Jackie Winchester

The question on everyone’s mind these days is when can we return to normal? The federal and state governments are working on plans right now so we can get back to our lives and our jobs – and open up the economy again. Our state is one of the hardest hit by the lack of […]

After years of releasing smartphones with four-figure price tags, Apple is reintroducing a lower-cost, stripped-down iPhone model in an apparent effort to broaden its customer base. During a virtual presentation with reporters on Wednesday morning, a new normal for tech launches during the global pandemic, the company announced a new version of the iPhone SE, […]

A home version of the SAT college entrance exam is being prepared in case schools remain closed into the fall, College Board officials said Wednesday as they announced the cancellation of June testing. Instead of a paper-and-pencil test given under proctors’ supervision, the home version would be digital and rely on “remote proctoring.” That could […]

Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into the Gulf of Mexico in 2017, killing him, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report. Halladay had amphetamine levels about 10 times therapeutic levels […]

The Community Cooperative in Fort Myers said they’re running low on supplies and have had to turn people away. They said they served 325 families on Saturday. Their normal amount is around 150, so they ran out of food and many people went home without any. “The stress and the tears that you’re seeing on […]

Estero-based rental car giant Hertz has laid-off employees and extended furloughs for others as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the travel industry. Hertz said Tuesday that a portion of employees who had been furloughed have been laid off, while a smaller portion of employees have had their furloughs extended. “There is still no clear […]

An emergency room doctor in Miami, Florida, has temporarily lost custody of her 4-year-old daughter while she treats patients during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Theresa Greene told CNN’s New Day that she was appealing the emergency order that granted her ex-husband full custody of their daughter. “I think it’s not fair, it’s cruel to ask me […]

Walt Disney World plans to stop paying wages to 43,000 workers in about a week while allowing them to keep their benefits for up to a year in what is the largest wave of furloughs since the theme park resort closed in mid-March because of the new coronavirus spread. Workers will be able to keep […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his gratitude to the staff of the National Health Service for saving his life when his treatment for the coronavirus could have “gone either way” as the U.K. on Sunday became the fourth European country to surpass 10,000 virus-related deaths. Dressed in a suit, and looking and sounding relatively […]

Pope Francis called for solidarity the world over to confront the “epochal challenge” posed by the coronavirus pandemic, as Christians celebrated a solitary Easter Sunday, blending the joyful feast day with sorrow over the toll the virus has already taken. Families who normally would attend morning Mass in their Easter best and later join friends […]