LONDON—Two months ago, Richard Branson launched the Scarlet Lady, the first cruise ship in a globe-spanning travel and tourism empire bearing his Virgin Group brand.Today, the cruise ship business is on hold. One of his airlines, Virgin Australia, filed for bankruptcy Tuesday. Another, Virgin Atlantic, the high-profile trans-Atlantic shuttle, is asking for financial assistance from the U.K.…
Two patients at an Orange County nursing home died this week from COVID-19 as a coronavirus outbreak at the facility has sickened half its residents and several staff members.Thus far, 48 other patients and 24 healthcare staff members at Huntington Valley Healthcare Center, 8382 Newman Ave. in Huntington Beach, have tested positive for the coronavirus,…
More than two dozen new cases of COVID-19 have been reported at a Woodland nursing home.Sixty-four cases of the virus, including 33 staff members and 31 residents, have been reported at the Stollwood Convalescent Home at St. John’s Village.Six residents have died, according to the Yolo County Public Health Department.Here are three things to know…
April 22, 2020 | 1:21am Enlarge Image A drone is used as a preventive measure in Bangalore, India. AFP via Getty Images A Connecticut police department is using a drone equipped with virus-detecting technology to help battle the coronavirus. The Westport Police Department on Tuesday tested the “pandemic drone,” which can measure body temperatures, read…
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U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…