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Sara Bareilles and the cast of Waitress paid tribute to former cast member Nick Cordero, who has been battling COVID-19 since March 31st. Cordero, who starred as Earl Hunterson in the 2016 original production, has been in a medically induced coma after getting his right leg amputated and having a …

In a bizarre, even for Donald Trump, White House coronavirus daily briefing, the president pitched his ideas on whether disinfectants or ultraviolet light could be used to cure coronavirus patients. Trump directed some of his scientific genius at William Bryan, the secretary for science and technology at the Department of …

A24 will auction off paraphernalia from some of its films and TV shows, including Uncut Gems, Midsommar and Euphoria, to raise money for charities aiding essential workers and communities hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. The studio will host a handful of auctions over the coming weeks, each with different …

This story appears in the May 2020 issue of Rolling Stone, on newsstands May 5th. On March 1st, New York reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19, after a Manhattan health care worker in her late thirties, who had visited Iran, tested positive at a hospital in the city. Six …

A Florida man is accused of killing his wife and using coronavirus as a cover story for her disappearance. David Anthony, 48, was arrested on March 31st in Las Cruces, Mexico, in connection with the disappearance of his wife Gretchen, 51. He is charged with second-degree murder and kidnapping. According …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. With nationwide self-quarantine orders now in full effect due to COVID-19, most of us are stuck at home, as local officials mandate shelter-in-place orders in an effort to …

Louise Vincent of Greensboro, North Carolina, says methadone, a medication that curbs opioid cravings, lets her lead a normal life. “Methadone works best for me. It allows me to go to grad school,” she says. Vincent directs the North Carolina chapter of the Urban Survivors Unions, an organization of former …

Like most small businesses that have had to shut down or alter their operations during the coronavirus pandemic, record stores have been forced to completely change the way they operate. Over the past two weeks, Nashville retailer Grimey’s New & Preloved Music, for example, has had to send its employees …

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which were postponed to 2021 last week due to the coronavirus pandemic, have officially been rescheduled. The games open on July 23rd and close on August 8th, 2021. The Paralympics will be held from August 24th through September 5th, 2021. Originally scheduled between July 24th and …

I was 35 minutes into my conversation with Patrick Wyman when he scared the shit out of me. I’d called Wyman —a European historian focused on the end of the Roman Empire and the world it left behind — to discuss his piece in Mother Jones on how societies hold …