Katrina Evacuee making masks for New Orleans area nurses and doctors
Click here for updates on this story Grandfalls, TX (WGNO) — It’s a town of no more than 400 people in the desert of…
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Columbia Sportswear CEO takes pay cut to help support employees during coronavirus crisis
Tim Boyle, president and CEO of Columbia Sportswear Company, is cutting his salary to keep his employees paid during the coronavirus crisis. Boyle…
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Busch is giving 3 months’ worth of beer to people who adopt or foster a dog during coronavirus crisis
Nothing beats the company of man’s best friend as you self-isolate during the coronavirus outbreak. But an ice-cold beer, free at that, comes…
Continue Reading A towel Kobe Bryant wore during his farewell speech sold at an auction for over $30,000
The towel that basketball legend Kobe Bryant draped over his shoulders during his farewell speech in 2016, along with tickets to Bryant’s final…
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Gov. Abbott expands travel restrictions, launches pop-up hospital as Texas cases top 2,500 with 34 deaths
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday ratcheted up travel restrictions into Texas during the coronavirus pandemic, while announcing the…
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29 new virus cases in New Mexico brings total to 237; no new infections in Doña Ana County
SANTA FE, New Mexico – New Mexico state health officials on Sunday announced 29 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, raising the state…
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Anthony ISD, Fabens ISD and El Paso Catholic all extend school closures indefinitely due to virus
EL PASO, Texas — Several more El Paso County school districts announced Sunday that they were extending their closures indefinitely as the county…
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Country music legend Joe Diffie dies from coronavirus
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Country music legendary singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk…
Continue Reading Florida coronavirus checkpoints screen for motorists from hardest-hit areas
Florida has opened highway checkpoints to screen for motorists entering the state from areas experiencing substantial community spread of…
Continue Reading Start your Monday smart: Pandemic, stay home, equal pay, US census, culture online
In times of crisis, Mr. Rogers taught us to look for the helpers. That might be as easy as looking in the mirror. Here are lots of ways you can…
Continue Reading New York coronavirus deaths soar past 960 as New Rochelle’s ‘Patient Zero’ goes home
The mammoth fight against coronavirus in New York intensified Sunday as the state grappled with over 59,000 cases and at least 965 deaths.…
Continue Reading The small digital network making free food deliveries to vulnerable neighbors in New York
As more and more of the world falls under coronavirus shutdown, many Americans are turning to the internet for daily needs: ordering groceries and…
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Trump gains ground on Biden in competitive race for the White House
WASHINGTON, DC — Former Vice President Joe Biden has emerged as Democrats’ top choice for the presidential nomination in a new ABC…
Continue Reading Private labs frustrated that they’re prevented from running tests
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — It’s five days and counting for Paul Elliot. The Bellevue…
Continue Reading Tabetha Jackson: Power company’s only female field employee
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS ) — Tabetha Jackson is giving a new meaning to the saying…
Continue Reading Quarantine Together is a dating app for these times
If there has ever been a weird time to date, this is it. But even as millions of Americans stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, nothing is…
Continue Reading Man stuck in India as country locks down due to COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — A North City man is stuck in India as the country remains…
Continue Reading Wedding party surprises couple from a distance
Click here for updates on this story CUMMING, GA (WGCL) — A local couple had to dramatically decrease the size of their…
Continue Reading Krzysztof Penderecki, composer of works in ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The Shining,’ dies at 86
Krzysztof Penderecki, the avant garde Polish composer whose works have featured in the Hollywood films “The Exorcist” and “The…
Continue Reading FEMA, Army Corps converting Detroit convention center into medical facility
Click here for updates on this story Detroit, MI (WNEM) — An alternative care facility is being put together in Detroit…
Continue Reading Tornado strikes Arkansas, leaving major damage
Click here for updates on this story Jonesboro, AR (KFSM) — According to the National Weather Service, a tornado ripped…
Continue Reading America’s largest single site jail is home to a new coronavirus cluster
Chicago’s Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart stepped in front of news cameras and reporters and said 38 of their detainees in Cook County jail had…
Continue Reading What it’s like for health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic
Across the country, health care professionals have mobilized to treat patients suffering from the novel coronavirus, and many are doing so without…
Continue Reading Trucking companies in desperate need of drivers: ‘Without the trucks, nothing happens’
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — If you’re an experienced truck driver or you know…
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Avión que transportaba suministros médicos se estrella en Filipinas; hay 8 personas muertas
(CNN) — Un avión con destino a Tokio se estrelló este domingo durante el despegue del aeropuerto internacional Ninoy Aquino en la capital de…
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Disneyland and Walt Disney World to remain closed because of coronavirus
LOS ANGELES. California — Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World resort in Florida will remain closed until further notice as the…
Continue Reading Shop donates time and material to make masks for essential workers
Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC (WLOS ) — Fear over the spread of COVID-19 has lead to a face…
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A Rhode Island police officer bought groceries for an elderly shut-in who had no food at home
A Rhode Island police officer just reminded the world that while the coronavirus pandemic can claim lives, shut down cities, and change life as we…
Continue Reading “Stay Home”: Popular Asheville landmark has message for everyone
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS ) — Asheville’s most high-profile urban art landmark…
Continue Reading Nordstrom is sewing more than 100,000 face masks for health care workers
A department store known for designer brands is shifting gears and producing medical masks to help healthcare workers battling the coronavirus.…
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