(NBC News) Americans love their food, and being home in quarantine for many has sparked an interest in gardening. Experts say now is the perfect time to plant vegetables for a bountiful harvest. Farmer Aaron Keefer says 500 square feet of land can produce about 20-percent of the food a family needs. As for what to grow… “You should grow…
(NBC News) The U.S. Labor Department announced Friday 20.5 million jobs were lost in April, ten times the previous record. The nation’s unemployment rate now stands at 14.7 percent, tripling in one month and wiping out every job created since the great recession of 2008. Congress has yet to take up a second economic stimulus bill, with members still scattered…
(KSHB/NBC News) For 99-year-old Max Deweese, fighting off COVID-19 was just another battle won. Deweese said he doesn’t know how he contracted COVID-19, but when he started having symptoms he went to St. Luke’s South Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Kansas. Later, Deweese was admitted to Ignite Medical Resorts in Kansas City, Kansas on April 15. After getting the green light,…
(NBC News) Doctors worldwide are puzzling over a mystery illness believed to be linked to COVID-19 that has infected dozens of children in the United States and Europe. It’s an inflammatory syndrome that can lead to a life-threatening heart condition. Dr. Deepika Thacker is treating three patients in Delaware. “The first one did cause some confusion. By the time we…
(KPRC/NBC News) — Dental offices in many states are reopening for non-emergency patients, but don’t expect the appointment or prices to be the same. You might be asked to wait in your car before your appointment or have your temperature taken, and the appointment will probably take longer. Plus, you’ll be charged extra to stay safe. Dentist Dr. Terri Alani…
(NBC News) There are signs the nation’s meat supply is dwindling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fast food chain Wendy’s has been forced to pull burgers from the menu at nearly one-fifth of its restaurants according to one estimate. The company says it expects the shortage to be temporary. The coronavirus has sickened workers at many of…
(NBC News) — Mother’s Day is this weekend, and this year it’s going to be a little different for most Americans. If you were banking on getting a gift online, it’s likely too late, but there are still ways to make it special for mom. As many dining rooms across the country limit capacity or remain closed restaurants are catering…
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT/NBC News) — Wreckage of a car containing two bodies believed to be a Wilmington, North Carolina couple missing since April 15th was found Tuesday. On the same night Paige Escalera and Stephanie Mayorga were last seen, emergency crews responded to the area where the couple’s car would be found weeks later for a report of a high-speed…
(WBBH/NBC News) — A germ-zapping robot is helping several Florida restaurants get ready to reopen. The robot dubbed “Pretty Penny” is owned by the NCH Healthcare System, and is used to disinfect their facilities. The restaurants did their part to help the hospitals first, by donating meals to the health care system during the COVID-19 crisis, even while they were…
(NBC News) — The White House is downplaying dire predictions that coronavirus daily deaths could double by June. The New York Times cites a draft government report predicting 200,000 cases and nearly 3,000 deaths a day by June 1st, nearly doubling what we’re seeing now. A separate University of Washington model shows deaths skyrocketing to 135,000 by August. “There’s certainly…
