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"I just can't do this." Harried parents forgo home school

"I just can't do this." Harried parents forgo home school

Frustration is mounting as more families across the U.S. enter their second or even third week of distance learning — and some overwhelmed parents say it will be their last.
Bookshelf backdrops provide rare backstage pass for curious book lovers

Bookshelf backdrops provide rare backstage pass for curious book lovers

The transition to in-home makeshift studios during the COVID-19 pandemic has forced TV personalities, reporters, on-air talent and contributors to record from living rooms, basements and home offices.
Pandemic gives megaphone to the oft-maligned New York accent

Pandemic gives megaphone to the oft-maligned New York accent

Hey, they're talkin' here! With New York City at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.
From guns to GoPros, Asian Americans seek to deter attacks

From guns to GoPros, Asian Americans seek to deter attacks

When Eddie Song leaves his Manhattan home, it can feel like heading into battle. The Korean American startup founder and avid rider dons his armoured motorcycle jacket, motorcycle gloves, a skull face mask and a GoPro camera.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC's “This Week" — Govs. Larry Hogan, R-Md., and Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich.; White House adviser Kevin Hassett; Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Dr.
Fox didn't immediately challenge Trump's disinfectant remark

Fox didn't immediately challenge Trump's disinfectant remark

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's suggestion that doctors look into injecting disinfectant as a potential coronavirus treatment went unchallenged on Fox News Channel until the morning after he made it.
Kids' Choice Awards bringing stars, slime from isolation

Kids' Choice Awards bringing stars, slime from isolation

LOS ANGELES — The Kids' Choice Awards will be bringing the slime home.
Michael Buble: Canada will 'show its mettle once again' with 'Stronger Together'

Michael Buble: Canada will 'show its mettle once again' with 'Stronger Together'

Ten years after the Vancouver Olympics, Canadian crooner Michael Buble says he's moved to see the country come together once again for a show of solidarity, this time amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The jazz-pop singer from Burnaby, B.C.
Steve Dalkowski, inspiration for 'Bull Durham,' dies at 80

Steve Dalkowski, inspiration for 'Bull Durham,' dies at 80

Steve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie “Bull Durham," has died. He was 80. He died Sunday at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain.
A 'Phantom of the Opera' contest seeks singer with style

A 'Phantom of the Opera' contest seeks singer with style

NEW YORK — Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a virtual competition that could lead to one fan singing on Broadway or the West End when musicals resume playing.
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