American study abroad students stranded in Morocco find alternative means to evacuate
Stefan Havadi-Nagy/iStock(NEW YORK) — Claudia Danford sat on the couch in the living room with her host mother in Rabat, Morocco last week, watching an announcement on TV that the country was effectively shutting down due to
Americans still stranded overseas by coronavirus travel bans are frustrated, confused
bymuratdeniz/iStock(WASHINGTON) — For 10 days now, Kimberly Gleason’s two daughters have been seeking help and a way out of Peru. Julie Gleason was visiting her sister Sarah, who was studying abroad in Cusco, the beautiful ancient Incan
'Top Chef Masters' winner Chef Floyd Cardoz dead at 59 after COVID-19 diagnosis
Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for NYCWFF(NEW JERSEY) — Floyd Cardoz, a chef and philanthropist who won two Top Chef Masters competitions, has died at 59, after battling the COVID-19 coronavirus. In a statement, his charity, Hunger Inc. Humanity, noted
Now what are we gonna do? Netflix hit with widespread outages
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Just as you’re getting accustomed to streaming the time away while in self-quarantine, more bad news: Netflix has been hit with widespread outages, Variety reports. Quoting data from the website DownDetector, the trade reports user complaints of
How to safely grocery shop during coronavirus
ThamKC/iStock(NEW YORK) — As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the United States, one of the most basic daily tasks has become a lot more complicated. ABC News correspondent Becky Worley highlighted the ways customers can
State trooper fatally hit by fleeing motorist on I-5
CHEHALIS, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a Washington State Patrol trooper was killed when a motorist fleeing law enforcement hit him on Interstate 5 in Chehalis. The State Patrol says 28-year-old trooper Justin Schaffer was attempting to
Alaska records first virus death of resident in Washington
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has recorded its first death from the coronavirus, state officials said Tuesday evening. Dr. Anne Zink, the state’s chief medical officer, said the older person in a high risk group contracted the
Colorado medical unit deployed to Washington
DENVER (AP) — Medical staffers based at Colorado’s Fort Carson are being deployed to Washington State to back up doctors and nurses treating coronavirus patients in one of the nation’s hardest hit areas. The Army post near
Timeline: How coronavirus got started
Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) — The novel coronavirus outbreak, which began in Wuhan, China, in December, has expanded to touch nearly every corner of the globe. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have been sickened and
Remains found near Wenatchee identified
WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say human remains found last week belong to an 18-year-old woman who was reported missing in October. The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that the body was identified as Hannia “Paulina”