Cue the flutes. But this time, Future wants your mask on. The rapper behind the 2017 hit “Mask Off,” Future is partnering with a sewing organization to provide face masks to hospital workers and patients in a campaign appropriately titled “Mask On.” The FreeWishes Foundation, founded by Future, his sister and his mother, announced the…… MORE
New York City police lost its first detective to Covid-19, marking the third NYPD death to the disease that has afflicted the department. Detective Cedric Dickson, a 23-year veteran, worked in the 32nd Precinct in Harlem, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said. “May we never forget the sacrifice of those workers who put themselves in harm’s…… MORE
Major League Baseball is teaming up with a sports apparel retailer to help with a national shortage of personal protective equipment for health care workers. MLB and Fanatics are shifting production from jerseys to masks and gowns for those on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus. The shortage is causing health care workers…… MORE
The National Rifle Association and other gun owner groups are suing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials after gun stores were deemed non-essential businesses and ordered to close during a statewide stay-at-home order to curb coronavirus infections. The lawsuit seeks to have gun stores declared essential businesses. It was filed Friday by the NRA,…… MORE
Five school districts in northeastern Nebraska will use their new 3D printers to print out personal protective equipment for nearby health care workers, Gov. Pete Ricketts said. “A great example of local people stepping up, meeting a challenge and doing the right thing, figuring out how to solve the problems,” he said in a Friday…… MORE
With coronavirus altering most people’s everyday lives, it’s not easy staying focused or motivated from home. And that’s OK. But if you’ve been craving more productivity during your self-quarantines, here are some ways to better yourself for free while you socially distance. Finally learn how to cook Years of watching “Top Chef” may now come…… MORE
What’s in a (virus) name? Infectious diseases throughout history have been named for geographic locations where they were thought to have originated: Spanish flu, West Nile virus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Zika and Ebola, to name a few. By that logic, it may seem that there’s nothing inherently wrong with referring to the novel coronavirus…… MORE
The coronavirus is not on the guest list, but the wedding crasher has arrived — and engaged couples across the globe are now rethinking their walks down the aisle. When Atlanta couple Elsie Brotherton and Bree Beal got married over the weekend, their 140 guests gathered to watch their wedding ceremony despite the threat of…… MORE
Don’t be surprised if you find your neighbors turning off their lights for a full hour Saturday night. They’re taking part in a global movement called Earth Hour. How did it start? Earth Hour is an annual tradition in which people switch off their lights to spread awareness about sustainability and climate change. Started by…… MORE
Richard Frieson’s sister, Patricia, was the first person in Illinois to die from the coronavirus outbreak. Before the family found out she had the infection, Frieson’s family didn’t think much of it when she reported having breathing problems, he told CNN Friday. “On the same day we learned of her death, though, my other sister…… MORE
