Priest uses squirt gun to shoot holy water and maintain social distancing

DETROIT — A Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area has taken aim at his parishioners in a bid to maintain social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, using a squirt gun to shoot holy water.Photos posted on social media by the St.

BBB scam alert: Want a COVID-19 test? There's a scam for that

MILWAUKEE --  Some new studies show that up to 50% of people with COVID-19 don’t show any symptoms, so many people are wondering if they had the disease without knowing it.

Florida man describes surviving lockdown in supposedly haunted house

YBOR CITY, Fla. - Ghosts don’t care about social distancing.While being stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t a lot of fun for many people, some had uniquely unpleasant experiences.

Therapy horse surprises quarantined Georgia seniors through bedroom window

JACKSON, Ga. -- As many of us know, quarantine life can be lonely, especially for seniors stuck in facilities kept on lock-down to curb the spread of COVID-19 among the most vulnerable.So how about a surprise visit from a gentle giant to brighten your day?Lilly the award-winning Arabian mare paid a visit to the folks at Westbury Medical and Rehab Center in Jackson, Georgia.

Family diagnosed with COVID-19 says they took all health precautions

PHOENIX -- An entire valley family is fighting for their lives after testing positive for COVID-19.They are all battling the deadly virus in different hospitals around Arizona.Ricardo Aguirre says that symptoms started becoming worse last Sunday on Mother's Day.

Archbishop Listecki says 'there's a hunger for people to return' with Mass set to resume May 31

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki in a letter to Archdiocese of Milwaukee parishes and schools Thursday, May 14 announced Sunday Mass will resume on Sunday, May 31.

Prayer House Assembly of God welcomes worshipers for 1st time since pandemic

KENOSHA -- Worshipers at Prayer House Assembly of God in Kenosha came together Sunday, May 17 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed churches in March."A lot of excitement," said Pastor Ron Auch Jr. "Got a lot of calls, questions, like, 'Hey, the state is open.

White House explores $5,000 coronavirus stimulus check in exchange for delayed Social Security benefits

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The White House is reportedly considering a new proposal to help alleviate the economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic: Letting struggling Americans take an advance on their Social Security benefits.Senior economic officials at the White House are exploring a stimulus measure backed by conservative scholars at the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute and Hoover Institution, according to The Washington Post.Written by Andrew Biggs and Joshua Rauh, the plan calls for allowing Americans to choose to receive checks of up to $5,000 in exchange for a delay of their Social Security benefits.

Poll: 63% of religious Americans believe COVID-19 pandemic is message from God for humanity to change

CHICAGO -- The coronavirus has prompted almost two-thirds of American believers of all faiths to feel that God is telling humanity to change how it lives, a new poll finds.While the virus rattles the globe, causing economic hardship for millions and killing more than 85,000 Americans, the findings of the poll by the University of Chicago Divinity School and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research indicate that people may also be searching for deeper meaning in the devastating outbreak.Even some who don’t affiliate with organized religion, such as Lance Dejesus of Dallastown, Pa., saw a possible bigger message in the virus.“It could be a sign, like, 'Hey, get your act together’ – I don’t know,” said Dejesus, 52, who said he believes in God but doesn’t consider himself religious. “It just seems like everything was going in an OK direction, and all of a sudden, you get this coronavirus thing that happens, pops out of nowhere.”The poll found that among the 63%, 31% of Americans who believe in God feel strongly that the virus is a sign of God telling humanity to change, with the same number feeling that somewhat.

MHD: New hours starting Monday at 2 free COVID-19 testing sites in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE -- Officials with the Milwaukee Health Department on Sunday, May 17 announced new hours for the two COVID-19 testing sites in Milwaukee.The new hours take effect Monday, May 18 and are as follows:Midtown Center: 5825 West Hope Avenue11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed SundayUMOS: 2701 South Chase Avenue11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed SundayResidents can call 2-1-1 for any questions or concerns related to COVID-19.Testing is free of charge at these two sites -- and no appointment is needed.

European leaders are blunt: A vaccine won't come soon enough

SOAVE, Italy — In separate, stark warnings, two major European leaders have bluntly told their citizens that the world needs to adapt to living with the coronavirus and cannot wait to be saved by the development of a vaccine.The comments by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came as nations around the world and U.S. states are both struggling with restarting economies blindsided by the pandemic.

Zoom goes down as thousands of users report issues with video conferencing

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Users around the world tried logging on to the video conferencing app Zoom Sunday morning, May 17, only to have reported issues with its audio and visual features.Around 9:05 a.m. CDT, 7,622 people reported issues with the app on downdetector.com, with 72% of users claiming the video conferencing aspect wasn't working.

Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Tyler Lyson watched his parents’ financial collapse in the Great Recession, a decade ago.