A major cruise liner with only 23 years of service has been earmarked for the scrap heap amid a coronavirus-driven downturn for the leisure shipping industry. Following an announcement by cruise giant Carnival Corporation that it expects to remove several vessels from its fleet, it’s emerged that one of these could be the Costa Victoria,
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 at Noon sat down with Dr. Blake Busey of Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso to discuss ways for families to stay in shape this summer.
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Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Two metro-Atlanta colleges are teaming up to help bring economic growth to Atlanta’s West End neighborhood. According to a press release, Morehouse College and the University of Georgia will open an entrepreneurship center at Morehouse College. The state and federally funded center will provide
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Only 15 percent of Tennesseans are reportedly wearing face masks when outside their homes, according to a new report from the University of Washington. The report says our state’s death toll and mask usage go hand in hand, but compared to other states, Tennessee’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHAVERTOWN, PA (WNEP) — Each summer since 2013, they have had a special camp at The Lands at Hillside Farms for children coping with different kinds of loss through death, illness, addiction, or divorce. They are grieving and in need of healing. “They take care of the animals,
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Visiting the coast, going to parties and getting excited about football are common ingredients of an English summer. But UK authorities are concerned that such activities could be lethal during a pandemic. The British government has pleaded with the public to continue observing social distancing guidelines after thousands packed England’s beaches on Thursday and thousands
Continue Reading The WNBA is planning to hold the 2020 season at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, starting in July — but not all players will be there. Guard Natasha Cloud and post player LaToya Sanders — two starters from the WNBA defending champion Washington Mystics — will sit out. Additionally, post player Jonquel Jones of the
Continue Reading “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” isn’t your usual, run-of-the-mill crime docu-series, which explains why it’s a bit of a structural mess. Too drawn out at six parts, at its best it’s a deeply personal ode to the late author and amateur crime sleuth Michelle McNamara, her dogged work to catch the Golden State Killer,
Continue Reading The Dixie Chicks will now be called, the Chicks. The country band announced the news on their website Thursday, with the caption “We want to meet this moment.” The news follows Lady Antebellum’s recent decision to change their name to Lady A, citing the word’s association to slavery. The Chicks have updated their social media
Continue Reading The theatrical release of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” has been delayed again. As theaters have closed and only gradually begun to reopen in places due to the coronavirus pandemic, Warner Bros. has moved release of the sci-fi movie back twice, from July 17 to July 31, and now to Aug. 12. “Warner Bros. is committed to
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott shut down bars in Texas again on Friday and scaled back restaurant dining to 50% capacity, the most dramatic reversals yet as confirmed coronavirus cases surge to record levels after the state embarked on one of America’s fastest reopenings. RELATED STORY: Gov. Abbott tells ABC-7 he let bars re-open
Continue Reading A new trailer has dropped for “Brave New World,” a series remake of Aldous Huxley’s classic tale of utopia gone wrong. The show stars Demi Moore, Harry Lloyd, Jessica Brown Findlay, and Alden Ehrenreich as living in a creepily utopian world named New London, where everyone takes a pill to be happy. “There’s no pain
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public Health reported 233 new coronavirus cases El Paso on Friday. That’s the highest single-day increase ever recorded in the county. There have now been 5,217 total cases. More than 3,500 people have recovered, and there are 1,541 known active cases — a new record. The health
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We will continue to see enough moisture across the area to keep some slight chances for rain in the forecast through Saturday. Any storms that do form will produce gusty outflow winds. An upper-level storm system will increase our afternoon winds igniting Red Flag Warnings Sunday and Monday. High temperatures will be a few degrees
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Even after widespread lockdowns, the United States has failed to stomp out the coronavirus and again finds itself in a rapid surge of cases. Public health experts place particular blame on a lack of leadership. These experts are increasingly frustrated with American political leadership from the President on down that has repeatedly shirked its national
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When Michelle Brenner lost her job because of the pandemic, she decided to use her extra time and a family lasagna recipe to create a free food movement in her Washington community. So far, she has made more than 1,275 pans of lasagna for friends, neighbors, first responders, and anyone in need of a good
Continue Reading As a farmworker, Salvador Calzadillas has been deemed “essential” during the Covid-19 pandemic. What he feels, though, is underpaid and at risk. Calzadillas, who works near Bakersfield, California, said he mostly has had to scrounge up his own masks and protective gear since the start of the pandemic. He’s repeatedly switched jobs and employers —
Continue Reading Jessica Dowshen just wants a little more space to breathe this summer. “I am most looking forward to just being able to walk outside of the house without a mask on because there won’t be any other people around,” Dowshen said of her upcoming working vacation in western New Jersey. Stepping out of her apartment
Continue Reading Three Wilmington, North Carolina, police officers have been fired after they were heard on video spewing “hate-filled speech” and referring “to Black people as the n-word,” Police Chief Donny Williams said Wednesday. The officers were identified as Officer James Gilmore, Corporal Jesse Moore II and Officer Kevin Piner. According to a report that details the
Continue Reading At an age when most classical actors are honing their King Lear, 81-year-old Ian McKellen is set to grab a skull and throw himself into what is probably Shakespeare’s most famous role: Hamlet. McKellen, who first played the confused young Dane 50 years ago, revealed the news on his website. “I feel lucky to be
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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s battle against the world’s second-deadliest Ebola outbreak on record is officially over, the country’s health minister, Eteni Longondo, announced Thursday. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization regional director for Africa, said the announcement was made after no new cases were reported 42 days since the last survivor tested negative for
Continue Reading This past weekend we reached the 100th day of my wife, two daughters and me living, working and schooling at home together. The next day was Father’s Day. That combination found me reflecting on what children could use most from parents right now, during this unique and challenging summer. Not just my kids, but our
Continue Reading During the communist era, travel options were limited in Hungary and Central Europe, which meant Lake Balaton became the region’s most popular vacation destination. Now, with the world gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, this large lake in western Hungary has once again become a popular holiday spot for people from all over Europe. Lake Balaton
Continue Reading Astronomers have discovered two super-Earths orbiting a star 11 light years away. Hope things are better in that part of the universe. 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 Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign
Continue Reading Driving from their home in New York to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harrison Li had no idea it would be the last time he saw his father for more than a decade. It was the summer of 2016, and Li was about to resume his studies at Harvard. After dropping him off, his father returned to Long
Continue Reading A recent social media outcry demanding Colorado officials launch an independent investigation into the 2019 death of a 23-year-old Black man in police custody has prompted Gov. Jared Polis to announce his administration will reexamine the case. Polis announced Thursday that he signed an executive order designating Attorney General Phil Weiser to investigate the death
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On June 5, a car full of White supremacists drove through the streets of Knoxville, Tennessee, harassing and abusing people attending a Black Lives Matter protest. One of those in the car shouted to a group of protesters: “You wanna die? Come on in. 9mm with your name on it.” The occupants of the car
Continue Reading You may need chopsticks for this pizza. Pizza Hut Taiwan has teamed up with Menya Musashi, a popular ramen joint from Japan, to dish out the world’s first ramen pizza. The new pizza has the toppings of a Tonkotsu ramen (pork bone soup ramen) including thick ramen noodles, pork slices, white sesame, fresh chili, and
Continue Reading NASCAR has released a photo of the noose that was found hanging in Bubba Wallace’s team garage at the Talladega Superspeedway last week. It also said that a thorough sweep of the 29 tracks and 1,684 garage stalls at the speedway, authorities found 11 pull-down ropes tied in a knot — but only one noose:
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