If nothing else, TikToks and Twitter memes provide a sense of levity amid these trying times. Here are some good ones.
Author: Joshua Bote, USA TODAY
Student suspended from school for selling ‘squirts’ of hand sanitizer to classmates
The U.K. boy’s mother posted his moneymaking schemes on Facebook, where it amassed 98,000 comments — much of which praised his entrepreneurial savvy.
At least 44 dead from drinking toxic alcohol in Iran after coronavirus cure rumor
A false rumor has circulated throughout Iran that alcohol can prevent the coronavirus. More than 40 have died and hundreds have been hospitalized.
Family says they bought 12-year supply of toilet paper by accident amid coronavirus scare
Haidee Janetzki mistakenly ordered 48 boxes of the company’s toilet paper, which comes in 48 roll boxes. It amounted to over $3,000 of the stuff.
How do I plan a wedding during the coronavirus outbreak?
Multiple experts caution that it might not be worth canceling your wedding plans, at least right now because of coronavirus fears.
What you should know about Leap Year, and why two professors want it to stop
You have Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII to thank for the calendar. If these professors get their way, you may get a Trump calendar.
‘Hidden Figures’ mathematician Katherine Johnson, who broke barriers at NASA, dies at 101
Katherine Johnson, the venerated NASA mathematician who was depicted in the film “Hidden Figures,” died Monday. She was 101.
Frozen bird discovered in Siberia is around 46,000 years old, researchers say
This is the first bird carcass procured from Ice Age permafrost deposits, researchers note. It’s an ancestor of two different lark subspecies.
E. Jean Carroll, columnist who says Donald Trump raped her, fired from ELLE
E. Jean Carroll, who helmed the “Ask E. Jean” column for Elle magazine since 1993, was let go from her position in December, per a court filing.
George Soros calls for Zuckerberg, Sandberg to step down from Facebook in scathing letter
Facebook continues to run political advertising on its platform, stating that it should not litigate the legitimacy of claims made in campaign ads.