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Today Bay Area punk rock legends Green Day released a cover song recorded by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong in his bedroom. Fittingly, Armstrong choose a song that's well-suited to the era of sheltering in place: Tommy James and the Shondells' "I Think We're Alone Now."

Coaches and athletes throughout the Bay Area are bracing for the CIF to follow the NCAA’s lead and cancel the rest of the spring athletic calendar. In addition to depriving players of a shot at league, sectional and state titles, the early end to the spring season could force college hopefuls to get creative with their recruitment.

The Kansas City Chiefs are matching the charitable work of their players, announcing that the organization will donate a number of meals equal to the number players donate to food pantries in the area.

The Los Angeles Rams have unveiled a new logo and some familiar colors ahead of a milestone season.

WASHINGTON — Tempers flared Monday as Washington strained to respond to the worsening coronavirus outbreak, with Congress arguing over a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package and an impatient President Trump musing openly about letting the 15-day shutdown expire.

Last week, after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered most schools across the state, Cal defensive back Elijah Hicks organized a group that included six other Pac 12 defensive backs for his Intercept Poverty COVID-19 campaign. Hicks’ goal was to raise $10,000 to help low-income families feed children who had relied on free or reduced school breakfast and lunch programs.

The 49ers have agreed to terms with Cowboys pass-rusher Kerry Hyder, 28, who had a career-high eight sacks with the Lions in 2016 when 49ers defensive line coach Kris Kocurek was his position coach, a league source said.

Desde encontrar maneras para ayudar a otros a lidiar con el aislamiento hasta la cancelación de eventos, la industria del espectáculo está reaccionando a la pandemia del coronavirus de diferentes formas. La mayoría de la gente se recupera del COVID-19, pero éste puede ocasionar enfermedades graves en personas mayores o con enfermedades preexistentes.

With masks, ventilators and political goodwill in desperately short supply, more than one-fifth of the world’s population was ordered or urged to stay in their homes Monday at the start of what could be a pivotal week in the battle to contain the coronavirus.

We rounded up the items you'll need for an extended stay at home. Take a look before you venture out on what might be your last shopping trip for a while.

It's a question on the minds of San Francisco residents. When will coronavirus cases in the city peak? At a Monday afternoon press conference, San Francisco Public Health Chief Grant Colfax suggested the peak may be just around the corner, saying the number of patients infected with COVID-19 in the city will escalate in a week or two.

1 Hiker rescued: A hiker descending Mount Washington who was injured after falling about 200 feet was rescued with the help of the Cog Railway train that takes visitors up and down the summit during tourism season. New Hampshire authorities said Ashley Furness, 35, of Bartlett, was with a companion on Sunday when she slipped and fell, striking several rocks. She was descending along the railway tracks. Due to the steep, icy, terrain and remote location, the Cog Railway prepared a train to retrieve Furness. Читать дальше...

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the parliament speaker to hold an election for his successor by Wednesday, deepening a standoff between opponents and supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

U.S. trade officials removed tariffs on the Apple Watch, the latest Apple device to avoid the United States-China trade war that had once looked like a dire threat to the Cupertino company’s business.

The 49ers on Monday agreed to terms with inside linebacker Joe Walker, 27, who made 11 starts and served as a core special-teams player for the Cardinals last year, a league source said.

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for an immediate cease-fire in conflicts around the world to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON — In a series of decisions, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states may abolish a common form of the insanity defense, that an entrepreneur suing Comcast for race discrimination must meet a demanding standard and that states are immune from claims of copyright infringement.

NEW YORK — The drive-in theater, long a dwindling nostalgia act in a multiplex world, is experiencing a momentary return to prominence.

NEW DELHI — As India expanded its virus-containment measures and halted its train network, the country’s lifeblood, the federal government warned Monday of strict legal action for those who flout the rules.

The Hungarian government is seeking to extend indefinitely the country’s state of emergency because of the coronavirus epidemic, leading some to fear an unjustified power grab and an erosion of press freedoms in a country where the ruling party has long been accused of acting undemocratically.

While he hasn't been in the broadcast booth in four years, long-time Dodgers announcer Vin Scully's voice could still be heard loud and clear over the weekend thanks to long-time Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke, who recorded a phone conversation with Scully where they discussed everything from the suspension of spring training, to the coronavirus, to what he's struggling with most.

With the mandate to “shelter in place” to slow the spread of COVID-19 virus, office workers prepared to work from home, just like me.

The NHL said the format of a resumed season depends entirely on three primary factors: what transpires between now and when players are able to return, the date of that return, and what kind of logistics (building availability, schedules, etc.) the league will face at that time.

During the last week of shelter in place orders, Alex Hult, owner of Flights restaurant in Los Gatos, kept coming across a common problem. Many of the grocery store items his family needed were out of stock, even after multiple trips to the market.  “My wife kept sending me to the stores and there was nothing,” Hult said.