Belmont Stakes to be held without spectators as the first leg of the Triple Crown
The Belmont Stakes, one of horse-racing’s biggest events, will take place without spectators in attendance on June 20 amid the coronavirus…
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Las Cruces shop owner shot during burglary may have been killed with own gun
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces shoe repair businessman, believed to have been shot to death while interrupting a burglary at his shop, may…
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Gov signs executive order canceling overnight camps, adding date for summer school, prohibiting indoor gyms
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Connecticut’s governor signed yet another executive…
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Mnuchin suggests ‘risk of permanent damage’ to economy as shutdowns continue
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned Tuesday of potential long-term damage to the US economy the longer states are shut down due to the…
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‘Precious’ footage from 1935 of last-known Tasmanian tiger released
Video footage of the last known thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, has been released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA). In the…
Continue Reading City faces $234 million sewer nightmare
Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, GA (Albany Herald) — The sheer magnitude of the number is almost…
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Support the newest warriors: Those on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic
Suffering from anxiety attacks, sleepless nights and surges of irritability, people around the world are experiencing the same emotional trauma that…
Continue Reading WHO approves call for inquiry into global coronavirus response
The World Health Organization (WHO) has agreed to hold an inquiry into the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, adopting a resolution a…
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Tekashi 6ix9ine accuses Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber of buying No.1 spot. Billboard explains why that’s not true
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s latest single did not top the Billboard charts, and he’s claiming fraud. The rapper posted a video Monday on his…
Continue Reading Some nursing homes are taking residents’ stimulus checks, FTC warns
Nursing homes have no claim to their residents’ stimulus checks. That hasn’t stopped some facilities from trying to take them anyway. The…
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What employees need to know about returning to work
At some point, we will start returning to the office. Some people are looking forward to going back after stay-at-home orders are lifted. Others…
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Treasury secretary tells Senate no one should die to boost economy
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned Tuesday of potential long-term damage to the U.S. economy the longer states are shut…
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What employers need to know about returning to work
At some point, we will start returning to the office. Some people are looking forward to going back after stay-at-home orders are lifted. Others…
Continue Reading Right ventricle enlargement a major predictor for mortality among COVID patients, new study finds
Enlargement of one of the heart’s four chambers — the right ventricle — was the best predictor of which patients with severe…
Continue Reading Covid-19 lockdowns could drop carbon emissions to their lowest level since World War II. But the change may be temporary
As predicted, carbon dioxide emissions have declined during the Covid-19 pandemic. But if past crises are any indication, the environmental gains may…
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‘No team changes lives like our team.’ How cycling’s Team Novo Nordisk turned type 1 diabetes into its ‘greatest strength’
Phil Southerland wasn’t supposed to live past 25, but as a boy he happened upon a treatment that he says helped him to defy medical…
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‘No team changes lives like our team.’ How cycling’s Team Novo Nordisk turned type 1 diabetes into its ‘greatest strength’
Phil Southerland wasn’t supposed to live past 25, but as a boy he happened upon a treatment that he says helped him to defy medical…
Continue Reading Listener Questions Answered: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s podcast for May 19
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta goes through his inbox and answers some listeners’ questions about Covid-19. You can listen on…
Continue Reading India and Bangladesh brace for the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal
Millions of people in India and Bangladesh are in the path of a super cyclone which is due to make landfall in less than 36 hours, bringing damaging…
Continue Reading Oklahoma deputies, firefighter help man ahead of heavy rainfall
Click here for updates on this story WAGONER COUNTY, OK (KFOR) — A man is safe after going camping in northeastern…
Continue Reading Audit reveals $27K missing from police department’s property room
Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (KFOR) — According to city auditor, the Oklahoma City Police…
Continue Reading Ken Osmond, Eddie Haskell on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ dies at 76
Ken Osmond, an actor best known for his role as troublemaker Eddie Haskell on “Leave It to Beaver,” has died, his rep Bonnie Vent…
Continue Reading Attorney for man who videotaped killing of Ahmaud Arbery says client in hiding, fears for his life
Click here for updates on this story BRUNSWICK, GA (WGCL) — The attorney for the man who videotaped the killing of…
Continue Reading Finding love from a distance after surviving a pandemic
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — If my great-grandfather had not been a litterbug, I would…
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Floridians rejoice as malls, barbershops and gyms reopen across the state
Folks in the Sunshine State were eager to finally work out, eat out and go to the mall Monday as phase one of Florida’s reopening plan went…
Continue Reading Floridians rejoice as malls, barbershops and gyms reopen across the state
Folks in the Sunshine State were eager to finally work out, eat out and go to the mall Monday as phase one of Florida’s reopening plan went…
Continue Reading Collective effort among strangers brings lost cat back to its owners
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, TX (KTBS) — Through the power of social media, around one dozen strangers…
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Magic Johnson will provide $100 million to fund loans to minority-owned businesses
Magic Johnson may no longer be playing in the NBA, but the Hall of Fame member is still making valuable assists. Johnson announced that EquiTrust…
Continue Reading 100 crawfish workers test positive for COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story BATON ROUGE, LA (WGNO) — Acadian crawfish farms are experiencing an outbreak of…
Continue Reading Crews rescue driver swept away on flooded roadway
Click here for updates on this story Tittabawassee Township, MI (WNEM) — First responders rescued a driver after their…
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