• Nick Cordero ‘still very sick’ but ‘doing slightly better,’ says wife

    Nick Cordero ‘still very sick’ but ‘doing slightly better,’ says wife

    Nick Cordero has a long way to go in his recovery from coronavirus. The Broadway star’s wife, Amanda Kloots, says he is “doing slightly better” but is still facing challenges. “He is still very sick and battling a lot,” she wrote on her Instagram story. “They turned him to a proning position today to open …
  • LATAM Airlines files for bankruptcy as coronavirus slams travel industry

    LATAM Airlines files for bankruptcy as coronavirus slams travel industry

    LATAM Airlines Group announced Tuesday that it filed for bankruptcy in the latest sign of how the coronavirus pandemic has roiled the travel industry. Latin America’s biggest airline and its affiliates in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and the US sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Manhattan federal court as part of a reorganization brought on …
  • New York Stock Exchange trading floor set to reopen today

    New York Stock Exchange trading floor set to reopen today

    The New York Stock Exchange is set to reopen its iconic trading floor Tuesday with new safety measures in place to ward off the coronavirus. The partial reopening will bring an end to the floor’s longest closure ever. It shut down more than two months ago on March 23 after some staffers tested positive for …
  • Coronavirus cluster found in cargo ship in Australia

    Coronavirus cluster found in cargo ship in Australia

    A coronavirus cluster was detected Tuesday on a freight ship berthed in the Australian west coast port of Fremantle, raising questions about why local authorities weren’t alerted to the danger. Six of 48 crew members from the Al Kuwait tested positive for the virus four days after the livestock carrier arrived from the United Arab …
  • New app delivers food for out-of-work chefs

    New app delivers food for out-of-work chefs

    All they wanted was a home-cooked meal and now they’re helping out-of-work chefs survive the coronavirus pandemic. Israeli entrepreneurs Oren Saar and Merav Kalish Rozengarten founded WoodSpoon out of a desire find food like grandma used to make. “We missed the food from home, like real homemade hummus, and kunefe,” Saar says, referring to the …
  • Empty hotel rooms offer quiet space for working parents

    Empty hotel rooms offer quiet space for working parents

    Who needs WeWork when you can work in a private room with a minibar? Hotels slammed by the coronavirus pandemic are turning to a different kind of guest: The cooped-up parent down the street. Big hotel chains — including Hilton, Sheraton and Marriott — are increasingly finding they can boost their quarantine business by catering …
  • Patrick Ewing out of the hospital after being treated for coronavirus

    Patrick Ewing out of the hospital after being treated for coronavirus

    Patrick Ewing is getting the upper hand in his fight against coronavirus. Three days after the Knicks legend announced he tested positive for COVID-19, his son Patrick Ewing Jr. said Monday the 57-year-old Georgetown coach is out of the hospital. “I want to thank all of the doctors and hospital staff for taking care of …
  • Venice Film Festival still on for September, Venice governor confirms

    Venice Film Festival still on for September, Venice governor confirms

    The Venice Film Festival will go ahead as planned this fall, the region’s governor confirmed on Sunday. Luca Zaia, governor of Veneto, said the world’s longest-running film festival, which was due to take place Sept. 2-12, is still on. The official’s confirmation comes days after the Venice Biennale, which oversees the film festival among a …
  • China demands US withdraw sanctions against blacklisted firms

    China demands US withdraw sanctions against blacklisted firms

    China urged US officials Monday to undo new sanctions against nearly three dozen companies amid growing tensions between the two nations. The demand came three days after the US Department of Commerce blacklisted more than 30 Chinese firms and government enterprises with alleged links to China’s military activities and human-rights abuses. Washington “violated the basic …
  • Phase 2 of NHL’s restart plan details voluntary small-group workouts

    Phase 2 of NHL’s restart plan details voluntary small-group workouts

    The NHL has formulated plans to open club training facilities for small-group on-ice and off-ice workouts as soon as next week in what the league is calling Phase 2 of its response to COVID-19. The league has steadfastly avoided putting a timetable on a potential summer return, but if all goes well in negotiations between …