With the coronavirus pandemic decimating New York City’s police and fire departments, first responders, their unions and city officials are pushing to officially designate Covid-19 fatalities as “line of duty” deaths so survivors are eligible for pension benefits. The push for such a designation, long reserved for cops or firefighters who were injured or died
Continue Reading It’s been called the world’s most dangerous bird. Its long dagger-like middle toes, in fact, were responsible for the death of a man in Florida last year. But what excites scientists about the cassowary — a large, emu-like, flightless bird — is its distinctive look. With its black iridescent feathered body, its blue, turquoise and
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A student pilot was killed and two others injured in a small plane crash at an intersection in Miramar, Florida. “All of a sudden, something just caught my eye. I looked up and the plane was just definitely way too low,” witness Alan Birmaher told CNN affiliate WPLG. The crash took place Tuesday morning when
Continue Reading Explaining the pandemic to kids isn’t easy. So one mom set out to help. Stefanie Trilling, a mother of two who lives near four New York hospitals, is hoping to make the pandemic a little less intimidating for kids by recreating the covers of classic children’s books The reimagined theme, of course, is the coronavirus.
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The chairman of a key congressional health committee is demanding to see the formula used by the federal government to ration remdesivir, an experimental drug shown to speed the recovery of coronavirus patients. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a Texas Democrat who chairs the House Ways and Means health subcommittee, said on Wednesday that the government’s “distribution of
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Lilly Singh wants to help shine some light in this dark time. “[I feel] a responsibility to put out positive content,” Singh told CNN in a recent interview. “There’s a lot of headlines that are really scary. I think because I have such a large following, I feel a sense of responsibility to share optimism
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Nearly every state in the US is moving toward reopening from pandemic closures, but a leading researcher warns that doing so puts the country on an “unfortunate trajectory” to more coronavirus deaths. An influential model cited often by the White House now predicts that 147,000 people in the nation will die from the virus by
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Five surfers who knew the sea “like the back of their hand” have died after a huge layer of foam in the water hampered efforts to rescue them. The group ran into difficulties at the northern harbor head of the Scheveningen district of The Hague in the Netherlands on Monday evening. Despite a large-scale rescue
Continue Reading In a first for humans in space, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano got slimed on the International Space Station — all in the name of science. Even though things got as messy as can be expected, the biggest surprise of all was the strange and fascinating
Continue Reading Our experience in airports and airplanes changed dramatically after 9/11. And experts now expect a similar transformation as a result of the pandemic. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to Dr. Henry Wu, the director of the Emory TravelWell Center and other travel experts about what to expect the next time you get
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The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota is refusing to end coronavirus checkpoints declared illegal by the state’s governor, saying they are the best tool they have to stop the virus from spreading. Gov. Kristi Noem sent letters Friday to the leaders of the Oglala Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux tribes demanding that
Continue Reading The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota is refusing to end coronavirus checkpoints declared illegal by the state’s governor, saying they are the best tool they have to stop the virus from spreading. Gov. Kristi Noem sent letters Friday to the leaders of the Oglala Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux tribes demanding that
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Two grand slam titles and a rapid rise to the top of world tennis was a head-spinning ascent for Naomi Osaka. But in this moment of pause, a period of lockdown with no tennis and no expectations, the 22-year-old is looking to confront an opponent from within: her crippling shyness. “For me, I have a
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As the US sets forth on an unprecedented effort to come up with vaccines in record time — dubbed “Operation Warp Speed” by the Trump administration — scientists are choosing between two methods for testing the vaccine in thousands of people this summer. One approach is more typical, and involves each company working independently on
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As the US sets forth on an unprecedented effort to come up with vaccines in record time — dubbed “Operation Warp Speed” by the Trump administration — scientists are choosing between two methods for testing the vaccine in thousands of people this summer. One approach is more typical, and involves each company working independently on
