A side-effect of social distancing: sex toy sales skyrocketing
iStock/lolostock(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE CONTENT) As Stephen Stills sang, “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with” — and apparently because of social distancing, that’s leaving millions of people with one option: themselves. The Los Angeles
Dwayne Johnson adorably reveals he repeatedly sings “You're Welcome” from 'Moana' for his daughter
Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — As parents finish up a fourth week sheltering at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some are realizing just how easy it is to keep their littlest ones entertained, even if
Bored at home? Color with Offensive Crayons, and help buy protective gear for COVID-19 first responders
Offensive Crayons(NOTE CONTENT) Since everybody’s stuck at home during the COVID-19 crisis, one creative company has found a way to ease your boredom and put face masks and other needed gear in the hands of first responders. Offensive
More than 22 million people filed for unemployment in one month
glegorly/iStock(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The good news: unemployment claims last week were down from the week before. Nonetheless, some 5,245,000 people filed for unemployment in the week ending April 11, according to new figures this morning from the
'Machete' star Danny Trejo donates hundreds of meals to hospital workers
ABC Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — Actor and entrepreneur Danny Trejo is making sure overworked hospital staff remain fed during the COVID-19 pandemic by donating hundreds of meals on Wednesday to his local hospital. The Machete actor posted a video of himself
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon raise $1.75 million for COVID-19 relief
Eddy Chen/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Longtime friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are doing their part to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the weekend, the two raised nearly two million dollars in an online poker match
COVID-19 all-in-one update
(NEW YORK) — Here’s the latest information on the COVID-19 coronavirus as of 9:45 a.m. ET. Latest reported numbers globally per Johns Hopkins University Global diagnosed cases: 2,076,015 Global deaths: 138,101. The United States has now surpassed
Woman fined for walking her turtle in Rome, defying quarantine
Mark Kostich/iStock(ROME) — An Italian woman taking her turtle out for a walk was fined the equivalent of 440 American dollars by Roman police for breaking strict COVID-19 confinement rules, according to Yahoo! News. Italians need a
After his grandmother died from COVID-19, 'SNL' comedian Michael Che to pay rent for 160 NYC residents in her apartment building
Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — Saturday Night Live cast member Michael Che is honoring his grandmother in the most generous way possible — by lightening the financial burden of the residents living her same housing complex. “It’s crazy to me that residents of public
CDC director warns Americans to prepare for “another battle”
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Despite promising signs that the curve is flattening in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention delivered grim news on Wednesday. With over 640,000