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Actor John Cho has penned a candid essay about the racial discrimination Asian Americans currently face amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the op-ed, published Wednesday for The Los Angeles Times, the South Korean-born “Harold & Kumar” star confessed that it “felt so strange” for him to warn his parents about leaving their house, worried they …
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The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday it will donate another $30 million to the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), which is under growing scrutiny from member states for its poor handling of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic and its suspicious tendency to toe the political line from Beijing. American taxpayers are far and away the most …
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Sweden has closed the last remaining Confucius Institute in the country as relations with China deteriorate further amid the coronavirus pandemic, The Times of London reported on Thursday. The Chinese government in 2004 launched Confucius institutes at various foreign universities, with the stated goal of promoting Chinese language and culture. However, U.S. officials have stated …
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Broadway star Nick Cordero, who lost his leg in his battle with COVID-19, is “making progress,” but still remains in a coma, his wife said this week. The 41-year-old, who fell ill last month, has been unconscious for more than three weeks on a ventilator at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. “We got a …
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The doors to the Magic Kingdom may not reopen for a year due to strict social distancing measures enforced as the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the country. Disney, which shuttered the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. and Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. on March 12, will likely be unable to reopen the parks …
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US stocks ticked up Thursday as rising oil prices helped Wall Street shrug off another surge in Americans filing for unemployment benefits. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed as much as 227.85 points, or 0.9 percent, in early trading despite the US Labor Department reporting 4.4 million initial jobless claims last week, bringing the number …
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Tom Hanks proved once again he has a heart of gold after gifting a Corona-brand typewriter to an Australian boy who was bullied for having a name associated with the coronavirus pandemic. “I feel like I’m famous,” exclaimed Queensland’s Corona De Vries, 8, in a Reuters video upon receiving the present from his hero. The …
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Fans of Nicole Kidman‘s red carpet style can now channel their idol for a good cause. Julia von Boehm, the “Big Little Lies” star’s longtime stylist and creative director at InStyle, is offering up her services for charity. Her Donate With Style program allows anyone in need of fashion advice to book a virtual consultation …
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More than four million Americans filed for unemployment last week, according to statistics released Thursday by the U.S. Labor Department. The total number of jobless Americans has increased by 26.5 million, almost 16 percent of the country’s labor force, since businesses began shuttering in mind-March to stem the spread of the coronavirus. In five weeks, …
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Eddie Murphy is back on the stand-up comedy circuit after a long break, and soon, he’ll be in your living room. The legendary comedian, along with Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Tiffany Haddish, Howie Mandel, Billy Crystal, Kevin Hart, Marc Maron, Marlon Wayans, Margaret Cho, Tim Meadows, Jon Lovitz, and more have joined the star-studded lineup …
Actor John Cho has penned a candid essay about the racial discrimination Asian Americans currently face amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the op-ed, published Wednesday for The Los Angeles Times, the South Korean-born “Harold & Kumar” star confessed that it “felt so strange” for him to warn his parents about leaving their house, worried they …
