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UCF fighter Jon “Bones” Jones was arrested for DWI and a gun charge in New Mexico Thursday morning (Mar. 26). According to a criminal complaint, after two Albuquerque Police Department officers heard gunshots near 3rd and Central, they went to the area and found “two unknown homeless subjects” and …

D-Nice is back on the turntables this Wednesday afternoon (March 25) for his now-iconic “Club Quarantine” dance party, and this time, the party has a purpose: voter registration. The Bronx deejay partnered with Michelle Obama and her When We All Vote initiative for the “Couch Party” hangout, with a goal …

Last week, Serena Williams said she was self-quarantining and “spending the next 6 weeks in solitude.” She wrote on Instagram, “Being a wife. Being a mom. Cooking. Cleaning. Spring cleaning. Face mask. Makeup tutorials.”  She’s also still posting fun moments with her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr! In a March …

The saying, health is wealth, has taken on a new meaning as the coronavirus health crisis has caused a financial crisis that is being felt all around the world. As a result, many Americans are counting their blessings along with their dollars and cents. Over the past few weeks, the …

On the advice of her doctors, Robin Roberts, will be hosting Good Morning America from home. In a video from Twitter, Roberts, 59, said, “A short commute down to the screening room in my basement … like so many, under these circumstances, [I’m] working from home.” She continued, “New York …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus. The surge in weekly applications was a stunning reflection of the damage the viral outbreak is inflicting …

Photo: Saul Loeb (Getty Images) The entire country is in the midst of a public health crisis not seen in modern times. That fact hasn’t stopped the GOP from being the GOP. In fact, they saw fit to fully take advantage of the situation. CNN reports that Ohio, Mississippi and …

Let’s face it, social distancing can lead to bouts of boredom.  But thankfully TikTok and Instagram challenges are popping up everywhere and one of the most popular is the “couples challenge.” Basically, couples are sitting together while they activate an IG filter that asks them questions about their personalities and …

When I asked NASA leadership whether they had changed their approach to asking for Artemis funding in the midst of the pandemic, I was prepared for the agency’s usual, dreamy remarks about the importance of exploring the great unknown. The answer, while indirect, was more down-to-earth, in keeping with the …

Ciara and Russell Wilson are giving back to the Seattle community amid the coronavirus pandemic.  The couple announced March 17 that they were donating one million meals to the city they’ve called home through Food Lifeline.  “Seattle has given us so much. Now you have people losing their jobs who …