Les Hunter, a barrier-breaker with Loyola Chicago’s 1963 NCAA men’s basketball championship team, died on Friday morning, the university announced on its website. He was 77. Hunter passed away after a bout with cancer, a spokesperson from the university has told CNN. “We are heartbroken to learn of Les’ passing,” said Steve Watson, Loyola’s director…… MORE
Joe Biden nearly offered his cell phone number to family members of coronavirus victims on national television Friday night as he discussed the difficulty of not being able to be there for loved ones who are dying. The former vice president, who is on the verge of claiming the 2020 Democratic nomination to take on…… MORE
Thomas Keller, the famed chef behind restaurants including The French Laundry and Per Se, is seeking a court judgment to confirm his insurance company should cover coronavirus-related business losses. Keller’s attorney says the suit against insurer Hartford Fire Insurance Company — and other similar challenges filed by restaurant owners — is intended to establish legal…… MORE
New Yorkers leaned out their windows and flooded their balconies with two minutes of applause for essential workers on Friday. They applauded the first responders, nurses, doctors and other health care workers who are helping to fight the city’s coronavirus outbreak. The applause erupted from all over the city at 7 p.m. and lasted for…… MORE
Federal health officials on Friday approved a coronavirus test that can provide results in less than 15 minutes, using the same technology that powers some rapid flu tests. Teased by Vice President Mike Pence in a Thursday press briefing, the new diagnostic test could accelerate testing in the United States, allowing for rapid results in…… MORE
Rhode Island’s governor said Friday that law enforcement officers will stop cars and knock on doors in coastal communities to identify people who’ve been to New York state, joining other states in restricting the movements of out-of-state visitors to slow the spread of coronavirus. Kentucky’s governor says he is considering closing the border between Kentucky…… MORE
It was a scene I have watched play out umpteen times over the years – senators milling about as they gather to cast a vote on the Senate floor. Being the political geek that I am, I usually love those moments. Who is talking to whom? What are they saying to one another? Why are…… MORE
Former Vice President Joe Biden is not letting the threat of coronavirus stop him from keeping in touch with his five grandchildren. At a CNN town hall Friday, Biden revealed how he, like many Americans, is trying to stay connected to family members while also following social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of the…… MORE
President Donald Trump would not explicitly guarantee on Friday that anybody in the US who needs a ventilator to combat coronavirus would have access to one. Asked during a White House press briefing whether anyone who needed a ventilator in the US would be able to get one, Trump said, “I think we’re in great…… MORE
Across the United States, prized chickens are laying life-saving eggs at secret farms. Few people know where the chickens are kept — their locations are undisclosed as a matter of national security. Each day, hundreds of thousands of their eggs are trucked to storage facilities, where they are protected by guards and multimillion-dollar, government-funded security…… MORE
