Healthcare workers in Tennessee were treated to an unannounced, private show from country music star Keith Urban on Thursday night. More than 200 doctors, nurses, emergency medical technicians and staff members from Vanderbilt Health got in their cars and packed the Stardust Drive-In Movie Theater about 40 miles east of Nashville. “To all of you
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Every day we learn something new about Covid-19 — like how the virus can damage organs outside the lungs, or how some kids can become severely ill. One day, there’s excitement over a drug like hydroxychloroquine. Seemingly the next, several studies find it has no benefit. Adding to the deluge of information are numerous studies,
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A disabled dog is on the mend after he was found locked inside a crate off the side of a New Jersey highway. A middle-aged Chihuahua, who has since been named Stanley, was found on the side of Route 80 by animal control on April 29, said Megan Brinster, executive director of Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge.
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. I usually come up short when I reach for words to describe the radicalization of the far right in America. This short video conveys it like no words can. Kevin Vesey, a reporter for News
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. I usually come up short when I reach for words to describe the radicalization of the far right in America. This short video conveys it like no words can. Kevin Vesey, a reporter for News
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The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the retail industry, with April sales plunging 16% and big names like Neiman Marcus and J.Crew filing for bankruptcy. Yet discount chains like Dollar General and Aldi stand to thrive. These budget retailers are building on strong growth in recent years. They are likely to benefit now as consumers cut
Continue Reading The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the retail industry, with April sales plunging 16% and big names like Neiman Marcus and J.Crew filing for bankruptcy. Yet discount chains like Dollar General and Aldi stand to thrive. These budget retailers are building on strong growth in recent years. They are likely to benefit now as consumers cut
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Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, CA (KOVR) — A Sacramento family is speaking only to CBS13 after five young children were found inside a wooden box on the back of a pickup truck in Southern California. The children are from Sacramento. Their own aunt Zona Brasier is one of three adults in
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Thousands of Americans could soon join the ranks of disease detectives in one of the most important battles against coronavirus. Contact tracing has helped slow or stop previous epidemics, such as the SARS and Ebola outbreaks. But it’s never been more critical — or more challenging — than in this fight against coronavirus. Here’s how
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Moths have long been seen as the annoying creatures that leave holes in your clothes. But new research suggests that those pesky insects have been badly misjudged. A new study, published this week in the journal Biology Letters, found that moths play a vital but overlooked role in pollinating flowers and plants overnight — visiting
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At the heart of a nearly vacant Las Vegas Strip, Caesar’s iconic palace stands empty. The hotel’s doors are locked for the first time in its storied 54-year history. The casino floor is nearly as silent as its statues, save for the siren song auto-playing from a few slot machines echoing through the polished halls.
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The Federal Reserve Bank on Thursday reported just how unequally the coronavirus-induced economic downturn is hitting Americans. On one hand, lower-income people are getting slammed. Nearly 40% of those with a household income below $40,000 reported a job loss in March, according to the Economic Well-Being of US Households report. By contrast, 19% of those
Continue Reading Over the last few decades, an unseen enemy has been degrading The Scream. The famous painting by Edvard Munch represents human anxiety and anguish and feels especially relevant during these uncertain times. Now, thanks to new noninvasive research, the culprit has been discovered: moisture. And the good news is that this is a threat conservationists
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — Heavy rain and storms overnight is causing dangerous driving conditions. Flooding has been an issue on I-290 as well as the Edens Expressway. Gravel washed onto a ramp in Elmhurst, causing emergency response to clear the scene. Drivers also reported flooding on the Edens
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted on May 1 that he thought Tesla’s stock price was ‘too high.” Shares were trading at about $760 at the time and tanked 10% following the tweet. Now the stock trades at around $800. So much for concerns about Wall Street overvaluing Tesla. Investors — and many Tesla analysts for
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AUSTIN, Texas — Two weeks into the reopening of Texas, coronavirus cases are climbing. New outbreaks still crop up. Few states are rebooting quicker than Texas, where stay-at-home orders expired May 1. With cases still rising, including single-day state highs of 1,458 new cases and 58 deaths on Thursday, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has defended
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Owosso, MI (WNEM) — TV5 has confirmed an Owosso barber has received a letter in the mail from the State of Michigan. This comes after word that on May 12 the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Bureau of Professional Licensing issued a license suspension against Karl Manke’s
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It’s an experiment and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The eyes of the world will be on the German Bundesliga this weekend as it becomes the first major European soccer league to return amid the coronavirus pandemic. The country has 174,098 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with 7,861 deaths, according to the latest figures, but Germany’s
Continue Reading Horticultural enthusiasts will be able to take a virtual tour of award-winning designers’ gardens when Britain’s famous Chelsea Flower Show goes online later this month for the first time in its history. Famous Japanese designer Ishihara Kazuyuki will open his garden — albeit virtually — to green-fingered fans as part of the show, which has
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump, whose prediction of a coronavirus vaccine by year’s end outpaces the outlook given by most health officials, announced the two men leading his “Operation Warp Speed” development effort during a noon event in the Rose Garden on Friday. “We’d love to see if we could do it prior to
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If the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive unemployment levels as high as predicted, homelessness will increase 40% to 45% by the end of the year, according to an analysis by a Columbia University economics professor. That would mean 250,000 more people in the US would experience homelessness compared with last year, bringing the total number
Continue Reading We could all use a laugh right now. Thankfully, the natural world has answered our prayers for a bit of respite from the daily doom and gloom. From a photo of an Alaskan brown bear caught ‘dancing’ with his paws mid air, to a northern pygmy owl giving the viewer a wonky wink, the photos,
Continue Reading I’ve been a correspondent at CNN for three decades and can conservatively estimate I have been on at least 2,000 flights in that time. I’ve been to all 50 states while covering stories for CNN, and none of them fewer than five times. So it doesn’t surprise anyone who knows me well that I’m still
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO (KMOV) — Katie Willis loves what she does. As an employee of the St. Charles County Humane Services Division, she works to find permanent homes for dogs and cats in the county. And they’ve been really successful during this pandemic. “We actually had an
Continue Reading Legendary singer David Crosby helped fellow singer Melissa Etheridge’s son Beckett Cypher be conceived and now Crosby is speaking out about his death. Etheridge on Tuesday announced the death of the 21-year-old, who was her son along with her former partner, Julie Cypher. “Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost
Continue Reading Multiple Michigan branches of the NAACP are calling for the immediate resignation of Michigan state Sen. Dale Zorn after he wore a face mask with what appeared to be a Confederate flag pattern on the Michigan Senate floor in late April. The senator, a Republican, had apologized in a pair of Twitter posts the following
Continue Reading A cafe in Germany has celebrated its grand reopening to customers after lockdown by handing out pool noodles to maintain social distancing. Last Saturday the owners of the Cafe Rothe in Schwerin — a town in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s home state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania — were allowed to reopen their doors to visitors after
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLAYTON CO., GA (WGCL) — A state representative and a church are teaming up to hand out much-needed items for citizens to help combat COVID-19. According to a press release, State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and New Testament Gospel Worldwide Ministries, will host the COVID-19 Relief Day. The
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday legislators “didn’t want to be around” as dozens of demonstrators gathered at the steps of the state capitol to protest her stay-at-home order, prompting the building to close on Thursday. “You know, the legislature apparently didn’t want to be around for … this activity that many of them incited,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — Flying out of Las Vegas’ McCarran airport and forget a mask or face covering? The airport has installed PPE vending machines. According to a tweet from McCarran airport on Thursday, the vending machines allow travelers to purchase items like gloves, masks and hand
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