David Leone has spent the past seven months trying to stay clean. Now he just wants to stay alive. Until a few weeks ago, Leone, 40, was a resident of the Shepherd’s House in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was in recovery for an opioid abuse disorder. He left the treatment center in late March out
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David Leone has spent the past seven months trying to stay clean. Now he just wants to stay alive. Until a few weeks ago, Leone, 40, was a resident of the Shepherd’s House in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was in recovery for an opioid abuse disorder. He left the treatment center in late March out
Continue Reading David Leone has spent the past seven months trying to stay clean. Now he just wants to stay alive. Until a few weeks ago, Leone, 40, was a resident of the Shepherd’s House in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was in recovery for an opioid abuse disorder. He left the treatment center in late March out
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EL PASO, Texas — By day, Dr. Bruce Applebaum is a trauma surgeon at Providence Hospital in El Paso. But in his spare time, he can be found at home, surrounded by family, singing and playing guitar. His two worlds collided when he realized how often he was reminding others to wash their hands, and
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Blake Snell, star pitcher of the Tampa Bay Rays, is putting his foot down: No pay, no play. The Cy Young Award winner said in a Twitch broadcast Wednesday he wouldn’t return to play baseball amid the coronavirus pandemic unless the money’s worth it. “I’m not playing unless I get mine,” said Snell. “That’s just
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Restaurants, especially independent ones, have been decimated by the pandemic. Without access to the same financing options as large corporate chains, restaurant owners like me have to figure out whether and how to stay open — or just quit the business altogether. Selling T-shirts, hats and gift certificates is not going to save us. As
Continue Reading Restaurants, especially independent ones, have been decimated by the pandemic. Without access to the same financing options as large corporate chains, restaurant owners like me have to figure out whether and how to stay open — or just quit the business altogether. Selling T-shirts, hats and gift certificates is not going to save us. As
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — A woman in her 50s who died in the hospital of coronavirus has become Otero County’s first Covid-19 fatality, New Mexico health officials announced Thursday. The woman, who had an unspecified underlying health issue, was one of eleven new deaths reported statewide for the day, which brought the total number
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After weeks at home, some Wisconsin residents wasted no time in visiting local bars Wednesday night, shortly after the state’s Supreme Court overturned the coronavirus stay-at-home order. “First thought, we flipped it right into the parking lot,” Matt Griffin, a customer at The Buzzard’s Nest in West Allis, a Milwaukee suburb, told CNN affiliate WTMJ.
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After weeks at home, some Wisconsin residents wasted no time in visiting local bars Wednesday night, shortly after the state’s Supreme Court overturned the coronavirus stay-at-home order. “First thought, we flipped it right into the parking lot,” Matt Griffin, a customer at The Buzzard’s Nest in West Allis, a Milwaukee suburb, told CNN affiliate WTMJ.
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The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to reauthorize three national security surveillance authorities that have been expired since March. The chamber voted 80-16 to extend the surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The vote occurred after the Senate adopted a bipartisan amendment on Wednesday from Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and Democratic
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When McDonald’s restaurants reopen their dining rooms, customers should expect stickers on the floor encouraging social distancing and the closure of self-serve beverage bars. Workers wearing masks might check in with a thumbs up, or kindly ask you to move away from others. The chain, which is preparing to reopen its locations to dine-in customers
Continue Reading When McDonald’s restaurants reopen their dining rooms, customers should expect stickers on the floor encouraging social distancing and the closure of self-serve beverage bars. Workers wearing masks might check in with a thumbs up, or kindly ask you to move away from others. The chain, which is preparing to reopen its locations to dine-in customers
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A viral video from Japan aims to show how easily germs and viruses can spread in restaurants when just one person is infected. The experiment simulates the atmosphere at a buffet restaurant or on a cruise ship. It was conducted by the public broadcasting organization NHK in conjunction with health experts. The video shows 10
Continue Reading There won’t be a graduation because of Covid-19, but Walhalla, South Carolina, is making sure its high school seniors are still being celebrated. Walhalla brands itself as the “Main Street the Mountains.” But driving down its actual Main Street, there’s something else that jumps out. Portraits of each member of the Class of 2020, on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr. Jose Burgos, the director of internal medicine at University Medical Center, the same seven questions each week to track how the pandemic is changing. Here’s the Q&A for Thursday, May
