A fire that spread through a grassy area of Southwest Florida International Airport has destroyed thousands of rental cars, fire department officials said. The blaze began Friday, spanned 15 acres and originally involved only 20 cars in the grassy rental car overflow area at the airport in Fort Myers, fire department officials said. But by…… MORE
Oprah Winfrey joined the growing list of celebrities who are donating money to coronavirus relief efforts. The media mogul announced on Thursday that she donated $10 million “to help Americans during this pandemic in cities across the country.” Of her total donation, $1 million will go toward America’s Food Fund to alleviate food insecurity. The…… MORE
Like many other nursing homes across the nation, Texan Nursing and Rehab in Gonzales, east of San Antonio, is currently not allowing visitors as a way to help stem the spread of the coronavirus. So residents are sending messages of hope and love to their families via social media. Members of staff at the facility…… MORE
BP is offering a discount of 50 cents off per gallon for first responders and health care workers the next time they fill up at BP or Amoco gas stations in the US. “Thank you for being on the front lines and keeping our communities healthy and safe,” BP says on its website, “We are…… MORE
When 30-year-old Ben Luderer started to feel sick, he wasn’t that surprised. Just a few days earlier, his wife, Brandy, had tested positive for coronavirus, but there wasn’t much to it. All she had was a really low-grade temperature, one that the doctors didn’t even really consider to be a fever, she said. She had…… MORE
Two workers at a Chicago-area Walmart store have died from the novel coronavirus, the company confirmed Sunday. “We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of two associates at our Evergreen Park store, and we are mourning along with their families,” an emailed statement from the company reads. Walmart in its statement did not provide…… MORE
The Navy captain removed from command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt last week after warning that action was needed to save the lives of his crew from a coronavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, according to The New York Times on Sunday. Capt. Brett Crozier began exhibiting symptoms before he was removed from…… MORE
Regulatory changes by President Donald Trump’s administration have made it easier for companies to flood the US market with “crappy” tests that are supposed to determine whether someone has recovered from coronavirus, according to the CEO of the Association of Public Health Laboratories. “It’s like the wild, wild West out there — or wild East,”…… MORE
It’s been almost a month since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. In that time, the virus has swept across the US, which has gone from having just a few outbreaks to now leading the world in infections. Throughout, the Trump administration has issued a series of promises, predictions and proclamations as…… MORE
US Olympian Lolo Jones just showed the world that whatever men can do, she can do better. Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal had a friendly feud going after Holland challenged his “Spider-Man: Far From Home” co-star to put on a T-shirt while doing a handstand. Holland’s original video showed him struggling to put on the…… MORE
