Early mortality rates for COVID-19 are likely misleading, experts say
mrtom-uk/iStock(NEW YORK) — It’s possible that COVID-19 isn’t as fatal as most people think. And stockpiling hand sanitizer and masks could hurt people who are truly at risk: the elderly and those with weak immune systems. “Kids
Good Samaritan shot, killed chasing suspect who held woman at gunpoint
ABC News/KTRK(HOUSTON) — A father of two young boys was shot and killed Sunday when he acted as a Good Samaritan and tried to save a woman who had a gun pulled on her in a mall
NY AG orders Jim Bakker to stop promoting alleged coronavirus cure
Michael Tran/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — New York’s attorney general has ordered a prominent televangelist to stop peddling an alleged coronavirus elixir on his show. Attorney General Letitia James’s office sent a cease-and-desist order to Jim Bakker Tuesday ordering
Washington state legislature approves bill to get more free meals into schools
SDI Productions/iStock(OLYMPIA, Wash.) — Washington state students will soon have more access to free meals at school. Last week, the state’s senate passed legislation known as the “Hunger-Free Schools,” which would give schools federal funding for breakfast
Scoreboard roundup — 3/8/20
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONBrooklyn 110, Chicago 107New Orleans 120, Minnesota 107L.A. Lakers 112, L.A. Clippers 103Phoenix 140, Milwaukee 131Oklahoma City, 105 Boston 104Orlando 126, Houston 106Indiana 112,
'Plan will be in place' by Grand Princess docking: HUD Secretary Ben Carson
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said on ABC’s This Week, that the Trump administration would have a plan to deal with the passengers of the Grand Princess cruise ship by the time
Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden, the ninth former rival to back his presidential bid
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — California Sen. Kamala Harris announced Sunday morning that she is endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden and will campaign alongside him in Michigan on Monday, becoming the ninth former presidential rival this cycle to
Jesse Jackson endorses Bernie Sanders at Michigan rally
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Rev. Jesse Jackson officially endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan Sunday. Sanders supported Jackson’s 1988 presidential bid and helped Jackson score a primary win in Vermont. Now, as
Coronavirus: Does worrying increase your risk of getting sick?
Powerofflowers/iStock(NEW YORK) — As the number of people infected by coronavirus — also known as COVID-19 — continues to grow, so does the number of individuals concerned about the virus. But how much worry is too much?
Coronavirus live updates: Passengers to begin disembarking cruise ship in California
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — A global outbreak of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 110,000 people, mostly in China. The newly identified virus, known officially as COVID-19, was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan