Easter storm tears through South amid pandemic; at least 30 dead

Severe weather has swept across the South, killing at least 18 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian Mountains.

April 13 is Make Lunch Count Day

Monday, April 13, is National Make Lunch Count Day.

Record 16.8 million have sought US jobless aid since virus

More than 1 in 10 American workers have lost jobs amid the coronavirus, underscoring the growing damage the crisis is taking on the world’s economy.

Folk star John Prine dies of COVID-19 complications

he Grammy Award-winning artist and Country Music Hall of Famer was known for character-driven ballads, songs frequently characterized as evocative, surreal, provocatively witty and soaked in unencumbered realism.

Atlanta Humane Society kittens get special visit to Georgia Aquarium

The five kittens, who were given the aquatic names of Nemo, Dory, Guppy, Marlin, and Bubbles, got to check out multiple exhibits.

Football Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell dies at 84

Bobby Mitchell, the speedy Hall of Famer who became the Washington Redskins’ first black player, has died. He was 84.

Tiger at NYC Bronx Zoo positive for coronavirus

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday.

Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl

A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the 2002 kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. dead after coronavirus-induced pneumonia, son says

Ellis Marsalis Jr., the jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan, died late Wednesday after battling pneumonia brought on by the new coronavirus, leaving six sons and a deep legacy. He was 85.

Census Day arrives with US almost paralyzed by coronavirus

Census Day — the date used to reference where a person lives for the once-a-decade count — arrived to a nation almost paralyzed by the spread of the novel coronavirus.