Speaking at a memorial service on Monday, Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka revealed the last text messages Kobe Bryant sent before his death on January 26. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others, including a teammate of Gianna’s and her parents, were
Goodfellas wiseguy Vinny Asaro got a break Friday when he was released from prison over concerns about the coronavirus, the New York Post reports. The thinking: He’s 85 and suffered a stroke just last year. “If Asaro were to contract COVID-19, given his age and current state, it
A tentative easing around the world of coronavirus lockdowns gathered pace Saturday with the reopening in India of neighborhood stores that many of the country’s 1.3 billion people rely on for everything from cold drinks to mobile phone data cards, the AP reports. In the US, the
Small town, meet your new celebrity neighbor—and pretend he’s just like anyone else. That sums up a New York Times report on an Irish town’s reaction to Matt Damon, who’s been seen walking and talking around Dalkey while holed up there during the coronavirus shutdown. “I think
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is returning to work at 10 Downing St. on Monday after recovering from the coronavirus that put him in intensive care, with his government facing growing criticism over the deaths and disruption it has caused. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who
The coronavirus pandemic was almost certainly not triggered by a lab accident, scientists tell NPR—despite concerns to the contrary floating around Washington. “Every time we get a new virus emerging, we have people that say, ‘This could have come from a lab,’” says Peter Daszak, who
The list of possible symptoms of the coronavirus has grown. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its official list of indicators, CBS reports, which had been just fever, cough and shortness of breath. The last one has been elaborated on, as well. The signs that
Kim Jong Un is in a “vegetative state” or flat-out dead after a failed heart surgery. Or he’s got COVID-19. Or just a sprained ankle. The rumor mill is turning after reports emerged that a Chinese medical team had been dispatched to help North Korea’s leader in