Category: News


After a coronavirus surge, New York City’s hospitals holding their own – and hope they ‘have hit a plateau’


NEW YORK – Area hospitals are still consumed by efforts to treat and slow the coronavirus, but after weeks of grappling with a surge of patients – one that forced health officials to get creative by opening field facilities – the city hopes it has turned a corner.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/16/coronavirus-new-york-city-hospitals-plateau/2992258001/

New Jersey police find 17 bodies inside nursing home after getting tip claiming one was in a shed


Police in New Jersey say they found 17 bodies piled up in a tiny morgue inside a nursing home after receiving an anonymous tip that a corpse was being kept in a shed outside the facility.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-jersey-police-find-17-bodies-inside-nursing-home

New York City nurse, 60, beaten, robbed of purse after surviving coronavirus


A New York City nurse who recently recovered from the coronavirus was attacked on her way to work by a group of vicious youths who badly beat her and ran off with her purse, police sources and the victim told The Post.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-city-nurse-60-beaten-robbed-of-purse-after-surviving-coronavirus

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough mocks Sen. John Kennedy’s accent after call to reopen US economy


MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough used a portion of Thursday’s show to mock Sen. John Kennedy’s Southern accent and accuse the Louisiana Republican of “playing dumb on TV,” adding the senator was “dumb as dishwater.”

https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbcs-joe-scarborough-mocks-sen-john-kennedys-accent-after-call-to-reopen-us-economy

Trump’s attacks on the press ‘dangerously undermined truth and consensus’


WASHINGTON – A new report says President Donald Trump and his administration’s attack on the press “dangerously undermined truth and consensus in a deeply divided country.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/16/report-trumps-attacks-press-dangerously-undermined-truth/5150134002/

United execs warn of ‘tough decisions ahead,’ stark industry outlook due to coronavirus


United CEO Oscar Munoz and President Scott Kirby didn’t mince words in an open letter to the airline’s employees on Wednesday, warning of “tough decisions ahead” in the wake of the new coronavirus and its impact on the airline industry.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2020/04/16/united-warns-stark-airline-industry-outlook-amid-coronavirus/5143399002/


Flights to these cities likely to be nixed as bailed-out airlines seek service cuts


Airlines taking federal bailout money are asking for exemptions from minimum service levels they are required to provide as a condition of their government-provided loans and grants.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2020/04/15/bailed-out-airlines-seek-cut-routes-these-cities-during-covid-19/5139537002/

Stock Futures Rise As Leaders Look At Reopening The Economy


President Trump, along with the nation’s top CEOs and business leaders, are working in tandem to provide a blueprint on how an economic reboot may roll out as cases of the coronavirus peak in some areas.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/stock-futures-rise-ahead-of-the-latest-jobless-claims

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Says Large Gatherings, Such As Sporting Events, Might Not Return Until 2021


Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti told a group of high-level staffers Monday that “large gatherings” – including sporting events – might not be approved until next year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, as first reported by the Los Angeles Times.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2020/04/15/coronavirus-los-angeles-may-prohibit-fans-sports-events-until-2021/5142950002/