• Mets might be MLB’s biggest loser in the coronavirus era

    Mets might be MLB’s biggest loser in the coronavirus era

    There are 30 losers. Some lose less, some lose a lot more when it comes to major league teams during the coronavirus pandemic. The Orioles lose less. They were going to have trouble drawing spectators this year. They get to run time off the horrible contracts of Alex Cobb and, especially, Chris Davis without paying …
  • Queen Elizabeth: ‘We will succeed’ in fight against coronavirus

    Queen Elizabeth: ‘We will succeed’ in fight against coronavirus

    Queen Elizabeth II made a historic televised address on Sunday — invoking her nation’s war-time spirit in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. “I am speaking to you at what I know is an increasingly challenging time,’’ the 93-year-old UK monarch said in only the fifth time she has addressed her subjects outside of her …
  • Colin Hanks posts face mask tutorial after dad Tom recovers from coronavirus

    Colin Hanks posts face mask tutorial after dad Tom recovers from coronavirus

    Tom Hanks was one of the first celebrities to announce his positive diagnosis of COVID-19 last month. Now, the actor’s son, Colin Hanks, is turning his hobby of crafting kerchiefs into a nationwide charity effort. Colin has followed in the footsteps of his father as an actor. In 2019, he appeared in “Jumanji: The Next …
  • New business models could emerge from musicians’ livestream performances

    New business models could emerge from musicians’ livestream performances

    In mid-March, as more Americans were ordered to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, a sense of foreboding started to creep up on British rocker Yungblud. His US tour — set to kick off in April at the Coachella music concert in Indio, Calif. — had just been canceled, and his Asia …
  • Cuomo: Elon Musk’s ventilators won’t arrive in time for coronavirus apex of outbreak

    Cuomo: Elon Musk’s ventilators won’t arrive in time for coronavirus apex of outbreak

    The ventilators promised by eccentric Tesla founder Elon Musk won’t be ready in time for the coronavirus’ apex in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. “The problem with ventilator construction is the supply chain,” said Cuomo in his now-daily Albany press briefing. “That’s General Motors, that’s Ford, that’s Elon Musk. “I don’t care how …
  • Miley Cyrus and boyfriend Cody Simpson deliver tacos to healthcare workers

    Miley Cyrus and boyfriend Cody Simpson deliver tacos to healthcare workers

    View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cody Simpson (@codysimpson) on Apr 4, 2020 at 1:41pm PDT Miley Cyrus and boyfriend Cody Simpson made a special taco delivery over the weekend to healthcare workers, as the battle against coronavirus wages on. “During a pandemic, we have to show love and support to all …
  • Man City says will not ask government to pay staff

    Man City says will not ask government to pay staff

    Manchester City will not seek to use the government job retention scheme and furlough staff during the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Premier League club has told its employees. Several clubs, including Premier League leaders Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, have drawn fire for taking advantage of the government’s scheme which pays 80% of …
  • Erykah Badu is charging $2 for home concert

    Erykah Badu is charging $2 for home concert

    Erykah Badu is finally getting to play her dream stage while under quarantine at her home in Dallas, Texas. She kicked off her “Quarantine Concert Series: Apocalypse One” two weeks ago, charging fans $1 per ticket to watch her and her band perform songs from her bedroom. “I’m the laziest artist in the world. My …
  • Vicki Gunvalson postponing wedding to Steve Lodge due to coronavirus

    Vicki Gunvalson postponing wedding to Steve Lodge due to coronavirus

    Vicki Gunvalson and fiancé Steve Lodge will be delaying their wedding as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking Thursday to HollywoodLife, the “Real Housewives of Orange County” alum, 58, revealed the couple planned to swap vows this month but have since changed course. “We were going to go get married in April and try …
  • Coronavirus pandemic could lead to biggest carbon emissions drop since World War II

    Coronavirus pandemic could lead to biggest carbon emissions drop since World War II

    Without additional structural reform, however, these changes will likely have little long-term impact. The sweeping halt of economic activity around the world has governments scrambling to provide adequate relief for vulnerable industries and people.  But one silver lining is emerging from this economic freeze: carbon emissions are down. And scientists estimate that they could fall …