coronavirus

Angeline Jolie and Brad Pitt‘s eldest son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, has moved back in with his mom and siblings amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 18-year-old’s freshman year at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea was cut short — like it was for many students around the globe — as world governments work to stop the spread …

Dakota Johnson‘s next role could be in comedy. The actress, 30, hilariously shared how she washes her hands in a video on Olivia Wilde’s Instagram with help from her boyfriend, Chris Martin. “Olivia! Hey! It’s Dakota, thank you so much for asking me to tell you how I wash my hands because I’ve been waiting …

General Motors is temporarily cutting pay for thousands of salaried workers to save cash during the coronavirus crisis. The Detroit-based automaker’s roughly 69,000 white-collar employees will defer 20 percent of their cash compensation starting Wednesday, the company said. Their health care benefits will not be affected. GM said the employees — who account for 42 …

Carson Daly was able to be in the delivery room with his wife, Siri Daly, on Thursday, but their baby’s birth was still impacted by new hospital restrictions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday morning, Carson, 46, appeared on the “Today” show from his home, telling his colleagues that he was not permitted to stay …

Britney Spears is all dressed up with nowhere to go. On Thursday, the 38-year-old pop icon put on an impromptu Instagram fashion show for her fans, trying on a trio of colorful outfits while confined to her home during the coronavirus pandemic. “Okay I guess I’m bored …. in my home for two weeks of …

Hoda Kotb broke down in tears on the “Today” show on Friday after interviewing Drew Brees about his $5 million donation to Louisiana. The popular anchor has been flying solo in the 30 Rockefeller studio as her co-anchor Savannah Guthrie is self-isolating and coming live from her home. And it just appeared too much as …

The U.S. on Thursday became the country with the most total coronavirus cases, surpassing China and even Italy, where the pandemic has been particularly devastating. The U.S. now has more than 85,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and at least 1,278 people have died after being infected with the respiratory illness. China’s cases, the spread of …

The Cheesecake Factory has sidelined nearly all of its restaurant workers, without pay, as the coronavirus crisis shutters some of its eateries, records show. The California-based chain has furloughed about 41,000 hourly restaurant staffers because of reductions in dine-in service and “landlord closures of certain properties,” it said in a Friday regulatory filing. That number …

Tesla is slashing the number of workers at its Nevada Gigafactory by about 75 percent as the coronavirus pandemic roils the company’s manufacturing operations, local officials say. The electric-car maker told officials in the surrounding Storey County that it would cut its on-site staff at the Reno-area factory “in the coming days,” county manager Austin …

President Trump tweeted early Friday morning that he had “a very good” phone call about coronavirus with Chinese President Xi Jinping, signaling a more conciliatory tone between the two countries despite heightened tensions arising from competing accusations of culpability for the onset of the virus. “China has been through much & has developed a strong …