Muslims go digital to celebrate Ramadan in quarantine
(NEW YORK) -- A little over a week ago, Muslims around the world rang in the start of Ramadan, the holy month where Muslims fast from food and water, sunrise to sunset.This......
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Pregnant ER worker addresses critics: ‘No women should feel ashamed’
(NEW YORK) -- Taylor Poynter, a physician assistant in Illinois, did not expect to find herself working in the emergency room at 33 weeks pregnant during a global pandemic, but here she is.The......
Record Store Day moves to three-day system amid COVID-19
(NEW YORK) -- Record Store Day is changing its format amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 event, which was first scheduled to take place on April 18 before moving to June 20, will now be held over......
You can donate your graduation gown to be used as PPE during coronavirus pandemic
(NEW YORK) -- Across the country, health care workers are in need of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect them in the fight against COVID-19, the respiratory infection caused by the novel coronavirus.And......
COVID-19 exposes mistrust, health care inequality going back generations for African Americans
(NEW YORK) -- Tanya Fields had textbook COVID-19 symptoms. She was lethargic, and experienced chills, body aches, fever and a dry cough. Rather than going to the hospital, she opted to recover in her......
102-year-old woman in Florida beat COVID-19
(LAKELAND, Fla.) -- A 102-year-old woman diagnosed with COVID-19 beat the odds and is now recovering.Esther Marie Transue, a resident at Opis Highlands Lake Center assisted living facility in Lakeland, Florida, was diagnosed with COVID-19......
Front-line COVID doctor: We want student loan forgiveness, not hazard pay
(NEW YORK) -- After two weeks treating COVID-19 patients in front-line Brooklyn hospitals, Dr. Manuel Penton III, age 32, finally has a much-needed day off.The previous 14 days were a blur of back-to-back patients and......
At least five dead as tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma, Texas
(NEW YORK) -- An outbreak of reported tornadoes across Oklahoma and Texas on Wednesday night has killed at least five people. An official with......
2 nurses take breather from ER to get married
(BATON ROUGE, Louisiana) -- Two emergency room nurses said "I do" over the weekend with pictures of family and friends due to the coronavirus pandemic.Clare Seghers, 25, and Mel Keefer, 35, met three years ago......
Michiganders who make their livings outdoors sound off on COVID-19 orders
(STURGIS, Mich.) -- From his home in Sturgis, Michigan, Mark Zona looks out at the choppy waters of Klinger Lake with a mixture of puzzlement and worry."It is crippling for me to not......