April 4, 2020 at 5:11 PM EDT – Updated April 4 at 5:11 PM LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patricia Bosworth, an actress who once starred alongside Audrey Hepburn and later wrote biographies on several stars including Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, has died due to the coronavirus. She was 86. Bosworth’s stepdaughter, Fia Hatsav, told […]
Special Coverage: Coronavirus
Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic
April 4, 2020 at 3:26 PM EDT – Updated April 4 at 3:26 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — While Wisconsin struggles to hold its primary on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to provide voters with safe and secure access to a ballot as the coronavirus pandemic rages in the U.S. and […]
More than 2,400 people have coronavirus in North Carolina, 25 deaths reported
Skip to content COVID-19 map in North Carolina (Source: NCDHHS) By WBTV Web Staff | April 4, 2020 at 11:54 AM EDT – Updated April 4 at 4:01 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – North Carolina health officials reported a total of 2,402 cases of coronavirus across 88 counties on Friday morning. That figure only includes […]
Surgeon general releases video demonstrating how to make face masks
Skip to content Surgeon general releases video demonstrating how to make face masks April 4, 2020 at 10:54 AM EDT – Updated April 4 at 10:56 AM (CNN) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are recommending the voluntary use of face coverings when in public. However, health officials stress they don’t want people […]
LIVE: White House task force gives update; NY to get 1,100 ventilators with help from China, Oregon
By MICHELLE R. SMITH, MARINA VILLENUEVE and REBECCA SANTANA | April 4, 2020 at 3:59 AM EDT – Updated April 4 at 5:10 PM NEW YORK (AP) — New York is poised to get over 1,100 ventilators from China and Oregon as it scrambles to line up more breathing machines for the sickest coronavirus patients, […]
Medics at Egypt’s main cancer center test positive for virus
By SAMY MAGDY | April 4, 2020 at 5:44 AM EDT – Updated April 4 at 5:44 AM CAIRO (AP) — At least 15 medics in Egypt’s main cancer hospital have been quarantined after testing positive for the coronavirus, officials said Saturday, raising fears the pandemic could prey on health facilities in the Arab world’s […]
Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds
Skip to content In this Jan. 28, 2018, file photo, Pink performs “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken” at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York. Pink says she had COVID-19 and is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds. In a pair of tweets posted Friday, April 3, 2020, the […]
Trump, 3M clash over order to produce more face masks for US
April 3, 2020 at 9:47 PM EDT – Updated April 3 at 9:47 PM (AP) – President Donald Trump said Friday his administration will try to stop “profiteers” from exporting medical protective gear, shortly after picking a fight with manufacturing giant 3M, a major producer and exporter of face masks used to protect health care […]
McConnell, Pelosi signal more virus aid likely from Congress
April 3, 2020 at 7:49 PM EDT – Updated April 3 at 7:49 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — In a shift, the top leaders in Congress made it clear Friday there will be another coronavirus rescue package amid the stark need for federal resources to fight the pandemic and economic crisis. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell […]
Walmart to limit customers in stores to reduce risk of spreading coronavirus
Skip to content Protecting yourself from coronavirus April 3, 2020 at 5:19 PM EDT – Updated April 4 at 12:37 AM (Gray News) – Retail giant Walmart is the latest to announce new restrictions inside its stores to help promote social distancing and limit the spread of the coronavirus. The company said it will allow […]
