Doctors in Italy have become the latest to raise the alarm over a worrying spike in children getting sick with a rare but serious inflammatory syndrome they say is tied to the coronavirus pandemic. A new study, published in the medical journal The Lancet on Wednesday, found a 30-fold rise in the number of cases
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Magnus Carlsen, the chess superstar, is making a new move to boost the sport’s popularity. The Norwegian world champion organized the Magnus Carlsen Invitational last month, an online chess tournament with a total prize fund of $250,000, making it the most lucrative online chess tournament in history. Having won the inaugural version of the competition,
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Beckett Cypher, the son of Melissa Etheridge and her former partner Julie Cypher, has died, a representative for the singer told CNN. He was 21. The singer mourned her son in a social media post on Wednesday. “Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction,” Etheridge
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It’s not quite the popemobile, but it will have to do. For nearly two hours on Tuesday evening, Rev. Nicholas Martorano of St. Nick’s Catholic Church was driven around South Philadelphia on the back of a red pickup truck, blessing parishioners who haven’t been able to attend Mass in person for months. Of course, the
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Recycling isn’t just for the environment anymore. It’s becoming an economic imperative, and you could even consider it your patriotic duty. So says the top environmental officer of the United States. who urged Americans to help fight a worldwide pandemic by recycling the packing materials from their delivery orders. With so many people creating waste
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Jerome Powell needs help. The chairman of the US Federal Reserve warned Wednesday that the economic shock from the coronavirus is “without modern precedent” and “significantly worse” than any recession since World War II. Investors didn’t like what they heard. The Dow shed more than 2% after the warning from the central banker, and the
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Elon Musk truly entered the public consciousness just over a decade ago, when Tesla was a quirky upstart putting batteries in the chassis of a little Lotus sports car. Musk grew it into an electric powerhouse, building cars that he promised would one day drive themselves, with doors that swung upward much like the time
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Elon Musk truly entered the public consciousness just over a decade ago, when Tesla was a quirky upstart putting batteries in the chassis of a little Lotus sports car. Musk grew it into an electric powerhouse, building cars that he promised would one day drive themselves, with doors that swung upward much like the time
Continue Reading Less than two weeks before the February 23 shooting that left Ahmaud Arbery dead, a suspect arrested in the case had a confrontation with an unidentified African American man who had entered a neighboring house under construction, according to an attorney for the house’s owner. Homeowner Larry English said the incident involved Travis McMichael, who
Continue Reading The coronavirus spreading across the globe might never be eliminated, a leading World Health Organization official has said. During a media briefing in Geneva, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s health emergencies program, warned Wednesday that the disease may join the mix of viruses that kill people around the world every year, “This
Continue Reading Paul Simon has praised “brave” health care workers who recorded an emotional rendition of the hit Simon & Garfunkel single “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” The singer and songwriter reposted a video of the “extraordinary” performance, which features UK National Health Service (NHS) workers performing a choral cover of the song in English and Welsh, to
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A flu shot will protect you from coronavirus, a worker reported being told by supervisors at a Rhode Island nursing home, where at least 60 residents were diagnosed with Covid-19 and at least one died. Keep working, an employee who was vomiting and running a temperature at an Ohio long-term care facility was instructed, according
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A flu shot will protect you from coronavirus, a worker reported being told by supervisors at a Rhode Island nursing home, where at least 60 residents were diagnosed with Covid-19 and at least one died. Keep working, an employee who was vomiting and running a temperature at an Ohio long-term care facility was instructed, according
Continue Reading A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy is out of a job and facing charges after he and about 15 other people, some armed, harassed a black teenager they mistakenly believed was involved in a girl’s disappearance, the teen’s attorney said. Jordan Kita is charged with forcible trespass, breaking and entering and willful failure to discharge duties,
Continue Reading Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder Dele Alli has told of his “horrible experience” after he was apparently robbed and assaulted at his North London home. The Metropolitan Police released a statement saying they were called to a residential address in Barnet at 12:35am on Wednesday, although they didn’t name Alli. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news,
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It may be hard, but you gotta keep moving! A new study finds you don’t have to be young and in great shape to reap the benefits of exercise. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know
Continue Reading It may be hard, but you gotta keep moving! A new study finds you don’t have to be young and in great shape to reap the benefits of exercise. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know
Continue Reading Matt Damon has revealed that his daughter tested positive to Covid-19 in New York City, while he and the rest of his family have spent lockdown in Ireland. Speaking by video call to Irish radio station SPIN 1038, Damon revealed that he and his wife have spent the last two months with their younger children
Continue Reading Live horse racing will resume at Southern California’s Santa Anita Park on Friday after receiving approval from Los Angeles County health officials. But there won’t be spectators in the stands. The track can resume operations only under specific protocols, park officials said in a statement. This includes mandatory face masks, daily health screenings like temperature
Continue Reading When Monica Shepard awoke to find her son trying to keep an armed man out of their home, she grabbed the 18-year-old and pushed him to the back of the living room, she said. “By the time I come out of my bedroom, and I see him trying to close the door, and he’s just
Continue Reading Having survived an avalanche and been tested in some of the most remote places on earth, Jimmy Chin knows what it’s like to be at the mercy of mother nature. The renowned adventurer and filmmaker has spent the past 20 years traveling the world, pushing himself to conquer one historic challenge after another, and engaging
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Having survived an avalanche and been tested in some of the most remote places on earth, Jimmy Chin knows what it’s like to be at the mercy of mother nature. The renowned adventurer and filmmaker has spent the past 20 years traveling the world, pushing himself to conquer one historic challenge after another, and engaging
Continue Reading An American pilot died when her plane malfunctioned while she was on her way to deliver Covid-19 rapid test kits to a remote Indonesian village, officials said. Joyce Lin, 40, had just taken off Tuesday morning, leaving the airport in Sentani, in Papua province, in a Kodiak aircraft. She was a missionary with the Mission
Continue Reading When a three Michelin-star restaurant in Virginia opens its doors back up from the Covid-19 pandemic, reservations will be made for mannequins. The Inn at Little Washington — an inn and restaurant about an hour and a half west of Washington, DC — plans to begin reopening its indoor seating May 29, a spokesman for
Continue Reading Here’s some welcome news: Water can work wonders for your health. The humble liquid comprises about 60% of our body weight and allows our internal organs to perform at their best. Water regulates our body temperature, keeps our joints lubricated and carries nutrients to our cells. Water also provides moisture to skin, ensuring a bright
Continue Reading A black man in Vermont told police he was threatened and told to leave the state by a white man, Vermont State Police said in a news release. “Making this situation in Hartford even more disturbing was the racial undertone used during this exchange with the individual who is a person of color,” Vermont Gov.
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ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico – The economy at one of New Mexico’s most well-known resort communities is in free fall as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to keep vacationers at home. One of the biggest issues, according to residents is that their main attraction of Elephant Butte Lake is currently closed down on orders from the
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The UK’s coronavirus crisis has reignited one of the country’s most bitter political debates: Can the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland survive as a union of four nations? On Sunday night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the country from 10 Downing Street in a recorded message, announcing his plan for the UK to emerge from lockdown.
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CHAMBERINO, New Mexico — Living in rural areas around the Borderland can present problems for students. Especially when the only way to go to school is virtual learning and there is no Internet available. The Gadsden Independent School District officials developed a strategy: Mobile hotspot buses. The district has mounted four wireless routers to the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego told ABC-7 he and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have spoken about his letter signed by other local officials asking to halt the re-opening of El Paso. The next phase in re-opening the state is currently set for Monday, May 18. Samaniego said he expressed his
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