Music school shifts classes online amid coronavirus concerns

The classrooms at Family Music Clermont are empty and quiet. Management at the small music school have moved the lessons online.

Indy 500 postponed until August because of COVID-19

The Indianapolis 500 was postponed Thursday until August because of the coronavirus pandemic and won't run on Memorial Day weekend for the first time since 1946.

MLB uniform maker switches to producing medical masks, gowns

Fanatics, the company that manufactures uniforms for Major League Baseball, has suspended production on jerseys and is instead using the polyester mesh fabric to make masks and gowns for hospitals in Pennsylvania and nearby states.

20% base salary reductions for top NBA executives

Top NBA executives are having their base salaries reduced by 20% for the foreseeable future, a person with knowledge of the details said Thursday.

Stay home and take a virtual stroll through these art galleries, museums

Museums and art galleries that have been forced to temporarily close their doors to the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic are offering virtual tours.

No Dodgers Opening Day, COVID-19 testing site at Dodger Stadium instead

The long line of cars outside Dodger Stadium Thursday would normally mean the Dodgers’ season opener but instead, it’s turned into a COVID-19 testing site.

Dow surges 2,000 points, its biggest-ever point gain, as Congress moves closer to passing coronavirus aid package

U.S. equity markets surged Tuesday morning amid investor optimism that members of Congress will overcome their differences to reach a deal on a $1.6 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package.

90-year-old resident of Life Care Center, Washington nursing home hit by COVID-19, recovers from virus

A 90-year-old woman who had contracted COVID-19 at the the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, which became an early epicenter of the nation’s novel coronavirus outbreak, was declared free of the disease on March 22.

"I felt like I was gonna die": Houston rapper Scarface of Geto Boys has COVID-19

"It started with pneumonia in both of my lungs," Houston rapper Scarface said. "Three or four days later my kidneys failed. Three or four days after that they tell me I can't move, I'm quarantined."

AT&T paying coronavirus front-line workers 20% bonus

AT&T said on Thursday that it was paying a 20 percent bonus to its front-line union employees above their regular hourly base rate.

Best Buy moves to curbside takeaway service

We're used to seeing curbside takeaway at restaurants. Now tech retailer BestBuy is getting into the game, in an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus. 

US surpasses China, Italy in number of COVID-19 cases with more than 82,000 reported

The United States has officially surpassed China and Italy in its number of COVID-19 cases, becoming the country with the most reported novel coronavirus cases in the world. 

Coronavirus stimulus bill approved by U.S. Senate
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The United States Senate has passed a bill aimed at giving American workers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak some relief. The House will vote on the legislation on Friday.