L.A. Restaurants, Caterers Adapt to Coronavirus With More Takeout, Delivery Options

The novel coronavirus has claimed yet another life.

LOS ANGELES — A weekend benefit broadcast featuring recording stars performing live music online from home raised nearly $8 million for two charities serving first responders and Americans facing economic hardship amid the coronavirus crisis, sponsors said on Monday.

Offset and his hip-hop collective have a need for speed.

LOS ANGELES — Billie Eilish sang on her sofa, Elton John played a keyboard belonging to his children, and the Backstreet Boys sang in harmony from five locations as dozens of musicians put on a fundraiser for the warriors against a coronavirus.

NEW YORK -- Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Dave Grohl opened their doors — literally — as the musicians performed from their homes for an hour-long benefit concert to raise money for those affected by the coronavirus crisis.

Mariah Carey did what no one else could do during Elton John’s Living Room Concert for America.

CBS News is mourning the loss of Maria Mercader, a network veteran who covered breaking news for nearly three decades and, most recently, helped shape strategy for the network's correspondents and reporters. 

Mark Wahlberg and Mario Lopez joined the long list of celebrities who have spoken out in recent weeks, urging fans to stay at home and self-isolate as a means to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But the "Spenser Confidential" actor and "Access Hollywood" host were quickly accused of hypocrisy after they each posted clips from a joint workout at a gym in Los Angeles, Calif.

LOS ANGELES -- Elton John is hosting a “living room” concert aimed at bolstering American spirits during the coronavirus crisis and saluting those countering it, iHeartMedia and Fox said Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES — Mariah Carey, Billie Eilish and Tim McGraw will headline a benefit concert on Sunday, playing from their homes, to raise money to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, Fox television said on Wednesday.

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Four members of one family in New Jersey have died after being infected with coronavirus.

The Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman announced that he is shutting his cafe in New York due to the current Coronavirus outbreak. The actor reportedly also said that shutting the cafe was the right thing to do.

In roughly 24 hours, the non-profit organization Musically Fed turned 7,000 pounds of food intended for events at Staples Center in Los Angeles into 24,000 meals for shelters and missions across the city. The organization, which has been in operation for five years, got a call last Thursday from Manny Slomovits, executive chef for Levy

To be continued. Tom Schwartz and his business partner, Tom Sandoval, announced the temporary closure of their Los Angeles restaurant, Tom Tom, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Joaquin Phoenix and his fiancee Rooney Mara aren’t taking any chances when it comes to their health amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Kaley Cuoco was a bit stressed over the weekend. The Big Bang Theory alum headed to a Los Angeles grocery store with her husband, Karl Cook, on Sunday, March 15, and got a little nervous when she saw several empty shelves amid the coronavirus outbreak.