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Flower shop delivering happiness to those quarantined

March 21, 2020 10:55 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, AR (KFSM ) — While we are facing a lot of uncertainties because of…

Music legend and Texas-native Kenny Rogers dies at age 81

March 21, 2020 12:44 AM Associated Press

SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia — Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as…

Rob Gronkowski just made his WWE debut in an empty arena

March 21, 2020 10:35 AM CNN

The arena for the WWE “SmackDown” may have been empty, but Gronk still brought the energy. Rob Gronkowski, longtime New England Patriots…

Mexican soccer league president says he has coronavirus

March 21, 2020 10:17 AM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The president of Mexico’s Liga MX soccer league announced he has tested positive for coronavirus. League President Enrique…

Community takes part in Bloomsburg’s “Worldwide” Porch Musical while keeping social distance

March 21, 2020 10:11 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story Bloomsburg, PA (WNEP) — A community in Columbia County is coming together but…

Pizza shop gives away free meals for kids in need

March 21, 2020 9:14 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, PA (WPMT ) — Many business in our area are doing their part to make…

Starbucks is closing its cafes due to coronavirus, with some exceptions

March 21, 2020 8:58 AM CNN

Starbucks has closed its cafes in the United States and Canada for two weeks because of the spread of coronavirus, reducing services to drive-thru…

A new novel imagines a global pandemic that kills millions. Its author has been called prescient before

March 21, 2020 8:22 AM CNN

Some works of fiction seem ripped from the headlines. Others anticipate the news, providing a prophetic vision of our future. Lawrence Wright’s…

NBC News staffers fire back at Trump, call his attack on reporter ‘outrageous’ and ‘absolutely nuts’

March 21, 2020 7:35 AM CNN

A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Outrage inside NBC…

Rites of passage are deferred as students adjust to school in isolation

March 21, 2020 6:19 AM CNN

A week ago Tess DeMeyer was sitting in class taking a midterm. Today, the Brown University senior is home in Georgia, waiting to learn whether her…

America is racing to contain the coronavirus spread. Here’s how the pandemic changed the country this week

March 21, 2020 5:53 AM CNN

America is coming to a halt while authorities race to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The normally bustling streets of New York City and…

30 days that brought the world to the brink of a depression

March 21, 2020 5:34 AM CNN

Monday, February 17. The novel coronavirus outbreak is raging in China, but fewer than 1,000 people have been infected outside the country. With the…

30 days that brought the world to the brink of a depression

March 21, 2020 5:34 AM CNN

Monday, February 17. The novel coronavirus outbreak is raging in China, but fewer than 1,000 people have been infected outside the country. With the…

New York nonprofit for developmentally disabled struggling for help with coronavirus

March 21, 2020 4:04 AM CNN

A New York nonprofit that helps the developmentally disabled says it is having trouble getting people tested and obtaining protective equipment, even…

6 gráficas sobre el coronavirus: los reveladores datos de los contagiados en China

March 21, 2020 3:48 AM CNN

(CNN) – La mayoría de las personas que contrae el coronavirus experimenta síntomas leves, según revelan datos de la enfermedad en China, donde…

Japan asked the international media to change how we write their names. No one listened

March 21, 2020 3:36 AM CNN

In a full-page spread on March 2, 1979, the Los Angeles Times introduced its readers to Pinyin, a Chinese romanization system it said was changing…

One of the symptoms of self-isolation is extreme boredom. Here are some of the creative ways people are keeping themselves entertained

March 21, 2020 1:19 AM CNN

The coronavirus has canceled your spring break plans, sporting events, concerts and late night rendezvous. You’re practicing social distancing,…

Your tips for staying positive in these anxious times

March 20, 2020 11:56 PM CNN

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been reading, walking and embroidering more this week than I have in my entire life. It seems strange to…

Operation Hope holds free food giveaway for El Pasoans amid virus outbreak

March 20, 2020 11:30 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — The local non-profit Operation Hope was preparing to give away free food Saturday to help El Paso families that are struggling…

‘Non-essential’ travel across the U.S.-Mexico border halted as of Saturday

March 19, 2020 5:56 PM CNN, ABC News, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump announced Friday that all “non-essential travel” across the U.S.-Mexico border would be restricted amid the ongoing…

Returning Fort Bliss troops denied water, bathrooms under quarantine

March 20, 2020 2:31 PM Associated Press

FORT BLISS, Texas — It wasn’t the welcome home that U.S. soldiers expected when they returned from war zones in the Middle East in the past week.…

Astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon and once earned record for ‘most isolated human being,’ has died

March 20, 2020 10:02 PM CNN

Al Worden, an astronaut from the Apollo lunar program, has died, NASA says. Worden was command module pilot on the Apollo 15 lunar landing —…

State police probe confirms Las Cruces officer used controversial neck restraint, stun gun on suspect who died

March 20, 2020 9:52 PM Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police have confirmed that Las Cruces police used a controversial vascular neck restraint and a stun gun…

Las Cruces Congresswoman self-quarantining after contact with virus patient

March 20, 2020 9:36 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, D-Las Cruces, has gone into isolation as a precaution, though she is not exhibiting any…

1st confirmed case of coronavirus reported involving Fort Bliss soldier

March 20, 2020 8:37 PM Jim Parker

FORT BLISS, Texas — William Beaumont Army Medical Center on Friday night confirmed a soldier from Fort Bliss has tested positive for the…

El Paso and Alamogordo police are changing how they respond to calls during the coronavirus pandemic

March 20, 2020 4:58 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Police departments in the Borderland region are shifting resources and adjusting priorities in an attempt to maintain public safety…

1st confirmed coronavirus infection in Doña Ana County; New Mexico cases jump to 43

March 20, 2020 12:48 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced eight additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus…

More drive-thru coronavirus screenings added on Saturday, Sunday & Monday in Las Cruces

March 19, 2020 2:42 PM Brianna Chavez, Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After long lines and running out of the day’s testing supplies in just two hours on Friday, the New Mexico Department of…

El espectáculo debe continuar, pero en línea

March 20, 2020 8:23 PM CNN

Nota del editor: Lindsey Mantoan es profesora adjunta de teatro en el Linfield College. Es coeditora, junto a Sara Brady, de “Vying for the Iron…

Long lines for drive-thru coronavirus testing in Las Cruces; supplies run out after just 2 hours

March 20, 2020 10:22 AM Kate Bieri

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Dozens and dozens of drivers waited in a long line outside the Department of Health facility for the first day of…