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The first case of the new virus COVID-19 was confirmed in Rhode Island, state public health officials announced Sunday.The Rhode Island Department of Health said the person is in their 40s and had traveled to Italy in mid-February. State public health officials are working with the hospital where the unnamed person is currently being treated to ensure all infection control protocols are being followed.The person tested positive for COVID-19, and those results were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for final confirmation, Dr. Nichole Alexander-Scott, the state¡¯s director of health, said Sunday at a press conference.¡°At this point time, the general level of risk for Rhode islanders is low. There is no need for panic, there is no need to be frightened,¡± Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo said at the press conference.The 857

The once mighty brands of Sears and Kmart are continuing to slowly disappear as Sears announced on Thursday the closure of 96 additional stores. The 96 locations, which are a mixture of Kmart and Sears branded stores, are set to close by February. The closing locations will have going out of business sales starting on Dec. 2. The footprint of Sears and Kmart will further shrink by one third with this round of closures, leaving fewer than 200 total locations nationally between the two brands. This announcement comes less than a year after more than 200 Sears and Kmart locations closed. While other retailers in recent years, such as Toys 'R' Us and RadioShack have faded away, Sears' demise would mark the end of an industry titan. The company was at one time the nation's largest retailer, selling items as small as earrings, to as big as houses. The announcement does not impact the nearly 400 locations that operate as Sears Hometown or Sears Outlet locations, which feature appliances and electronics. To see which locations are closing, click 1066

The National Hurricane Center confirmed Thursday that a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico has officially strengthened into Tropical Storm Barry.The storm currently has winds of 40 mph ¡ª a system officially becomes a named tropical storm when winds reach 39 mph.The National Hurricane Center says there's a chance the storm could strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane before it makes landfall. A storm officially becomes a hurricane when winds reach 74 mph.Even worse: Barry is a slow-moving storm, crawling across the Gulf at just 5 mph, the 563

The clicket-clacks of dancing tap shoes have been a part of Gene GeBauer¡¯s life for more than seven decades. These days, he uses a cane for assistance ¡ª something he says is sad, ¡°but gee, I¡¯m 85!¡±Despite the stick by his side, he still gets just as much joy as he did when he first set foot on the dance floor when he was 12 years old.¡°I danced so much that I just kept getting better and better and better,¡± GeBauer says from one of several studios in suburban Denver, Colorado, he teaches at.In fact, he was so good that he soon made his way to New York, landing parts in six of the biggest Broadway shows of the 60s and 70s.¡°I wanted to shout to everybody and say ¡®I¡¯m in a Broadway show!¡¯¡± he says smiling. ¡°I didn¡¯t, but that¡¯s how happy I was.¡±He danced alongside Carol Burnett in ¡®Once Upon a Mattress,¡¯ Julie Andrews in ¡®Camelot,¡¯ and Carol Channing in his favorite gig of all: ¡®Hello, Dolly.¡¯¡°¡¯Hello, Dolly¡¯ became, you know, a huge hit!¡± he says glowing. ¡°That was the highlight of my life. That doesn¡¯t really happen.¡±After having left New York to start a family, he eventually settled in Colorado where he¡¯s still teaching tap. He says he¡¯s slowing down, but his class schedule says otherwise.¡°I teach ¡ª ¡± he pauses to think. ¡°Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday ¡ª five days a week.¡±And even though he will occasionally instruct from his chair ¡ª "I¡¯m weak and get a little foggy sometimes¡± ¡ª seeing his students¡¯ faces when they move is almost just as good. ¡°That is a pleasure, to see them. They smile when they¡¯re dancing, they¡¯re happy.¡±¡°That is rewarding,¡± he says, smiling. 1619

The family that owns well-known consumer brands like Krispy Kreme doughnuts, Keurig Dr. Pepper and Panera Bread say their Nazi ancestors used slave labor during World War II.The Reimann family, which owns the controlling stake in JAB Holdings and is reportedly one of the richest families in Germany, will donate €10 million, or million, to a yet-undisclosed charity after a three-year investigation that it commissioned discovered details of their ancestors' behavior.A family spokesperson said Albert Reimann Sr., who died in 1954, and Albert Reimann Jr., who died in 1984, used Russian civilian prisoners and French prisoners of war as forced labor in their factories during the war, and that they were anti-Semites and avowed supporters of Adolf Hitler.The investigation also found that Reimann Sr. donated to Hitler's paramilitary SS force as early as 1931.Investigators also found a letter from Reimann Jr. to a local mayor complaining that the French prisoners of war weren't working hard enough and should be in prison."Reimann Senior and Reimann Junior were guilty. The two businessmen have passed away, but they actually belonged in prison," said Peter Haft, the chairman and one of the managing partners of JAB Holdings, in an interview with German publication Bild. "We were ashamed and white as sheets. There is nothing to gloss over. These crimes are disgusting." A family spokesperson confirmed the quote to CNN Business.The family expects to publish a book next year that will detail the ties.JAB Holdings, which is based in Luxembourg, also owns Peet's Coffee, Pret A Manger, Einstein's Bagels and Coty.The company acquired most of its best-known brands within the last several years. It took a stake in Coty in the early 1990s, and is the beauty company's largest shareholder. 1810

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