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Thomas John, who bills himself as a psychic medium, is getting his closeup in a new series. “The Thomas John Experience,” premiering Thursday on CBS All Access, follows John (born Thomas John Flanagan) as he travels around the country, meets strangers and puts them “in touch” with deceases loved ones. “The show is really about …
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Erika Girardi is proud to be the mother of a policeman. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star, 48, defended her son Tommy Zizzo on social media after an Instagram user commented, “Your son is an officer!” on her image of a black screen to support Black Lives Matter and Black Out Tuesday. “My son …
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The coronavirus will slash box office revenues in half this year, and the pandemic is now poised to weaken the longtime status of movie theaters as destinations for first-run movies, according to an influential media analyst. Revenue from ticket sales will plunge to $5.5 billion this year, down more than 50 percent from $11.4 billion …
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She’s keeping up with the Kardashians in an extreme way. A plastic surgery-addicted Playboy Bunny is not letting the coronavirus pandemic keep her from undergoing operations until she resembles her favorite reality TV star: Kourtney Kardashian. The bunny’s bold proclamation comes a week after Brazil’s daily COVID-19 death toll surpassed that of the US. “I …
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As US businesses reopen after weeks of pandemic lockdowns, many have been posting coronavirus disclaimers or requiring employees and patrons to sign waivers before entering. From hair salons and recreation centers to stock exchanges and wedding photographers, the notices have sprung up across the country, asking guests to acknowledge they might contract a disease that …
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Gilead Sciences is developing easier-to-administer versions of its antiviral treatment remdesivir for COVID-19 that could be used outside of hospitals, including ones that can be inhaled, after trials showed moderate effectiveness for the drug given by infusion. Remdesivir is the only drug so far that has been shown to help patients with COVID-19, but Gilead …
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President Trump used a phone call on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to suggest that Moscow return to the G-7. In doing so, he is undermining U.S. allies and boosting an ardent adversary. What’s more, the Kremlin promptly reciprocated by attacking the Trump administration’s handling of the ongoing riots. Referring to U.S. efforts to …
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A technical snafu in a US government system caused many small businesses to receive loans twice or more under a federal aid program to help businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly a dozen people with knowledge of the matter said. The money mistakenly handed out could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars that …
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“It is going to be the first line in my obituary.” — Jim Joyce It is not this simple: Joyce missed a call and the Astros committed baseball sins that rocked the sport. It is not that kind of straight line. From there to here. A lot happened in between. And MLB was probably on …
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The feds expect the coronavirus crisis to drain trillions of dollars from the US economy over the next decade, in the latest sign of the pandemic’s economic devastation. The crisis will lead to a $15.7 trillion reduction in the nation’s gross domestic product — the value of all goods and services produced here — from …