• DJ Jazzy Jeff forgot 10 days of his life during coronavirus-like symptoms

    DJ Jazzy Jeff forgot 10 days of his life during coronavirus-like symptoms

    DJ Jazzy Jeff opened up to longtime pal Will Smith about his experience with coronavirus-like symptoms. “I came home from my trip, you know, I feel like I’m coming down with something,” the 55-year-old DJ explained to Smith on his Snapchat series, “Will From Home” (via ET). “Got in the bed, don’t remember the next …
  • Johnson & Johnson will have 600-800 million coronavirus vaccines by 2021

    Johnson & Johnson will have 600-800 million coronavirus vaccines by 2021

    Johnson & Johnson says it aims to have more than half a billion coronavirus vaccines ready early next year. The pharmaceutical giant will have 600 to 800 million vaccines available in early 2021, when it expects the US government to approve the drug it plans to start testing in humans this September, chief financial officer …
  • How to track and speed up your coronavirus stimulus check

    How to track and speed up your coronavirus stimulus check

    The feds have delivered stimulus checks to millions of Americans, but millions more who are still waiting can follow some simple steps to get their money faster. The Trump administration expects more than 80 million people to get direct deposits by Wednesday with their share of the $2.2 trillion stimulus package Congress passed last month …
  • Harry Potter tour buses are shuttling health care workers in coronavirus fight

    Harry Potter tour buses are shuttling health care workers in coronavirus fight

    Branded Harry Potter buses that usually convey fans to Warner Bros.’ The Making of Harry Potter studio tour in the U.K. are being used to transport key National Health Service (NHS) workers for free between hospitals fighting coronavirus. The buses have been provided by Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden and bus operator Golden Tours to transport …
  • Uber Eats to add phone ordering feature in NYC, Florida amid pandemic

    Uber Eats to add phone ordering feature in NYC, Florida amid pandemic

    Ride-hailing giant Uber is adding phone ordering capabilities to its Uber Eats delivery service to help people who don’t own smartphones survive the coronavirus pandemic. The tech company will roll out the old-fashioned phone ordering feature in New York City and Florida — two areas hit the hardest by the viral pandemic — on Wednesday …
  • Virtual opening of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ musical draws 150,000 viewers

    Virtual opening of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ musical draws 150,000 viewers

    The coronavirus pandemic has not cooled the fevers of avid theatre-goers, despite the fact that Broadway is closed through June. The virtual opening of the musical “Pride and Prejudice” drew 150,000 views when it was streamed on Friday free of charge from the Palo Alto’s TheatreWorks in Silicon Valley. The show had run at the …
  • Trump Halts Funding to WHO Pending Review of Agency’s Handling of Coronavirus Pandemic

    Trump Halts Funding to WHO Pending Review of Agency’s Handling of Coronavirus Pandemic

    President Trump on Tuesday announced he would halt U.S. funding to the World Health Organization pending a review of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “Today I’m instructing my administration to halt funding of the WHO while a review is conducted to assess the WHO’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of …
  • DOJ Backs Churchgoers Fined for Attending Drive-In Easter Service

    DOJ Backs Churchgoers Fined for Attending Drive-In Easter Service

    The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a statement of interest supporting the Temple Baptist Church of Greenville, Miss. whose congregants were fined for attending a drive-in Easter service in which worshippers listened to the sermon via car radio. “The City of Greenville fined congregants $500 per person for attending these parking lot services — while …
  • Beijing’s ‘Nonsense’ Coronavirus Stats are Delaying Effective Global Response, China Expert Warns

    Beijing’s ‘Nonsense’ Coronavirus Stats are Delaying Effective Global Response, China Expert Warns

    Security personell wear facemasks at a checkpoint at the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge as the country is hit by an outbreak of coronavirus in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China, February 4, 2020. China continues to provide incomplete information to rest of the world about the extent of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, even as countries …
  • Dr. Fauci Calls May 1 Target for Reopening Businesses ‘A Bit Overly Optimistic’

    Dr. Fauci Calls May 1 Target for Reopening Businesses ‘A Bit Overly Optimistic’

    Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Tuesday warned against attempting to reopen shuttered businesses by May. “I’ll guarantee you, once you start pulling back there will be infections. It’s how you deal with the infections that’s going count,” Fauci told the Associated Press. Fauci said the U.S. …