Oleksii LIskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said he no longer needs to refer to the novel coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” but his top diplomat is continuing to tie the outbreak to the Chinese city […]
Ivan Cholakov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon is halting all overseas travel for U.S. troops for up to 60 days in an effort to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a top U.S. official. […]
Governor Kim Reynolds says she is not yet ready to recommend Iowa’s K-12 school closures be extended due to coronavirus concerns. “Initially, we recommended schools closing for four week (and) said we would reassess it, […]
Toni Anne Barson/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Kylie Jenner has donated $1 million to buy medical supplies for first responders, according to her doctor. Jenner’s obstetrician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, stated […]
iStock/Rawpixel(LOS ANGELES) — The theater chain AMC has furloughed 600 executives, including its CEO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The move comes after 26,000 employees in total were furloughed or laid off altogether in the wake of […]
Lincoln, Nebraska Police say a body they found Sunday is that of a former Storm Lake area woman, who had been missing since November. The body of 36-year-old Justine Miller was found in a wooded […]
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics can now run its own coronavirus testing in-house. The director of clinical microbiology says the state’s largest hospital has the ability to meet the testing needs of all […]
Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for NYCWFF(NEW JERSEY) — Floyd Cardoz, a chef and philanthropist who won two Top Chef Masters competitions, has died at 59, after battling the COVID-19 coronavirus. In a statement, his charity, Hunger Inc. […]
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Just as you’re getting accustomed to streaming the time away while in self-quarantine, more bad news: Netflix has been hit with widespread outages, Variety reports. Quoting data from the website DownDetector, the trade reports user […]
Sending $1,200 checks to most every American is part of the stimulus package Congress has devised and Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says those checks will help the overall economy. “It’s a good idea in […]
While thousands of Iowa businesses are closed because of the governor’s orders, hundreds more are closing because of how the coronavirus is impacting the economy and their role in it. Cindy Golding is co-owner of […]
Residents of more than 100 Iowa communities will get out the paintbrushes and rollers once the weather warms up after being awarded grants in the “Paint Iowa Beautiful” program. Keep Iowa Beautiful associate director, Bill […]
Photo by Leon Bennett/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Kevin Hart is going to be a father of four. The comedian and his wife, Eniko Hart, are expecting their second child together, she announced on social media Tuesday. The couple’s […]
A licensed mental health counselor from northwest Iowa has some suggestions for Iowans who’re experiencing anxiety in the midst of a global pandemic. Shawn Scholten works at the Creative Living Center in Rock Valley. “It’s […]
Iowans are repeatedly hearing the messages about the importance of hand washing and coughing into our elbows, but to stay healthy, we also need to clean our smartphones. Phil Biermann, who owns CPR Cell Phone […]
ABC/Jeff Niera(LOS ANGELES) — Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard aren’t just one of our favorite celebrity couples — it seems they’re two of our favorite landlords as well. The Veronica Mars actress and the Parenthood actor have decided to waive April’s rent […]
Comedy Central/Zach Dilgard(NEW YORK) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Awkawafina had been silent about the COVID-19 pandemic, until Tuesday when the Asian-American actress opened up about what she described as “cruelty” in the rhetoric surrounding what has also been referred […]
AMC(ATLANTA) — In a somber bit of irony, a show that takes place after an apocalyptic pandemic has been affected by a real-life one: AMC announced that the final episode of the 10th season of The […]
Photo by Martin Rauscher/SEPA.Media /Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Arnold Schwarzenegger is pitching in to help medical professionals on the frontlines deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The 72-year-old actor has created a GoFundMe page called “Frontline Responders Fund,” intended to […]
Tim P. Whitby – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the first member of Britain’s royal family to announce a positive […]
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