coronavirus

McDonald’s on Friday announced that all customers will be required to wear face coverings when entering one of its fast-food restaurants. The change, which kicks in Aug. 1, is part of a number of new safety measures being implemented by the Golden Arches. The burger chain is also pausing dining room reopening for another 30 …

There’s a battle brewing behind the scenes at beleaguered movie theater chain AMC Entertainment. A group of lenders led by Apollo Global Management is trying to dissuade AMC from taking a debt-restructuring offer from Silver Lake Group, proposing a competing deal that would carry the cinema chain through the pandemic, The Wall Street Journal said. …

Verizon Communications topped Wall Street’s second-quarter financial estimates on strong demand for its phone and internet services by housebound customers. The telecom giant said Friday that coronavirus-induced stay-at-home orders prompted a shift to remote working and learning, helping it add 173,000 postpaid phone customers, well above analysts’ estimate of 61,200. But even as more customers …

There may be a global pandemic, but A-list couple Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are “Happy Anywhere.” At least that’s the name of the power couple’s latest uplifting country tune dropped Friday, July 24. The nearly 3-minute song kicks off with a banjo riff followed by Shelton’s buttery crooning, “I’ve always been a rolling stone …

Imagine this: You’re all fired up to go see your favorite band at Madison Square Garden, but when you get there, you have to proceed directly to your seat, order food from your phone and make a reservation to go to the restroom. And, oh yeah, the arena will be 20 percent full max. These …

Mel Gibson reportedly spent a week in the hospital battling the coronavirus after a spring diagnosis. The troubled actor and Oscar-winning director tested positive for COVID-19 in April and recovered after a private fight against the virus, the Daily Telegraph reported Thursday. “He tested positive in April and spent a week in the hospital,” Gibson’s …

It’s the unmasked singer. We’ve seen her do everything from cough on mask advocates to trash face-wear displays while wearing a $40,000 Rolex when asked to don an anti-coronavirus cover. Now, “Karen” — the viral term for various white women filmed throwing tantrums — has her own soundtrack courtesy of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” The …

Disney is delaying the release of some of its biggest blockbusters, including “Mulan,” “Star Wars” and “Avatar,” as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wrack the globe. “Mulan,” the live-action remake of its animated classic, has been postponed indefinitely, the company said on Thursday. It had been slated to kick off the reopening of movie theaters …

The Nationals will be without star Juan Soto as they open the 2020 season. He tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the team’s Opening Day game Thursday night against the Yankees. Soto, still just 21, was not included in the team’s Opening Day 30-man roster. Despite previously testing negative, Soto was quarantined for …

Apple is reportedly delaying a fall launch event for its next batch of iPhones to the “latter half of October.” The tech giant was forced to push back its traditional September keynote address due to production delays caused by the coronavirus, according to a tech blog. Apple is now on track to release its 5G …