Author Archives: Syndicated Content
More than 2.1 million additional Americans file for unemployment
glegorly/iStock(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- An additional 2,123,000 Americans filed for unemployment in the week ending May 23, according to date released this morning by the U.S. Labor Department. Tha...
May 28, 2020
COVID-19 all-in-one update
(NEW YORK) -- Here's the latest information on the COVID-19 coronavirus as of 9:30 a.m. ET. Latest reported numbers globally per Johns Hopkins University Global diagnosed cases: 5,716,570 Global death...
May 28, 2020
Wanda Sykes, Ray Romano and others unite for charity event, 'Laughter in Lockdown'
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- Wanda Sykes and Ray Romano are a few of the comedy stars gathering on Friday for the special one-night-only streaming event, Laughter in Lockd...
May 28, 2020
Woman uses WHAT when ordered to wear a face mask?
sdominick/iStock(KIEV) -- A woman who was told she wouldn't be served at a post office in Kiev, Ukraine without a face covering to protect against COVID-19 was able to get her errand done by using the...
May 28, 2020
Woman Considering Divorce After In-Laws Move Next Door
A woman in England is trending on one of those mommy forums because she wants to divorce her husband. It's not something HE did. It's his parents. They moved in next door without really consulting the...
May 28, 2020
POLL: What Are We Buying During Lockdown?
We've become a nation of online shoppers since the pandemic hit. eBay has put together a list of what we're buying and it's a bit eye-opening. Bread machine purchases are up an astounding 800 percent....
May 28, 2020
Study: Swearing Helps to Reduce Pain
There is actual science that now confirms: saying the F-word really can make pain go away. Scientists first tested the theory in 2009. Now a new study says not only is the F-word effective, British sc...
May 28, 2020
Burger King Unveils Social-Distancing Crowns [PHOTO]
You know how Burger King gives out those paper crowns? Now they're making giant ones to promote social distancing. The headgear is about 6 feet wide and is supposed to keep other people at a safe dist...
May 28, 2020
Johns Hopkins University confirms at least 100,396 people died from COVID-19 in US
iStock/ninjaMonkeyStudio (NEW YORK) -- While the COVID-19 pandemic has sickened over 5.6 million people and killed more than 354,000 worldwide, in the U.S. death toll surpassed 100,000 on Wednesday, c...
May 28, 2020
Langfelder, police chief served with cease-and-desist notices by Fox Run lawyer
A day after a Springfield restaurant received a cease-and-desist notice for defying Gov. JB Pritzker’s stay-at-home order, an attorney representing the restaurant and two other local businesses ...
May 27, 2020