National News
- Disaster in motion: Where flights from coronavirus-ravaged countries landed in US April 7, 2020iStock/onlyyouqj(WASHINGTON) -- An ABC News joint investigation with its owned television stations sheds new light on the likely flow of the coronavirus from global hotspots into the U.S. and provides a glimpse the toll the virus has taken on some of the first Americans to interact with international travelers: airport workers.From December through March, as […]
- Coronavirus live updates: NY death toll has largest single-day jump, Cuomo says April 7, 2020Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A global pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed at least 12,021 people in the United States.The U.S. has more cases than any other country, with over 383,000 people diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science […]
- 102-year-old woman reflects on living through 1918 flu pandemic and novel coronavirus April 7, 2020WZZM(DETROIT, Michigan) -- The coronavirus pandemic may be forcing millions to adjust to stay-at-home orders, but for Orel Borgesca, this isn’t the first global health crisis she’s had to endure.The soon to be 103-year-old was just a few months old when the deadly "Spanish Flu" outbreak engulfed the globe in 1918, infecting a third of […]
- 1st federal inmate dies in prison hit hard by coronavirus after heartbreaking plea to judge April 7, 2020iStock/asiandelight(OAKDALE, La.) -- Having served nearly half of a 30-year federal term for a non-violent drug conviction, Patrick Jones poured his heart out in a letter to a judge, pleading that his sentence be reduced and to free him to be father to who he described as his straying 16-year-old son. Locked up in a […]
Business News
- As flights are canceled amid coronavirus, officer sues United Airlines for refund April 7, 2020iStock/aapsky(MINNEAPOLIS) -- As airlines continue to slash flights amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, a police officer from Minnesota is suing United Airlines over a rejected ticket refund claim.Passenger Jacob Rudolph filed the lawsuit in Chicago federal court on Monday after he claims the airline refused to refund three tickets he purchased in January totaling $1,521.45. […]
- 'Hot mess': Small businesses besieged by problems getting coronavirus loans April 7, 2020iStock/nathaphat(WASHINGTON) -- Michael Shemtov is struggling to keep his small cafe in Charleston, SC, afloat. He has already shuttered nine of his restaurants in that state and Tennessee amid the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, with a total of 300 staff now out of work through no fault of their own.For Shemtov, who is […]
- Coronavirus economic updates: Markets see opening spike, building off Monday's steep rally April 7, 2020Sushiman/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The coronavirus pandemic has quickly evolved from a health crisis to a financial one, shuttering businesses, upending entire industries and sending financial markets reeling.Here's the latest news on how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting the economy. For more on financial resources available during the pandemic, click here.Twitter co-founder pledges $1 billion from […]
Sport News
- Boston Sports Club hit with class-action suit for charging members during coronavirus April 7, 2020iStock/nathaphat(BOSTON) -- A handful of Boston Sports Club members have filed a class-action lawsuit against the gym's parent company, Town Sports International, alleging they're still being charged gym fees despite all facilities being closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.The gym-goers claim the sports club was "willfully and knowingly charging consumers monthly membership fees" despite not being […]
- Houston Astros star Justin Verlander and Kate Upton donate his MLB paychecks to COVID-19 relief April 6, 2020Allen Kee / ESPN Images(HOUSTON) -- MLB star Justin Verlander and his wife, model Kate Upton, recently announced the generous way they are giving back amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.The Houston Astros pitcher and Upton will donate the weekly paychecks he is receiving during the MLB shutdown while the season is suspended to different COVID-19 […]
- Tom Brady donates 10 million meals through Wheels Up partnership amid COVID-19 April 3, 2020Al Powers / ESPN Images(NEW YORK) -- Tom Brady is one of the many athletes giving back during the novel coronavirus pandemic.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback announced he is donating 10 million meals to Feeding America on Thursday to help those in need during this time.The donation was made through Brady's partnership with private aviation […]
- Report: Sammy Watkins restructures contract with Chiefs April 3, 202033ft/iStock(NEW YORK) — Sammy Watkins is reportedly staying put in Kansas City.A source tells ESPN the 26-year-old wide receiver has agreed to restructure his contract with the Chiefs.The new deal includes a no-trade clause and $7 million in incentives. It tops out at a value of $16 million, the source told ESPN.Watkins appeared to confirm […]
Entertainment News
- Ryan Reynolds tweets "weirdly appropriate" scene from 'Free Guy', given COVID news cycle April 7, 202020th Century Pictures(LOS ANGELES) -- Ryan Reynolds continues his dominance of feel-good COVID-19-era social media, to give us more to smile about during the lockdown. This installment comes via what he tweets is a "weirdly appropriate" clip of his movie Free Guy, the release of which was bumped from July 3 to December 11, because of the pandemic. The hook of the […]
- 'The Nanny' cast reunites for a Zoom read-through of the show's first episode April 7, 2020CBS via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- The cast of The Nanny reunited Monday to raise the spirits of fans who are in quarantine during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. In the video, entitled The Nanny Episode 1: Pandemic Table Read, the sitcom's co-creator and star, Fran Drescher, was joined for a table read of the premiere episode by her ex-husband and co-creator, Peter Marc […]
- Alec Baldwin and wife, Hilaria pregnant again, 4 months after miscarriage April 7, 2020Walt Disney Television/Yolanda Perez(NEW YORK) -- Congratulations are in order for Hilaria and Alec Baldwin who are expecting their fifth child. The 36-year-old announced the exciting news by sharing a sweet video of their baby's ultrasound with her Instagram followers on Monday. "I'll let the baby do the talking because I don't have the words to express how this sound makes […]
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