Santa Clara County announced 55 new confirmed cases of coronavirus Sunday, meaning that the county’s number of people known to have the virus has more than doubled in a week’s time. The newest total now stands at 646, compared to the 302 cases reported as of March 22, according to data released by the county […]
Whicker: Riverside City College, Santiago Canyon remember shock of stoppage time
Where were you when the music stopped? Phil Mathews and the Riverside City College men’s basketball team were just passing Magic Mountain, on the way to Lemoore for the state tournament. “I’d had a bad feeling,” he said. “They said they were going to play without fans. I said, OK, we can do that. Then […]
Oil prices crash, virus hits, commerce stops: Iraq is in trouble.
BAGHDAD — When Iraq recorded its first cases of coronavirus, its health minister asked the government for $5 million in emergency funds. But there were no funds to be had. “There is no money and we are in a difficult situation,” said the minister, Jaafer Sadiq Allawi, as he appealed for help from a cleric […]
‘Blindsided’ with no backup plan and rents closing in: Laid-off NYC restaurant workers describe how their lives have changed as their industry collapses around them
New York City’s restaurant industry makes about $50 billion in sales each year and employs 167,000 people. On March 17, all of the city’s restaurants were ordered to close for dine-in service because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some restaurants have managed to stay open by doing only takeout and delivery, but many say it’s not […]
List: The 27 states that now have stay-at-home orders
As of March 30, residents of 27 states will be under stay-at-home orders. The rules allow “essential businesses” to stay open. People are allowed to leave their home to get food and other essential supplies and to exercise outdoors while maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet from anyone not in their own household. […]
The 11 books every millennial should read to get out of debt, learn how to invest, and save more money
Personal finance sounds boring, but these books aren’t. As a millennial wealth reporter, I’ve read a lot of books aimed at helping young adults get their financial act together. These are my top picks for millennials who want to get out of debt, learn how to invest, and build wealth. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for […]
As coronavirus surveillance escalates, personal privacy plummets
By Natasha Singer and Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times In South Korea, government agencies are harnessing surveillance-camera footage, smartphone location data and credit card purchase records to help trace the recent movements of coronavirus patients and establish virus transmission chains. In Lombardy, Italy, authorities are analyzing location data transmitted by citizens’ mobile phones to […]
Chrissy Teigen Officiates Wedding of Daughter Luna’s Stuffed Animals as John Legend Performs
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend celebrated a milestone over the weekend: the wedding of two stuffed animals belonging to their daughter Luna Simone, who turns 4 next month. And like many weddings, things didn’t run exactly according to schedule in the hours before it was time to walk down the aisle. “We’re running a little […]
Robyn Brown: I Don’t Think ANY of the Sister Wives Should Be Married to Kody!
Things are not going very well with the Brown family. Or at least they weren’t during the filming of the current season. Everything we’re seeing on Sister Wives now happened several months ago, so who knows — maybe they managed to resolve all their issues and they’re all so happy now. But that certainly wasn’t […]
Mariah Carey Celebrates 50th Birthday with Her Twins as She Calls Herself ‘Eternally 12’
#eternally12,” she captioned the post. View this post on Instagram Spent 3.27 at home with my family and virtually with fans and friends from all over the world. Thank you for all the love Mariah Carey is living her best life at 50. On Saturday, the singer gave her fans a look at her milestone […]
‘Grim Sleeper’ Serial Killer Lonnie Franklin Dies in California Prison Cell
Convicted “Grim Sleeper” serial killer Lonnie Franklin Jr. has died. He was 67. Frankin was found unresponsive at 7:20 p.m. on Saturday evening in his prison cell on San Quentin State Prison’s death row. “There were no signs of trauma,” California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman Terry Thornton tells PEOPLE. “They don’t know why […]
Governors warn that state healthcare supplies and hospitals could be overwhelmed as soon as early April
Two governors spoke out about surges of new cases that will quickly overwhelm healthcare systems within the next few weeks. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said the state was seeing a worrying “trajectory” that could see an exhausted supply of ventilators by “about the fourth or fifth of April,” before running out of hospital beds […]