Continue Reading Solstice Studios has ambitiously set a July 1 release date for the new Russell Crowe thriller, “Unhinged.” The original release date had been set for September 4, but the date was moved up after movie theaters closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, reports Deadline. “Unhinged” is the first movie to be released during the pandemic
Continue Reading Frank Stephens has traveled around the world, held multiple jobs and even received a standing ovation from US Congressional representatives after testifying on Capitol Hill. “I have spent my life trying to live big and make a difference,” Stephens said. “I believe my life is my message: A life with Down syndrome is a life
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Dr. Anthony Fauci and three other top Trump administration officials testified before Congress on Tuesday, describing the administration’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak and what reopening the country might look like in the coming months. Senators from both sides of the aisle sharply probed the administration’s actions for testing and preventing the spread of the
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Most of the more than 770,000 students at California’s two main university systems aren’t likely to return to campus this fall. The California State University system, which claims to be the nation’s biggest four-year university system, plans to cancel nearly all in-person classes through the fall semester to reduce spread of the coronavirus, Chancellor Timothy
Continue Reading South Dakota’s governor on Tuesday offered what appeared to be an attempted compromise to at least one Native American tribe in a disagreement over tribes’ coronavirus checkpoints. The offer relates to checkpoints that two Sioux tribes in South Dakota established on state and US highways around their reservations to help prevent the spread of the
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House Democrats want to send Americans a second round of stimulus checks worth up to $6,000 per family as part of the $3 trillion coronavirus relief package they rolled out Tuesday — the largest in history. Like the first round of payments approved by Congress in March, new proposal calls for giving $1,200 to those
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School is out for an early summer for most US kids — and discouraging signs about the spread of coronavirus are starting to cloud hopes of a return to class in the fall. Despite pressure from President Donald Trump for a swift resumption of lessons, forecasts of higher than expected death tolls and a stubborn
Continue Reading Tekashi 6ix9ine looks to be doing well financially since his release from prison and apparently wants to share the wealth. The rapper, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, reportedly attempted to make a $200,000 donation to the No Kid Hungry organization. But the charity rejected it. “We are grateful for Mr. Hernandez’s generous offer to
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Plans from several major US airlines on how to enforce their mandatory mask requirements reveal that, for the most part, they will rely on passenger cooperation rather than strict enforcement. Separate memos obtained by CNN that American Airlines sent to its pilots and flight attendants show that customers may be denied boarding for not wearing
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The glass towers in Sao Paulo’s financial district are shuttered, bars closed and restaurants open only for delivery. But on the outskirts of the city, residents say they can’t afford to stop working, even if it means risking their lives. “If you stay at home, you’ll just starve to death,” said Dejair Batista, who owns
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Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) — Security cameras captured terrifying video of a stranger standing directly over a sleeping Wichita teenager at around 2:30 a.m on Friday. Fifteen-year-old Aniyah Robinson said once she opened her eyes she felt like she was in a scene from a movie. “It just scared
Continue Reading(CNN) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released from prison Wednesday following a request by his lawyers due to the coronavirus pandemic, his attorney Kevin Downing said. Downing told CNN that Manafort is going to serve the rest of his term in home confinement after serving about a third of his sentence at
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The warm and dry weather will continue through the weekend. Each afternoon this week winds will increase around 15 to 20 mph. The next system will move in early next week and provide us with a slight chance for showers. Temperatures will also warm up next week.
Continue Reading Katy Perry sounds like she is struggling a bit. The pregnant singer and “American Idol” judge recently shared how she is doing during the pandemic. Her opening up came in the form of a tweet Tuesday on her verified Twitter account. “Sometimes i don’t know what’s worse trying to avoid the virus or the waves
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A lot is riding on whether cities, states and countries can reopen their economies without sparking a wave of new infections. On the health front, dispatches from around the world remain sobering. A new cluster of infections in South Korea is growing, the epidemic is worsening in Russia and a key model often cited by
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