Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other hard-hit Japanese prefectures to fortify the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. But this is no European or Wuhan-style lockdown. Here’s look at what Japan’s state of emergency entails. Read more
The male and female have been secluded in a den with their mother, Serai, since their Feb. 11 birth so that they could properly bond while avoiding external stress, according to a news release from the South Florida zoo. Read more
Authorities recovered the body of a grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend today, two days after the body of the boy’s mother was found in the water after a canoeing accident. Read more
The new guidelines are being issued as the nation mourns some 13,000 deaths from the virus and grapples with a devastated economy and medical crises from coast to coast. Read more
Self-employed workers like Uber drivers and piano teachers who have lost income because of the coronavirus pandemic will have to wait weeks before they can apply for financial assistance under the federal relief law. Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has compiled data on people who were hospitalized from the virus during that month to get a clearer demographic picture of infected patients who have required the most serious medical care. Read more
Four years ago, when “Master of None” co-creator Alan Yang started writing a film loosely based on his Taiwanese father, Hollywood wasn’t exactly clamoring for Asian American stories. Read more
Music fans are fuming about being unable to get refunds for concerts that have been postponed, often with no rescheduled dates in sight. Read more
Disney Plus, its Netflix-style streaming service, has 50 million paid subscribers worldwide, an astounding number for a product that is only 5 months old. Read more
Guests and hotel staff no longer interact. For check-in, keys are placed in envelopes on a table. Minibars have been taken out of guest rooms. Housekeeping is an amenity of the past. Read more
If you do not own a sewing machine, you can easily make a fabric face mask using household items found around your home such as a scarf, bandana or hand towel. Read more
Thousands stayed home, unwilling to risk their health even as Republican officials pushed forward with the election amid a stay-at-home order. Read more
Roger Federer has offered stuck-at-home amateurs the ultimate online fantasy camp, a chance to get tennis tips from a GOAT. Read more
A federal judge denied a request that R. Kelly be released from custody out of concern that he might contract the coronavirus. Read more
The final episode of CBS’ “Hawaii Five-0” was seen by 40% more viewers last week than watched the show during the one-month period before the coronavirus outbreak. Read more
A federal appeals court has sided with Texas in allowing it to ban most abortions while the state is under an emergency order that limits non-essential surgeries during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Both major parties are preparing for a monthslong, state-by-state legal fight over how citizens can safely cast their ballots should the coronavirus outbreak persist through November’s election. Read more
Even if campuses reopen this fall, many worry large numbers of students won’t return. Read more
There have been at least three shark attacks on the Great Barrier Reef over the past 18 months. Read more
Pell was regarded as the Vatican’s third-highest ranking official when he returned to Melbourne in 2017 determined to clear his name of dozens of decades-old child abuse allegations. Read more
Authorities will keep searching for her son, after the two went missing following a canoeing accident last week. Read more
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