Continue Reading A San Francisco church is suing Zoom after one of its bible study classes was allegedly infiltrated by a hacker who bombarded the video call with porn. The Saint Paulus Lutheran Church, one of the oldest churches in the city, held a bible study class on May 6, in which most of the attendees were
Continue Reading An Arkansas concert venue says it will postpone a planned concert after the governor threatened that local law enforcement would. TempleLive, a 1,100-seat concert venue in Fort Smith, was advertising an “An Intimate Solo Acoustic Show by Travis McCready of Bishop Gunn” for Friday. They said they’d only be allowing 229 people in — 20%
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Millions of Americans are relying on unemployment benefits for their livelihoods after losing their jobs to the coronavirus crisis. Another 3 million people filed initial unemployment claims last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Department of Labor. That brings the total number of first-time claimants to 36.5 million since mid-March. That represents
Continue Reading Millions of Americans are relying on unemployment benefits for their livelihoods after losing their jobs to the coronavirus crisis. Another 3 million people filed initial unemployment claims last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Department of Labor. That brings the total number of first-time claimants to 36.5 million since mid-March. That represents
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Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KFSM) — WARNING: Story contains adult content. A couple in Van Buren is advertising their home in a not so average way. From the street, it looks like a typical family home, but on the inside, behind a hidden door, buyers can have access to an
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Nintendo is angling for yet another hit on its Switch console system with its latest installment of the Mario franchise, “Paper Mario: The Origami King,” which will be released in July. “Paper Mario” will arrive on the Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite on July 17 for $59.99, Nintendo announced Thursday. The franchise’s first installment was
Continue Reading Nintendo is angling for yet another hit on its Switch console system with its latest installment of the Mario franchise, “Paper Mario: The Origami King,” which will be released in July. “Paper Mario” will arrive on the Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite on July 17 for $59.99, Nintendo announced Thursday. The franchise’s first installment was
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In many states, governors have wielded strong authority over how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. But in Wisconsin, Republicans who control the legislature and state Supreme Court have forced Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to the sidelines. The state high court’s decision Wednesday — at the legislature’s request — to block Evers’ stay-at-home order was
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High clouds will be around tonight and tomorrow before exiting for the weekend. Temps will climb to the low 90’s tomorrow and mid 90’s for weekend. Slight storm chance for late Monday and Tuesday. For the latest forecast and Doppler radar: http://www.kvia,com/weather To follow Doppler Dave on twitter: @Dopplerdaves
Continue Reading Florida wildfires fueled by winds and dry weather forced evacuations and closed parts of Interstate 75 in the Naples area for hours before it reopened Thursday. Mandatory evacuation orders by the Greater Naples Fire Control District were prompted by “fast-moving” brush fires sweeping across at least 5,000 acres, according to a tweet by the Collier
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The constant stress of living in the age of coronavirus is affecting more than your mental health and emotional coping abilities. It’s likely taking a toll on your body as well. “We’re living in a sea of stress hormones every day,” said stress management expert Dr. Cynthia Ackrill, an editor for “Contentment” magazine, produced by
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — As the coronavirus death toll in Juárez rose by five more on Thursday, health data indicated there are both more deaths and more hospitalizations to date than recoveries. The fatality count in Juárez now stands at 133, meanwhile 167 patients are currently in the hospital due to the virus, Mexico’s northern
Continue Reading Parents, hospitals and clinics should expect to see more cases of a mystifying condition that seems to be affecting children after a bout with Covid-19, doctors said Wednesday. The condition, called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, appears to be a post-viral syndrome, said Dr. Jeffrey Burns, a critical care specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital who
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Parents, hospitals and clinics should expect to see more cases of a mystifying condition that seems to be affecting children after a bout with Covid-19, doctors said Wednesday. The condition, called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, appears to be a post-viral syndrome, said Dr. Jeffrey Burns, a critical care specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital who
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