Bill and Melinda Gates tell David Muir Trump's halting WHO funding 'just doesn't make any sense'
Lou Rocco/ABC(NEW YORK) — In an exclusive interview, Bill Gates told ABC News anchor David Muir that he did not agree with President Trump’s move to halt U.S. funding to the World Health Organization. “I’m hopeful that
Judge denies release of Rikers Island inmates over COVID-19 concerns
Doug Schneider Photo/iStock(NEW YORK) — Rikers Island inmates Jagger Freeman and Christopher Ransom, who are charged in connection to the friendly fire death of an NYPD detective, and 19 others were denied requests for their release as
Brian Pruiett announces challenge to Tharinger for State Rep
PORT ANGELES – Clallam County resident Brian Pruiett has formally announced his run for Washington State Representative to take on Democrat incumbent Steve Tharinger, who’s term expires this year in the 24th Legislative District. Pruiett is a
On a Florida island for the wealthy, everyone gets a coronavirus antibody test
sonreir es gratis/iStock(FISHER ISLAND, Fla.) — Fisher Island, Florida is the richest zip code in the country. The tiny island just off the coast from downtown Miami is only accessible by ferry or private yacht, and the
Service has bought nearly 4,000 meals from local restaurants for New York City medical workers
iStock/Sinenkiy(NEW YORK) — Anna Azvolinsky and Joel Weingarten were looking for ways to help local hospitals amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Azvolinsky, a molecular biologst, already had donated a cache of N95 masks she found in her
Amazon closes French warehouses after coronavirus court order
File photo. iStock/jetcityimage (PARIS) — Amazon closed six warehouses in France Wednesday after a court ruled it could ship only essential items, such as food and medicine, until it completed an assessment of how to best protect
Microsoft Announces New Sustainability Initiative
wellesenterprises/iStock(NEW YORK) — Microsoft has announced a new sustainability initiative focusing on perserving and protecting biodiversity and ecosystems around the world. “Nature and the benefits that it provides to people are the foundation of our global economy,
Wuhan's so-called wet markets are back in business
File photo. iStock/SCQBJ-JZ (WUHAN) — Even as the Chinese city of Wuhan emerges from its 76-day lockdown, the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, where the first cluster of COVID-19 was detected in December, remains shuttered and heavily guarded.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, 'The Walking Dead''s Negan, wished he was “more prepared” for the real-life outbreak
Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Jeffrey Dean Morgan and his actress wife Hilarie Burton are putting their time in quarantine to very good use. Not only is crafty Hilarie churning out masks for hospitals and other facilities near their Upstate, New York
Some businesses to open in Germany as other EU states find ways to cope with COVID-19
Christian Marquardt – Pool/Getty Images(BERLIN) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of Germany’s 16 states have decided to allow some stores to open as early as next week even as social distancing guidelines remain in