BALTIMORE — President Donald Trump honored America’s war dead Monday in back-to-back Memorial Day appearances colored by an epic struggle off the battlefield, against the coronavirus. Eager to demonstrate national revival from the pandemic, Trump doubled up on his public schedule, while threatening to pull the Republican National Convention out of Charlotte in August unless […]
Boxing: Evander Holyfield open to fighting Mike Tyson for charity
Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is open to tangling with Mike Tyson in a trilogy fight for charity, provided the latter asks for the bout. Holyfield, 57, and Tyson, 53, are no strangers to each other, as the two had a pair of encounters during an eight-month stretch in 1996 and 1997. Holyfield won the […]
The Latest: Brazil travel ban set to start on Tuesday
By The Associated Press The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — Brazil travel ban set to start on Tuesday. — World […]
Jimmy Cobb, ‘Kind of Blue’ drummer for Miles Davis, dies
By Russell Contreras | Associated Press Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday. His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, announced on Facebook that her husband died at his New York City home from lung […]
WHO pauses hydroxychloroquine study due to safety concerns
By Amir Vera and Jacqueline Howard | CNN The World Health Organization has temporarily halted studying hydroxychloroquine as a potential Covid-19 treatment due to safety concerns, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a media briefing in Geneva on Monday. The decision was made after an observational study published Friday in the medical journal The […]
Coronavirus: Alameda County continues to lead Bay Area for total cases; 1 death in Contra Costa County
As data showed that more than 94,000 people across California have tested positive for coronavirus, Bay Area counties also reported new cases on Memorial Day, but only one new death — in Contra Costa County. Since last Tuesday, Alameda County also has become the hardest hit county in the Bay Area, in terms of the […]
Ex-49ers coach Mike Singletary resigns high school job after one win in two years
Mike Singletary was a Hall of Famer on the football field, but duplicating that success while standing on the sideline has been difficult for the former 49ers head coach. The 61-year-old’s latest coaching struggles ended with him resigning as a high school head coach in Texas after leading Trinity Christian-Addison to a 1-21 record over […]
Pandemic could shorten Salt Lake airport rebuild by 2 years, save $300M
Installation of Gordon Huether’s “The Canyon” has started as construction continues at the new Salt Lake International Airport in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 22, 2020. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — When the global COVID-19 pandemic nearly turned the Salt Lake City International Airport into a ghost town, officials overseeing […]
Utah adds another COVID-19 death as cases reach 8,521
Medical assistant Nicole PaepkeIs is helped into personal protective equipment by Rob Graul and Marilee Slade prior to performing Covid-19 tests at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo on Friday, May 8, 2020. In an effort to help address COVID-19 hot spots that have been identified in Utah County, the Intermountain Healthcare Coronavirus Mobile Testing Unit […]
The Latest: WHO warns Brazil against reopening its economy
By The Associated Press The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — World Health Organization warns Brazil against reopening its economy before […]
Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady attract nearly 6 million viewers in TV golf match
ATLANTA — Two of the biggest names from the PGA Tour and the NFL proved to be must-see TV. Turner Sports said the Sunday telecast of “The Match: Champions for Charity” attracted an average of 5.8 million viewers across four of its networks. Turner says it was the most-watched golf telecast in cable TV history. […]
Patients use imagination to control pain with virtual reality program at SoCal hospital
Teresa Lipot enjoys swimming as a way to connect with nature. Unfortunately, a medical condition has rendered the 62-year-old woman unable to go in the water for the past several years. The same medical condition also causes Lipot chronic pain. Virtual reality technology, or VR, recently introduced by Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach has allowed […]