Several churches around the country held services Palm Sunday, some in defiance of state bans on gatherings aimed at stopping the deadly spread of coronavirus. “We don’t get our rights to worship freely from the government we get those from God,” said the Rev. Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. “We’d…… MORE
With their birthday parties canceled because of the coronavirus, 5-year-old Jaxon Zawacki and his younger sister, Croix, went about their day as usual. But then they heard sirens on their street, so they raced outside and were greeted with something that made their birthday unforgettable. As Jaxon, Croix and their parents stood in front of…… MORE
Sunday is one lucky elephant’s birthday and she received a celebration almost as big as she is. Lucky, an Asian elephant at the San Antonio Zoo, turned 60 on Sunday, reaching an age more than a decade older than her species’ average life expectancy. The zoo celebrated Lucky’s birthday on Facebook Live, showing off her…… MORE
Nadia, a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York, has become the first of her kind to test positive for the coronavirus. The 4-year-old female Malayan tiger tested positive after developing a dry cough and is expected to recover, the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo said in a news release. Samples from Nadia were…… MORE
Wrestlemania 36, which underwent changes due to the coronavirus pandemic, comes to an end Sunday night. The event — which is World Wrestling Entertainment’s biggest show of the year — had a lot of firsts this year. Officials had deemed it too big for just one night, so for the first time ever, they broke…… MORE
A fire that spread through a grassy area of Southwest Florida International Airport has destroyed thousands of rental cars, fire department officials said. The blaze began Friday, spanned 15 acres and originally involved only 20 cars in the grassy rental car overflow area at the airport in Fort Myers, fire department officials said. But by…… MORE
Oprah Winfrey joined the growing list of celebrities who are donating money to coronavirus relief efforts. The media mogul announced on Thursday that she donated $10 million “to help Americans during this pandemic in cities across the country.” Of her total donation, $1 million will go toward America’s Food Fund to alleviate food insecurity. The…… MORE
Like many other nursing homes across the nation, Texan Nursing and Rehab in Gonzales, east of San Antonio, is currently not allowing visitors as a way to help stem the spread of the coronavirus. So residents are sending messages of hope and love to their families via social media. Members of staff at the facility…… MORE
BP is offering a discount of 50 cents off per gallon for first responders and health care workers the next time they fill up at BP or Amoco gas stations in the US. “Thank you for being on the front lines and keeping our communities healthy and safe,” BP says on its website, “We are…… MORE
US Olympian Lolo Jones just showed the world that whatever men can do, she can do better. Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal had a friendly feud going after Holland challenged his “Spider-Man: Far From Home” co-star to put on a T-shirt while doing a handstand. Holland’s original video showed him struggling to put on the…… MORE
