NBA legend Magic Johnson says he’s hopeful health experts will soon come up with effective treatment to help patients beat coronavirus — but added important parts in overcoming the pandemic will be expanding testing and healthcare access to African American communities who have been hit the hardest. “We’ve got to make sure, first … every…… MORE
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Ammon Bundy vows to defy stay-at-home orders for Easter gathering
Ammon Bundy, the rancher who led an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, said he plans on holding an Easter gathering despite stay-at-home orders implemented during the coronavirus pandemic. Bundy told CNN he wants to gather several hundred people in Idaho at a yet-to-be-announced location. He said he believes it’s his constitutional…… MORE
Phyllis Lyon, famed LGBTQ activist, dies
Activist Phyllis Lyon, who spent more than 50 years fighting for LGBTQ rights, died of natural causes. She was 95. California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared the news of Lyon’s death in a post on Twitter on Thursday, calling her a “dear friend.” When Newsom served as mayor of San Francisco, he officiated the wedding between…… MORE
Inside Chicago’s refrigerated warehouse for bodies
It was a grim precaution. Now, it’s an unimaginable reality. Just a 20-minute drive from the heart of downtown Chicago sits a refrigerated warehouse, which is now being prepped as a space to potentially store more than 2,000 bodies amid the increase in coronavirus-related deaths. Local officials call it “the surge center.” From the outside,…… MORE
New Mexico using cell phone data to track movement of people within state and considering more restrictive travel measures
New Mexico is using cell phone data to track the movement of people within the state for information on whether people are abiding by stay-at-home orders, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said at a news conference Thursday. The state wants to screen truckers who are bringing in supplies and take their temperatures but doesn’t have enough…… MORE
College admissions scandal prosecutors argue cases against Lori Loughlin and others shouldn’t be dismissed
Federal prosecutors in the college admissions scandal tell a judge in court documents that their late disclosure of some notes to defense attorneys was due to an error, but that should not result in a dismissal of the charges against actress Lori Loughlin, her husband and 12 others. Prosecutors in Massachusetts on Wednesday filed their…… MORE
Dr. Amy Acton, the Ohio Department of Health director, overcame a childhood in poverty to lead the state’s battle against coronavirus
When she was a child growing up in Ohio, Amy Acton says, people looked down on her and her brother because they were poor — really poor. “I remember walking the north side (of Youngstown) and people seeing us walk by — because everyone walked then — and giving us breakfast, my brother and I,…… MORE
A new story book aims to help children cope with coronavirus
Children are among those fighting coronavirus and those feeling the pain it causes, and a story book wants to help them navigate both. The story — “My Hero is You, How Kids can fight Covid-19!” — features a creature named Ario, who helps explain how children can protect against the virus and cope with the…… MORE
86-year-old who broke social distancing space in ER and grabbed IV pole died after being shoved, police say
An 86-year-old woman who broke coronavirus social distancing guidelines and grabbed onto another patient’s IV pole in the emergency room was shoved, fell to the floor, hit her head and later died, according to a report from the New York City Police Department. Janie Marshall, broke the recommended six-foot space between herself and patient Cassandra…… MORE
Maundy Thursday — explained
The week leading up to Easter is called Holy Week. It begins with Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Saturday, but each day in between comes with its own name and celebrations. Today is Maundy Thursday. In the Bible, this is the day when the Last Supper takes place, and it marks the moment that…… MORE
