[aggregation-styles] KOIN LEBANON, Ore. — An Oregon man is celebrating both his 104th birthday and his recovery from the novel coronavirus. William “Bill” Lapschies was one of the first two residents to test positive for the disease at the Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ Home. To date, 15 residents have tested...
Shut-In TV Viewers Push ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ to Record Rating
NEW YORK — Shut-in television viewers tuned in to the game show “Let's Make a Deal” in record numbers last week. TV programs across the dial recorded superlatives last week with a captive audience of millions of Americans told to stay home because of the coronavirus. Few were as interesting...
Survey: Athletic Directors Bracing for Financial Crisis
Athletic directors at the nation's biggest sports schools are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a survey released Thursday by LEAD1, an association of athletic directors from 130 major college football schools, 63% forecast a worst-case scenario in which their revenues decrease by...
A Record 10 Million Sought US Jobless Aid in Past 2 Weeks
WASHINGTON — More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — doubling a record high set just one week earlier — a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Combined with last week's report that 3.3 million people sought unemployment aid two...
Wear a Homemade Mask, Mayor Tells L.A. Residents
LOS ANGELES — The mayor of Los Angeles urged 4 million residents to wear masks to combat the coronavirus when they walk out in public, even as state health officials shied away from requiring a coverup. Homemade cloth masks, or even a “tucked-in bandanna,” will help reduce the spread of...
Gun Background Checks Smash Records Amid Coronavirus Fears
Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans worried about their safety during the coronavirus crisis. According to figures from the FBI, 3.7 million background checks were done in March — the most for a...
Russia’s Putin Orders Non-Working Month to Curb Coronavirus
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered most Russians to stay off work until the end of the month as part of a partial economic shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking in a televised address to the nation on Thursday, Putin said he was extending the...
Navy Carrier with Nearly 800 Lemoore Crew Aboard to be Partially Evacuated to Fight Outbreak
Nearly 3,000 sailors aboard the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt will be taken off the ship in an effort to stop a spreading coronavirus outbreak. Close to 800 NAS Lemoore-based personnel are on-board the ship, attached to two strike F/A-18E fighter squadrons from the base. The sailors will be taken off the ship by...
Billions Available for Small Businesses. Be Aware of Scammers.
The $2.2 trillion stimulus bill signed last week by President Donald Trump will provide billions in aid to small businesses. The Small Business Administration will oversee several programs to provide loans and capital to keep businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic afloat. One of the largest programs will start taking...
What You Need to Do to Get Your Government Stimulus Check
The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks in the next three weeks. The payments are part of the $2.2 trillion rescue package signed into law last week by President Donald Trump aimed at combating the economic ravages of the coronavirus outbreak. Most people don't...