coronavirus

Corona beer isn’t the only thing that has a different ring to it after the coronavirus. There’s an Irish indie-rock band called the Coronas that will also now be forever associated with COVID-19. But the trio — which drops its sixth album, “True Love Waits,” Friday — had already made a name for itself since …

Actress Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, the daughter of Prince Albert of Monaco, has been battling COVID-19 for three weeks. “I am so thankful that I am starting to finally feel like myself today after almost three weeks since I first felt Covid symptoms,” she posted on Instagram Tuesday. “I am grateful to be alive and healthy.” …

“Love Island” is moving from Fiji to Las Vegas thanks to COVID-19. The CBS reality series has reportedly started pre-production at Caesars-owned hotel Cromwell, according to Vulture, which broke the news. It’s thought that production will likely be up and running in August – meaning that along with “Big Brother,” CBS could have two of …

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The first confirmed coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa meatpacking plant was far more severe than previously known, with more than twice as many workers becoming infected than the state Department of Public Health told the public, newly released records show. The department announced at a May 5 news conference that 221 …

Thanks to a previously unreleased recording, the late actor Nick Cordero will get to take his final bow. “Live Your Life,” a live album of Cordero’s 2019 cabaret show at New York’s Feinstein’s/54 Below, will drop Sept. 17, the actor’s birthday, his wife, Amanda Kloots, announced Wednesday. “Nick would be absolutely thrilled to hear this …

Pent-up demand for sports is translating into major advertising bucks, according to Fox, which is kicking off baseball season with its first-ever-triple header on Saturday. The advertising inventory for the nine-hour block of games is sold out, Fox’s head of sports sales, Seth Winter, told Bloomberg Wednesday. This includes a fourth “nightcap” game that airs …

Bill Ackman lashed out at CNBC on Wednesday after anchors prodded him about his controversial appearance on the cable network this spring during the early days of the coronavirus. On March 18, the 54-year-old hedge fund manager appeared to be fighting back tears on CNBC, fretting about his father’s health amid the pandemic. Ackman warned …

Passengers wishing to board a United Airlines flight will have to wear face masks at ticket counters and in its airport lounges, or risk a flight ban, the carrier said Wednesday. United and all other major US carriers require passengers to wear masks during flights. United said that it is broadening mask requirements for passengers …

Your body may not survive, but rock ‘n’ roll never dies. Contact tracers in Germany are asking 4,000 brave music fans to attend an upcoming concert for the sake of science. The cohort of concertgoers will be there to watch Euro-pop singer Tim Bendzko, but their presence in the crowded indoor arena will serve the …

The U.S. on Wednesday announced an agreement to pay pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and biotech firm BioNTech nearly $2 billion for 100 million doses of their coronavirus vaccine. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Defense Department will acquire 100 million doses of the experimental vaccine under the $1.95 billion deal with Germany-based BioNTech and New York City-based Pfizer. …