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Soap opera’s kisses outwit virus with tests, spouses, dolls
Published On: July 10, 2020 02:31 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Hollywood’s technical expertise can awe us with monsters and imaginary worlds. But is it capable of delivering a simple screen kiss during a pandemic marked by masks and social distancing?
Authorities search for ‘Glee’ star believed to have drowned
Published On: July 10, 2020 02:29 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Authorities planned Friday to renew the search for “Glee” star Naya Rivera, who is believed to have drowned in a Southern California lake while boating with her 4-year-old son.
WHO: Indoor airborne spread of coronavirus possible
Published On: July 10, 2020 12:54 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, July 10: The World Health Organization is acknowledging the possibility that COVID-19 might be spread in the air under certain conditions — after more than 200 scientists urged the agency to do so.
Family re-imagines Bob Marley classic for COVID-19 relief
Published On: July 9, 2020 02:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Bob Marley’s Grammy-winning children and chart-topping grandson have re-imagined one of his biggest hits to assist children affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Sheriff: Actress Naya Rivera missing in SoCal lake
Published On: July 9, 2020 02:11 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Authorities say former “Glee” star Naya Rivera is missing and being searched for at a Southern California lake.
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases now above a half-million
Published On: July 8, 2020 09:09 PM NPT By: Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG, July 8: Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases.
Tell-all book by Trump niece to be released next week
Published On: July 8, 2020 02:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press
A tell-all book by President Donald Trump’s niece that has been the subject of a legal battle will be released next week.
World’s longest-surviving conjoined twin brothers die at 68
Published On: July 8, 2020 02:09 PM NPT By: Associated Press
The world’s longest-surviving conjoined twins died July 4 at the age of 68. Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, of Beavercreek, Ohio, were born joined at the abdomen Oct. 28, 1951
Japan battered by more heavy rain, floods, nearly 60 dead
Published On: July 8, 2020 12:49 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, July 8: Pounding rain that already caused deadly floods in southern Japan was moving northeast Wednesday, battering large areas of Japan’s main island, swelling more rivers, triggering mudslides and destroying houses and roads. At least 58 people have died in several days of flooding.
How risky is dining out during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Published On: July 7, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
July 7: There is some risk, but health officials say there are precautions you can take to minimize the chances you’ll be exposed to the virus.
Hollywood comes to UK High Court as Depp takes on The Sun
Published On: July 7, 2020 03:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Johnny Depp has a starring role in a real-life courtroom drama in London, where he is suing a tabloid newspaper for libel over an article that branded him a “wife beater.”
New rules: Foreign pupils must leave US if classes go online
Published On: July 7, 2020 09:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON DC, July 7: International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall, under new guidelines issued Monday by federal immigration authorities.
Broadway veteran Nick Cordero dies from virus complications
Published On: July 6, 2020 01:29 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as “Waitress,” “A Bronx Tale” and “Bullets Over Broadway,” has died in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. He was 41.
Naked men and drunks: England assesses the reopening of pubs
Published On: July 6, 2020 01:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press
It seems to have been more like a typical Saturday night than a drunken New Year’s Eve. The reopening of pubs in England does not seem to have overwhelmed emergency services as many had feared ahead of the biggest easing of Britain’s coronavirus lockdown
Reps: Singers Kacey Musgraves, Ruston Kelly file for divorce
Published On: July 5, 2020 02:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Grammy-winning singer Kacey Musgraves and her musician-husband, Ruston Kelly, have filed for divorce.
Disney suspends college internship program amid pandemic
Published On: July 5, 2020 02:14 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Walt Disney World has suspended the Disney College Program indefinitely amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
Earl Cameron, pioneering British film actor, dies at 102
Published On: July 5, 2020 02:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Earl Cameron, who was one of the first Black actors to perform in mainstream British films and played supporting roles to enduring entertainment icons such as James Bond and the title character in “Doctor Who” before appearing in the U.N. thriller “The Interpreter” in his 80s, has died. He was 102.
Japan floods leave some 20 dead, many in nursing homes
Published On: July 5, 2020 11:37 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, July 5: Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left about 20 people confirmed or presumed dead hampered search and rescue operations on Sunday in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities where more than a dozen perished and scores are still stranded.
Heavy rain floods southern Japan; over a dozen presumed dead
Published On: July 4, 2020 05:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, July 4: Heavy rain in southern Japan triggered flooding and mudslides on Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people presumed dead, about 10 missing and dozens stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued, officials said.
Christina Ricci files for divorce from husband of 7 years
Published On: July 3, 2020 02:32 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Actress Christina Ricci has filed for divorce Thursday from her husband of seven years, and is asking for sole custody of their son.
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