class of 2020 may not have had the chance for a physical graduation celebration because of Covid-19, but celebrities and even former presidents came together to make sure their shining moment was special. Two graduation specials Saturday — CNN’s “Class of 2020: In This Together” and LeBron James’ “Graduate Together: America
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Graduating seniors with the class of 2020 may not have had the chance for a physical graduation celebration because of Covid-19, but celebrities and even former presidents came together to make sure their shining moment was special. Two graduation specials Saturday — CNN’s “Class of 2020: In This Together” and LeBron James’ “Graduate Together: America
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Graduating seniors with the class of 2020 may not have had the chance for a physical graduation celebration because of Covid-19, but celebrities and even former presidents came together to make sure their shining moment was special. Two graduation specials Saturday — CNN’s “Class of 2020: In This Together” and LeBron James’ “Graduate Together: America
Continue Reading Every night at dusk, outside Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens, a mother and a daughter spend a few quick moments in a tight but hasty embrace. The daughter is relieved her mother’s OK. The mother is hoping her daughter will be. For Ona Onyia, 23, and Uchenna Onyia-Murphy, 49, this is the only time they
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As New Mexico begins to reopen, almost all churches can now operate at 25 percent capacity. That means parishes can resume offering daily Mass, but the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces is requiring parishioners to wear masks and advising churches to prioritize social distancing by blocking off pews. A spokesman
Continue Reading China still faces the “big challenge” of a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections, the country’s top respiratory authority has warned, with the lack of immunity among the community a serious concern as the race to develop a vaccine continues. Dr. Zhong Nanshan, the Chinese government’s senior medical adviser and the public face of the
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