No, you can’t get free baby formula by calling a number on the can if stores are out
Despite what people are claiming on social media, companies say they aren’t shipping free baby formula to anyone. All the posts on social media…
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Two siblings held a porch concert for a neighbor who is self-isolating
The coronavirus pandemic has bought out the worst in some people: Those who refuse to participate in social distancing or travel although they are at…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth cancels events due to coronavirus
Queen Elizabeth has canceled a number of diary events scheduled over the coming weeks “as a sensible precaution” in the midst of the…
Continue Reading Seattle offers $800 supermarket vouchers to families in need during coronavirus crisis
Seattle officials will provide more than 6,000 families with $800 each in grocery vouchers for Safeway stores as Washington state’s biggest…
Continue Reading This Tang Dynasty noblewoman loved playing polo so much, she was buried with her donkeys
Sometime before an Imperial Chinese noblewoman named Cui Shi died in 878 AD, she requested that her beloved donkeys be buried with her. Cui Shi…
Continue Reading What historians hear when Trump calls coronavirus ‘Chinese’ and ‘foreign’
For immigration historians and other scholars, the way US President Donald Trump is describing the coronavirus pandemic has a familiar ring. Trump…
Continue Reading Spain’s King Felipe VI renounces his inheritance from his father
King Felipe VI of Spain has renounced his personal inheritance from his father, Juan Carlos I, amid allegations of financial impropriety. Felipe also…
Continue Reading An Atlanta firm starts a toilet paper drive-thru to give away its stock for free
With the coronavirus outbreak prompting people to panic-buy enough toilet paper to last them for years, the shelves at stores across the nation have…
Continue Reading As testing ramps up, many doctors and patients are still experiencing problems
The head of the World Health Organization has a simple message for all countries about who should be tested for coronavirus: “Test, test, test.…
Continue Reading There’s an unlikely beneficiary of coronavirus: The planet
Factories were shuttered and streets were cleared across China’s Hubei province as authorities ordered residents to stay home to stop the…
Continue Reading Malaysia and the Philippines enact sweeping measures, as coronavirus cases jump in Southeast Asia
Tens of millions of people in Southeast Asia have had their movements, travel and daily life restricted as countries prepare for a surge in novel…
Continue Reading Almost 7 million California residents ordered to shelter in place
Nearly seven million people living in a wide swath of Northern California, including Silicon Valley, are being ordered to shelter in place starting…
Continue Reading African countries shut doors against Europe, America to combat coronavirus
Africa has so far recorded relatively few coronavirus cases compared to the rest of the world, but governments across the continent are taking no…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson ramps up UK’s coronavirus response after criticism
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson drastically ramped up the country’s response to coronavirus on Monday, after a weekend of confusing briefings.…
Continue Reading One dangerous coronavirus ‘self-check test’ is circulating on social media. Here’s why you should avoid it.
Contrary to what some may think, not everything on social media is rooted in fact. Case in point: A recent viral coronavirus “simple self-check…
Continue Reading Grand Central restaurateur and father of Lady Gaga to face court proceedings for more than $260,000 in unpaid restaurant rent
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority began proceedings to resolve a long clash with restaurateur and father of Lady Gaga Joe Germanotta over…
Continue Reading Lockdowns are being imposed around the world. China’s example highlights the costs
As Chinese President Xi Jinping passed an apartment complex last week during his tour of Wuhan, ground zero of the global coronavirus pandemic, he…
Continue Reading More sports events have been postponed amid coronavirus outbreaks
Since last week’s announcements that the NBA would suspend its season and the NCAA would cancel its annual men’s and women’s…
Continue Reading Kentucky Derby will be postponed until September, reports say
Fans of the “Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” are in for a long wait. Churchill Downs will be postponing the 146th Kentucky Derby until…
Continue Reading More coronavirus cases outside mainland China than inside as pandemic accelerates
For the first time since the novel coronavirus was first identified last year, there are now more reported cases outside of mainland China than…
Continue Reading UFC to postpone its next three fights amid coronavirus outbreak and government restrictions
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will postpone its next three events as the coronavirus outbreak continues to cripple the sports world. The…
Continue Reading Cities in the US move to lower inmate populations as coronavirus fears grow
More than 200 inmates have been released from Cuyahoga County Jail in Ohio since Friday due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. Judges at…
Continue Reading New Jersey activates National Guard, urges residents to stay home after 8 p.m.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday urged residents to stay home after 8 p.m., activated the National Guard, and issued an executive order limiting…
Continue Reading Mysterious Ice Age structure made from hundreds of mammoth bones discovered in Russia
Around 25,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers used the bones from 60 mammoths to build a large circular structure in Russia. And no one knows why.…
Continue Reading WWE to hold WrestleMania without fans
World Wrestling Entertainment‘s biggest event of the year, WrestleMania, will be missing a major aspect of the sports-entertainment: A live…
Continue Reading NASCAR won’t race again until early May
NASCAR said Monday it has postponed races in its national circuits through May 3. The stock car racing body said it plans to hold a full season once…
Continue Reading The May SAT exam has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns by the College Board
The SAT is canceled — for now. The College Board, the organization behind the college placement exam, announced on Monday that it would no…
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Half-dozen California counties order near-lockdown for 7 million people
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Officials in six San Francisco Bay Area counties issued a sweeping shelter-in-place mandate Monday affecting nearly 7…
Continue Reading An Oregon police department is asking residents to stop calling 911 because they’ve run out of toilet paper
As police across the US brace for continued emergency calls in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, one Oregon police department is dealing with 911…
Continue Reading European Union will close its borders to all non-essential travel to fight coronavirus
The European Union will close its borders to all non-essential travel as it attempts to contain the ongoing spread of the coronavirus on the…
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