• First Amazon warehouse worker dies of coronavirus

    First Amazon warehouse worker dies of coronavirus

    An Amazon operations manager became the first known employee of the e-commerce giant to die of the coronavirus, according to new reports. Gerard Tuzara, 35, who worked at Amazon’s DLA8 facility in Hawthorne, California, died of the illness late last month, the Sun reported. Amazon first confirmed the death in an email to Business Insider. …
  • Coronavirus Pandemic Reaches 2 Million Cases Worldwide

    Coronavirus Pandemic Reaches 2 Million Cases Worldwide

    The Wuhan coronavirus had infected over 2 million people worldwide as of Wednesday morning, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death count has surpassed 128,000, while more than 500,000 people have recovered. The U.S. accounts for approximately 30 percent of global cases with more than 609,000 nationwide. Across the country, …
  • ‘Jessie’ cast shares memories of late Cameron Boyce during Zoom reunion

    ‘Jessie’ cast shares memories of late Cameron Boyce during Zoom reunion

    Debby Ryan, along with cast members from the hit Disney show “Jessie,” paid tribute on Friday to their late co-star, Cameron Boyce, during a Zoom reunion broadcast on the “Stars in the House” YouTube channel. Boyce, who played Luke Ross on the series, died in his sleep in July 2019. His cause of death was …
  • More lucky winners named in Nano Hearing Aids giveaway contest

    More lucky winners named in Nano Hearing Aids giveaway contest

    Readers: As I mentioned a few weeks back, Nano Hearing Aids — nanohearingaids.com — was giving away 24 pairs of hearing aids through this column. The company is in the process of contacting the people it picked for this giveaway based on their need and their inability to pay for hearing aids on their own. …
  • Can you help me get my correct 1099 info from Uber?

    Can you help me get my correct 1099 info from Uber?

    Dear John: I’ve driven for Uber the last few years, and in the past, when it gave me my 1099 tax form, my “gross earned income” was the exact amount that was deposited into my checking account over the calendar year. This year, an anomaly has occurred. My bank deposits for 2019 add up to …
  • ‘Dreaming’ reader gets help with complex mortgage issue

    ‘Dreaming’ reader gets help with complex mortgage issue

    Dear John: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I hesitated writing to you for fear I was dreaming. Today I got a call from PHH Mortgage. The woman mentioned you, and said PHH wanted to help with my mortgage. It is going to WRITE IT OFF! I was flabbergasted. To thank you seems inadequate. I …
  • Actress Hilary Heath dead of coronavirus complications at 74

    Actress Hilary Heath dead of coronavirus complications at 74

    Actress and producer Hilary Heath has died of complications from the novel coronavirus. Godson Alex Williams confirmed the news in a moving Facebook tribute. She was 74. “We lost my wonderful Godmother Hilary Heath to Covid-19 last week,” Williams shared. “Hilary had many careers, starting out as a screen and stage actress in the 1960s …
  • Rapper Chynna Rogers died of a drug overdose

    Rapper Chynna Rogers died of a drug overdose

    Rapper Chynna Rogers, who passed away earlier this week at 25 years old, died of an accidental drug overdose, Page Six has learned. A rep for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health confirmed Rogers’ cause of death early Friday. As Page Six previously reported, the “Selfie” singer was found dead at her Philadelphia home on …
  • Ava DuVernay, Viola Davis, Lee Daniels, more salute stylist who died of coronavirus

    Ava DuVernay, Viola Davis, Lee Daniels, more salute stylist who died of coronavirus

    Ava DuVernay, Tyler Perry, Viola Davis, Lee Daniels and many more industry luminaries today paid tribute to Charles Gregory Ross after the Emmy-nominated hairstylist lost his battle with the coronavirus yesterday. “God bless you and keep you in His Kingdom forever,” DuVernay said of Ross, who she most recently worked with on her HBO Max …
  • Dean McDermott slams critics of wife Tori Spelling’s meet-and-greet fee

    Dean McDermott slams critics of wife Tori Spelling’s meet-and-greet fee

    Dean McDermott angrily slammed those who criticized his wife for charging money for a virtual meet-and-greet. In a lengthy video posted to Instagram, 53-year-old McDermott defended Tori Spelling, saying she was simply trying to earn a living and spread happiness amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “I find myself having to come to my wife’s defense …