1,300 NYC first responders back at work after recovering from coronavirus or its symptoms
motortion/iStock(NEW YORK) — As more than 1,300 New York City first responders return to work after recovering from the novel coronavirus or calling out sick with symptoms of the virus, they’re responding to a rapid increase in
Sequim School Superintendent reflects on extended closure
PORT ANGELES – Monday’s announcement from the Governor that schools would remain closed for the rest of the school year came as a shock to some, but Sequim School District Superintendent Bob Clark says he saw it
Judge rejects R. Kelly's request to be released from jail over coronavirus fears
ABC News(CHICAGO) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request from R. Kelly to be temporarily released from a Chicago jail over fears that the R&B singer risks contracting coronavirus while locked up. U.S District Court
Ryan Reynolds tweets “weirdly appropriate” scene from 'Free Guy', given COVID news cycle
20th 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
Disaster in motion: Where flights from coronavirus-ravaged countries landed in US
iStock/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
Acting Navy secretary resigns after carrier remarks, Esper names replacement
U.S. Navy(WASHINGTON) — Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly submitted his resignation on Tuesday morning and Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Twitter that he’d accepted the resignation and nominated Under Secretary of the Army James
102-year-old woman reflects on living through 1918 flu pandemic and novel coronavirus
WZZM(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
1st federal inmate dies in prison hit hard by coronavirus after heartbreaking plea to judge
iStock/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
Treasury requests $250 billion more for small business relief
iStock/Kiyoshi Tanno(WASHINGTON) — The Treasury Department on Tuesday asked Congress for $250 billion in additional funding for small business loans, a key part of the stimulus package passed last month aimed at keeping the economy afloat during
Trump abruptly removes inspector general named to oversee $2T in stimulus spending
iStock/fizkes(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has effectively removed the inspector general set to monitor spending from the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, the latest move to curb oversight efforts over the massive government coronavirus crisis relief measure.