First ICE detainee tests positive for coronavirus
A 31-year-old Mexican national is the first detainee in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody to test positive for the novel coronavirus, the…
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Los Angeles Sheriff orders gun stores shut down due to coronavirus restrictions
Gun shops in Los Angeles are nonessential businesses and will have to close their doors amid coronavirus restrictions, Los Angeles County Sheriff…
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Trump hopes to loosen virus restrictions and have country ‘opened up’ by Easter
WASHINGTON — With lives and the economy hanging in the balance, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is hoping the country will be reopened by…
Continue Reading Lieutenant Dan the two-legged hound has been named the next Cadbury Bunny
Cadbury, the company behind the popular egg-shaped chocolate, has named its next mascot — and it’s not a bunny. The candy company…
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U.S. Senate moving closer to passing virus aid package as Dow surges 2,000 points
NEW YORK, NY — The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to its best day since 1933 as Congress and the White House neared a deal on Tuesday to inject…
Continue Reading The world’s new heroes are medical workers
Most big sports events in the US now feature a “Salute to the Troops” moment, when fans stand to honor a returned service-member.…
Continue Reading Sixty-four bodies found in shipping container in Mozambique
The bodies of 64 male migrants were discovered Tuesday in a sealed shipping container at a checkpoint in Tete, Mozambique, according to the…
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Harvard’s president and his wife test positive for coronavirus
Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow said he and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus. “We started experiencing symptoms on…
Continue Reading The mystery of Madagascar’s forest cats
Madagascar is home to many unique species, including a variety of lemurs. But there’s one species living in the island’s forests that…
Continue Reading He tweeted about his symptoms and coronavirus diagnosis problems. His husband says he was then put on a ventilator
Just four days ago, David Lat was tweeting about his coronavirus symptoms and the difficulty he had getting diagnosed. The lawyer and founder of the…
Continue Reading Florida mayor donates salary to pay residents’ utility bills during coronavirus crisis
The mayor of a Florida Panhandle city says he won’t take a salary while his city is struggling with the coronavirus pandemic and will donate…
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Unions fight for bus drivers, postal workers and other essential workers to be classified as ‘first responders’
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS ) — As our medical professionals work to test and treat this virus,…
Continue Reading YouTubers bought thousands of toilet paper rolls a few months ago. They just gave them all away for free
Two YouTubers in Colorado Springs just came to the rescue of hundreds of people who hadn’t been able to find toilet paper because of…
Continue Reading Teachers and students all over the country are now stuck at home with their class pets
Turns out classroom critters are also quarantining due to coronavirus concerns. As schools across the world close their campuses because of the…
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Authorities searching for suspect who intentionally ran over jogger
Click here for updates on this story CARMICHAEL, CA (KTXL ) — For an unidentified Carmichael jogger and her dog, the…
Continue Reading Australian woman finds huge Burmese python on her porch
Australia is famously home to all sorts of exotic animals, including snakes. However, one woman was still shocked to find a 4.5-meter (14.8-foot)…
Continue Reading Doctor who survived Ebola details a harrowing day in the ER. Coronavirus scares him
Dr. Craig Spencer has worked as an epidemiologist in Africa and Southeast Asia and famously survived getting Ebola in 2014 after caring for patients…
Continue Reading Spain turns ice rink into a morgue as coronavirus deaths pile up
An ice rink in Madrid has been turned into a temporary morgue as Spain tries to cope with the fallout from its rapidly spreading coronavirus…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama has advice for Americans stuck indoors to help stem the spread of coronavirus
Michelle Obama is reminding Americans practicing social distancing because of the coronavirus that no matter what they’re going through, they…
Continue Reading Curiosity rover shares new selfie, climbs steep hill on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover just conquered a major milestone on Mars — and it took a selfie to celebrate the feat. Curiosity recently finished…
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Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine: what to know about the potential coronavirus drugs
As the world’s heath experts race to find treatments — and eventually, a cure — for the novel coronavirus, two drugs have jumped to…
Continue Reading People around the country are sewing masks. And some hospitals, facing dire shortage, welcome them
Crafty people are stepping up to create homemade masks for health care workers facing shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic. Volunteers across the…
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5 things to know for March 24: Coronavirus, health, economy, PG&E, insanity plea
Rhode Island and Alaska are the latest states to alter their primary elections. Rhode Island’s will be postponed, and Alaska Democrats have…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 24: Coronavirus, health, economy, PG&E, insanity plea
Rhode Island and Alaska are the latest states to alter their primary elections. Rhode Island’s will be postponed, and Alaska Democrats have…
Continue Reading Olympic teams and athletes want the 2020 games postponed
Olympic teams and athletes have said that they want the 2020 Olympics to be postponed in light of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed thousands…
Continue Reading New Jersey will release low-level offenders from jail to prevent coronavirus spread
The chief justice for New Jersey has ordered the release of hundreds of inmates in county jails by Tuesday “based on the dangers posed by…
Continue Reading Connecticut man who died of coronavirus delivered last rites by phone
A Connecticut man who died following a coronavirus diagnosis was give last rites by his pastor over the phone with his family listening in from…
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Connecticut man who died of coronavirus delivered last rites by phone
A Connecticut man who died following a coronavirus diagnosis was give last rites by his pastor over the phone with his family listening in from…
Continue Reading Florida governor says negligence at an elder care facility with coronavirus cases could be criminal
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said negligence at the Atria Willow Wood assisted living facility in Broward County that led to several residents being…
Continue Reading Nearly half of Diamond Princess cruise ship passengers and crew who had coronavirus were asymptomatic when tested, CDC report says
Nearly half of the Diamond Princess cruise ship passengers and crew who tested positive for the novel coronavirus were asymptomatic at the time they…
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