Business may be down about 30% at Bowles Burritos since the coronavirus lockdown started, but that hasn’t stopped Bowles and some of her customers from treating essential workers in the community to free food. Read more
In Our Hearts, a New York City-based network of collectives and other groups and individuals, had placed fridges around Brooklyn for people in need. Now the movement has reached Los Angeles. Read more
On a day infused with emotion, Queen Elizabeth II tapped the blade of a sword once owned by her father on the slender shoulders of 100-year-old Tom Moore, making a hero of a nation a knight of the realm. Read more
In different neighborhoods in Cairo and some other cities, volunteers cook, donate food or make contactless deliveries to patients’ homes. Read more
Now relatives of Afghans ailing with COVID-19 line up at his factory in the capital city of Kabul for free refills that can keep their loved ones alive. Read more
Ikua Purdy might not have known a soul in Cheyenne when, after travel by steamship and train, he arrived in the frontier town from Honolulu in 1908. Read more
Endurance athlete Corey Cappelloni once ran six days through the Sahara Desert in what’s considered the most grueling foot race on Earth. Read more
There was a boom, then the house shook. Read more
Twitter says it will give its U.S. employees Election Day off going forward and employees around the world paid time off to vote in national elections. Read more
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Since Kupu began the meal program March 23 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Chef Eddie Mafnas feels it is a duty to continue helping as long as they keep receiving donations from other nonprofits. Read more
A married couple from a Phoenix suburb has claimed the $410 million Mega Millions jackpot after purchasing a ticket from a convenience store. Read more
Described as a “one-time, commercial-free event” — other than the extended ad it represents for NBCUniversal — the reunion will air July 16. Read more
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave the go-ahead for the U.S. Open tennis tournament to be held in his state starting in late August — just without spectators. Read more
When Dr. Juan Antonio Salas finishes his shifts in coronavirus wards at two Mexico City public hospitals, his work is not done. Read more
While the sea turtles have nested along various Oahu shorelines before, this is believed to be the first time it has been documented in the Bellows camp area. Read more
Each day, she offers 200 free meals to the hungry of Dubai, all of them foreigners, like her own family. Read more
In a joint statement today on social media, Jordan and the Jordan Brand said money will be paid over 10 years. Read more
Michael White flew from Tehran to Zurich, where he was met by diplomat Brian Hook, the U.S. special envoy for Iran. Read more
The gift is the result of another 250,000 restaurant takeout and delivery purchases made by FHB cardholders. Read more
His unconventional ride was a 1960s-era DC-6B airplane that happened to be bound for an aviation museum in Norway. Read more
They became lost in fog within the first few days and then ran out of food, police said. Read more
