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Homicides and gun violence have spiked in major cities around the country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, spurred by an economic recession and unrest that arose from protests against police brutality. Across the nation’s 50 largest cities, homicides are up 24 percent this year, totaling 3,612 so far, according to a Wall Street Journal …
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White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows suggested Monday that President Trump will issue executive orders regarding another wave of coronavirus relief should negotiations with Democrats on another relief package fail. “This president will do more in the next four weeks than Joe Biden and his team did in the last 40 years, so you …
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President Trump argued that the number of COVID deaths per capita is irrelevant and pointed to the number of deaths in proportion to cases as a sign that the U.S. is doing well in its battle against the virus during an interview with “Axios on HBO” Monday. “I’m talking about death as a proportion of …
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New York City health commissioner Oxiris Barbot resigned on Tuesday, after clashing with Mayor Bill de Blasio for months over the city’s coronavirus response. De Blasio has a history of clashing with health department officials. In May of this year the mayor opted to place city hospitals in charge of coronavirus contact tracing efforts, despite …
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Goodnight, society as we knew it. Margaret Wise Brown’s 1947 children’s book “Goodnight Moon” has been reimagined for the time of the coronavirus. “Good Morning Zoom,” a parody version of the book by investment banker Lindsay Rechler and illustrator June Park, will be published by Penguin Random House in October. “It seemed fitting because ‘Goodnight …
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After multiple postponements, movie theater chain Cinemark said it’s ready to reopen, citing “high satisfaction” with its COVID-19 protections among theatergoers in Texas. In an earnings conference call on Tuesday, Cinemark Chief Executive Mark Zoradi said the Plano, Texas, company aims to start selling tickets at all of its 345 US-based theaters by August 31, …
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Sony said it expects to log a 40 percent decline in full-year profit at its film and TV studio unit due to the pandemic. That’s marks a revision from the Tokyo-based conglomerate’s warning in May that Sony Pictures Entertainment’s income could dip 30 percent for the year. Sony Pictures, like its rivals in Hollywood, has …
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BTS will hit the VMA stage for the first time ever later this month. MTV announced today that the K-pop-sensation’s Video Music Awards debut will also feature a performance of their new English-only single “Dynamite.” BTS, which is up for three categories including best pop, is among the handful of performers for the 2020 MTV …
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Shares of “Grand Theft Auto” publisher Take-Two Interactive surged on Tuesday after the company raised its annual sales forecast, citing surging demand from gamers stuck at home because of the coronavirus. The gaming giant on Monday reported robust sales for titles like “NBA 2K,” which saw recurring consumer spending jump 126 percent to a new …
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Sean Penn has confirmed that he is once again a married man. The 59-year-old actor said Monday on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” that he and girlfriend Leila George, 28, tied the knot on Thursday. “There are reports that you recently got married, is this true?” Meyers asked Penn, to which the Oscar winner raised …
Homicides and gun violence have spiked in major cities around the country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, spurred by an economic recession and unrest that arose from protests against police brutality. Across the nation’s 50 largest cities, homicides are up 24 percent this year, totaling 3,612 so far, according to a Wall Street Journal …
