• Renowned gospel singer Troy Sneed dies from coronavirus complications

    Renowned gospel singer Troy Sneed dies from coronavirus complications

    LOS ANGELES — Grammy-nominated gospel singer Troy Sneed has died from complications with the coronavirus. He was 52. Sneed’s publicist Bill Carpenter said the singer died early Monday at a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Sneed earned a Grammy nomination for his work on the Youth For Christ’s 1999 album “Higher.” Sneed traveled throughout the United …
  • US auto factories likely to stay closed another two weeks

    US auto factories likely to stay closed another two weeks

    DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler is backing off a planned May 4 restart at its North American factories because some U.S. states still will have stay-home orders in place. The move likely means that factories of all three Detroit automakers will be idled for at least another two weeks as they negotiate reopening terms with the United …
  • Sebastian Telfair’s mother, brother die after coronavirus battles

    Sebastian Telfair’s mother, brother die after coronavirus battles

    One of the best basketball products to come out of New York City lost his mom and brother after they battled coronavirus. Erica Telfair, the mother of former NBA and Abraham Lincoln High School star Sebastian Telfair, died early Monday after battling the virus, although her official cause of death is unknown. She was 64. …
  • Fannie Mae not doing enough to help with mortgages during coronavirus crisis

    Fannie Mae not doing enough to help with mortgages during coronavirus crisis

    As I mentioned a few columns back, people are going to have trouble paying their mortgages under “forbearance” plans. They won’t be able to come up with, say, three months’ worth of delayed mortgage payments all at once when this crisis is over. Fannie Mae, which owns most of the mortgages in this country, put …
  • Endeavor looking to raise $250 million amid coronavirus

    Endeavor looking to raise $250 million amid coronavirus

    Hollywood powerhouse Endeavor is looking to raise $250 million by June in a bid to offset the crushing blow dealt to its show-business properties by the coronavirus pandemic, The Post has learned. As reported by The Post, the conglomerate headed by super agent Ari Emanuel — which owns half of Ultimate Fighting Championship in addition …
  • NFL considering major schedule changes to 2020 season

    NFL considering major schedule changes to 2020 season

    The NFL might be ready to admit this coming season could be as unprecedented as the virtual draft that concluded Saturday. Schedule-makers are in the process of designing several versions of the 2020 slate, some of which include a Super Bowl on Feb. 28, the regular season starting as late as Thursday, Oct. 15 and …
  • JFK Airport is in business of transporting eggs to make flu vaccine

    JFK Airport is in business of transporting eggs to make flu vaccine

    Surging demand for eggs used to make vaccines is helping keep John F. Kennedy International Airport’s state-of-the-art animal handling facility afloat during the coronavirus, The Post has learned. The Ark at JFK — a $65 million facility used to transport large animals and household pets — is now in the business of moving some 6,000 …
  • Bank ‘logistics’ cited for NY, NJ missing out on coronavirus loans

    Bank ‘logistics’ cited for NY, NJ missing out on coronavirus loans

    Small businesses in New York and New Jersey may have gotten shortchanged on federal coronavirus loans because of bad “logistics” as local banks struggled to meet demand, according to a new study. The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged New York and New Jersey, killing more than 20,000 people and crippling the world’s most productive local economy, …
  • NBA delaying plan to reopen facilities in states lifting lockdowns

    NBA delaying plan to reopen facilities in states lifting lockdowns

    Even after Georgia governor Brian Kemp reopened his state, the Atlanta Hawks aren’t going to reopen their facilities prematurely amid the coronavirus pandemic. Two days after reports stated the NBA planned on allowing players to return to team facilities in states with loosened stay-at-home restrictions, the league sent a memo pushing back the reopening date …
  • Pete Davidson film ‘King of Staten Island’ skipping theaters

    Pete Davidson film ‘King of Staten Island’ skipping theaters

    Universal’s “The King of Staten Island” — a semi-autobiographical comedy starring Pete Davidson and directed by Judd Apatow — is hitting video on demand, making it the latest film to forgo a traditional theatrical release as cinemas remain closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. “The King of Staten Island” will premiere on home entertainment June …