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Posted: 2020-04-18 02:04:40
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Dr. Anthony Fauci at the White House on Friday rejected a conspiracy theory that the novel coronavirus was created in a Chinese lab. Fauci, the nation's top expert on infectious disease, said the available evidence on the origins of the virus is "totally consisten...
Posted: 2020-04-18 01:26:00
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A silent protest for PPE was arranged on the lawn of the US Capitol building in the form of signs depicting healthcare and essential workers at the front lines. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 01:23:36
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Sabrina Ionescu is officially a WNBA superstar. The New York Liberty selected the former Oregon Ducks point guard with the first overall pick in Friday's WNBA Draft. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 01:06:40
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The New York Liberty selected Sabrina Ionescu with the first overall pick in Friday's WNBA Draft. Ten years prior to her introduction to the pros, the Oregon Ducks superstar predicted her future in the league in an adorable home video. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 00:57:38
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https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php Nonprofit organisation CORE is working with the government of Los Angeles to provide free drive-through coronavirus testing and hopes to create a model that can be replicated throughout the country. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 00:49:43
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The world could see a re-emergence of another infectious disease as it tries to grapple with containing the new coronavirus. Some countries are facing shortages or obstacles in obtaining necessary vaccines for diseases like polio or measles, the Associated Press r...
Posted: 2020-04-18 00:07:31
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A man wearing the US Navy uniform went to the oceanfront in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, on Thursday, in an apparent protest against the town's restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 00:07:29
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The WNBA honoured the late Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gigi, and two of her Mamba Academy teammates before the 2020 WNBA Draft. The Bryants, Alyssa Altobelli, Payton Chester, and five others died in a tragic helicopter accident on January 26 of this year. Mor...
Posted: 2020-04-18 16:55:39
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The president's re-election campaign is paying Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lara Trump, the significant others of Trump's sons, $US180,000 a year each, according to a HuffPost report. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 16:52:01
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ESPN's docuseries "The Last Dance" follows Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls during their historic 1997-98 NBA season. With live sports on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the hype for this inside look into the pinnacle of His Airness' career has reached...
Posted: 2020-04-18 16:46:45
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Minutes after beaches in North Florida were reopened by the governor at 5 p.m. on Friday, hundreds of locals flooded the sand. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced that some beaches and parks in his state could reopen less than three weeks into his statew...
Posted: 2020-04-18 16:42:24
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban joined "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" on Thursday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, the eventual return of basketball, and the future of the economy. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 16:36:59
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The chief executive of gym chain Planet Fitness said in a recent interview that social distancing inside gyms is possible, even as the pandemic has accelerated consumers' adoption of digital fitness and at-home workouts. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 16:27:00
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Over the years, celebrities have shared photos of their high school prom looks. Stars who attended school in the '80s and '90s had puffy dresses, big hair, and ruffles. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 16:13:16
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Protests against various coronavirus stay-at-home orders have erupted across the country, in Virginia, Michigan, California, and Minnesota, with others planned in Maryland, Florida, Virginia, and more states. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 16:08:39
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The World Health Organisation warned that there is no evidence antibody tests can show if a person who was previously affected by the novel coronavirus is immune to reinfection. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 15:37:59
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Fox News opinion hosts have spent the week attacking a host of governors who've issued strict stay-home orders to contain the spread of the coronavirus and cheerleading those who are protesting the orders. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 15:25:58
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Captain Tom Moore, a 99-year-old British World War II veteran, has raised more than $US28 million, or £23 million, for the National Health Service by walking 100 laps in his garden in Bedfordshire. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-19 03:32:30
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Illinois' governor reportedly organised secret flights to haul millions of masks and gloves from China to bypass any Trump administration efforts to seize the products. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-19 02:44:30
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Taylor Swift performed her song "Soon You'll Get Better" off her most recent album "Lover" as part of Global Citizen's "One World: Together at Home" event on Saturday night. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-19 00:24:37
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The US government reportedly encouraged manufacturers to ship millions of face masks and other protective items to China in January and February, despite warnings that the US would need them. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 23:12:30
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At least 1.4 million coronavirus test kits and 2.4 million face masks are stuck in warehouses in China and can't reach the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 20:20:00
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Billions of dollars of abandoned or forgotten money is sitting in state "unclaimed property" offices, and some of that money could belong to you. 1 in 10 Americans have unclaimed property, like uncashed paychecks, inactive bank or brokerage accounts, safe deposit ...
Posted: 2020-04-18 20:18:00
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Robocallers are using the coronavirus pandemic to scam Americans out of hundreds of millions of dollars. Scammers are also targeting the $US1,200 stimulus checks that began hitting people's bank accounts this week. More »    
Posted: 2020-04-18 20:07:19
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Vice President Mike Pence addressed the Air Force Academy's graduating class Saturday at an altered ceremony amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The academy's graduates sat eight feet apart and marched six feet apart to adhere to social distancing requirements. ...