Texas Governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for Covid-19, his office announced in a statement on Tuesday. “Governor Greg Abbott today tested positive for the COVID-19 virus,” wrote Communications Director Mark Miner. “The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result. Governor Abbott is in …
Read More »Fauci Warns U.S. Is in 'Danger of a Surge' as Covid-19 Cases Increase
Although cases of Covid-19 had been trending downward in the United States, experts are warning that we are now in a precarious place after cases nationwide ticked up this past week by 12 percent as 30 states plus D.C. reported a rise in infections. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading …
Read More »Here's What We've Learned About Face Shields and How They Work Against Covid
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Head on board an airplane or pop into any restaurant that’s open for socially-distant dining these days and you may see a familiar sight: people doubling up on …
Read More »See 'SNL' Turn Covid-19 Vaccine Eligibility Into Game Show Hosted by Dr. Fauci
With many Americans confused about who is eligible for Covid-19 vaccines — and millions more who are eligible for the shots unable to book an appointment — Saturday Night Live’s cold open turned the nation’s vaccine rollout into a game show hosted by Kate McKinnon’s Dr. Fauci. The vaccine rollout …
Read More »As Music Venues Shutter, Former Owners Describe Devastating Toll
In 1969, Jeff Wolfram was carried into the Red Chimney — a Los Angeles restaurant his father had bought two years earlier — and placed on the bar. He was two days old. His father Horst had arrived in America from Germany in the 1960s. Horst wasn’t planning on staying …
Read More »Campaign Says Using Plexiglass at Debate Shows 'Bias' Against Trump
In a trainwreck of an interview, Trump Campaign National Press Secretary Hogan Gidley gave little insight into his candidate’s debate prep for Thursday night’s event but did share his thoughts on the well-known liberal bias of plexiglass. After refusing to answer simple and fundamental pre-debate questions from MSNBC’s Hallie Jackson …
Read More »Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and His Family Test Positive for Coronavirus
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has revealed that he and his immediate family — including his wife Lauren Hashian and young daughters Jasmine and Tiana— have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He shared the news via a lengthy video on Instagram on Wednesday. He and his family have been suffering …
Read More »These Are the Digital Thermometers People Are Buying to Test for Fever and Other Symptoms
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you’re feeling achy or feel your body temperature spike, you may have a fever. But that old hand-to-forehead method your mom used to use, won’t cut it …
Read More »Why One Music Venue Is Taking Their Insurance Company to Court
This is the ninth installment of Rolling Stone’sMusic in Crisisseries, which looks at how people all across the music industry are coping with thecoronaviruspandemic. Legal battles are brewing between music venues and insurance companies — and Ivy Room is ready to fight. “We’re fighting, fighting, fighting every day to hang …
Read More »James Taylor Sings 'You Can Close Your Eyes' With His Family at Home
James Taylor gave a very sweet performance on The Tonight Show Thursday night, singing “You Can Close Your Eyes” with his wife Kim and his son Henry from their home in Montana. Taylor played guitar and sang lead vocals on the comforting song, while his family accompanied him with beautiful …
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