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It’s no yolk: Texas attorney charged with egging judge’s car over COVID-19 stay-at-home…
RapidEye/iStock(CONROE, Texas) -- An attorney and district judge candidate in Conroe, Texas has been charged with criminal mischief for egging a judge’s car over COVID-19 stay-at-home orders,…
Dow plunges almost 7% amid concerns of second COVID wave
iStock/lucadp(NEW YORK) -- As states across the country are working on reopening, COVID-19 cases are back on the rise -- which is rattling the volatile stock market once more.
COVID-19 cases are up in…
After being postponed to the fall, America Black Film Festival is now going virtual
ABFF(MIAMI BEACH) -- The 24th annual American Black Film Festival in Miami Beach will be going virtual. ABFF Ventures announced on Thursday that it is moving the annual fest online, where it will…
Coachella 2020 officially canceled by California’s Riverside County
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella(INDIO, CA) -- California's Riverside County has officially canceled Coachella 2020.
The annual Indio, California festival had originally been…
COVID-19 all-in-one update
(NEW YORK) -- Here's the latest information on the COVID-19 coronavirus as of 9:15 a.m. ET. Latest reported numbers globally per Johns Hopkins University Global diagnosed cases: 7,397,349 Global…
COVID-19 cases in the US top two million
ffikretow/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The number of reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has now exceeded two million. The nation officially crossed that threshold Wednesday night, with 2,464,000 cases,…
Dr. Fauci expresses concerns over how protests can spark a second wave of COVID-19
David 'Dee' Delgado/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With thousands of protestors across America demanding justice for George Floyd, health officials have raised concerns over how the lack of social…
Nanotech breakthrough means reliable COVID-19 test results in minutes
iStock/wildpixel(MARYLAND) -- Nanoparticles -- tiny materials that can be programmed to do various functions -- were once the stuff of science fiction, but now real-life science is seeing them pressed…
AMC theater chain lays out plan for reopening
iStock/Nattakorn ManeeratThe AMC theater chain laid out an ambitious plan on Tuesday to have almost all of its theaters open sometime in July.
The plan includes partnering with companies like…
‘Days of Our Lives’ star Judi Evans almost had her legs amputated due to COVID-19
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) -- It’s been a rough month for Days of Our Lives star Judi Evans, who contracted COVID-19 while in the hospital recovering from a serious horseback…