A Springfield, Missouri, policeman was killed trying to stop a shooting spree that left three others dead, police said Monday. Two others, including another officer, were wounded, Springfield police Chief Paul Williams said. It appears the gunman killed himself, he said. The incident began about 11:24 p.m. Sunday with several shooting calls, the chief said,
Continue Reading The National Park Service on Monday temporarily suspended operations at the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island in response to the coronavirus outbreak. A date to reopen has not yet been determined, according to NPS officials. “The health and safety of people working at and entering Liberty and Ellis Islands is our number
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Microsoft revealed the technical specifications of its next generation video game console, the Xbox Series X, in a Monday blog post. Although pricing is still unknown, Microsoft said the Series X is coming this holiday season and has several new features that would give it a leg up over older consoles. The Series X will
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SOCORRO, Texas — The City of Socorro held a press conference on Monday afternoon at Council Chambers regarding the city’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The mayor announced the city was issuing an emergency disaster declaration to be eligible for state and federal assistance. In addition, the declaration allows the city to ban public gatherings
Continue Reading Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday the country is closing its borders to anyone other than Canadian citizens, permanent residents and — at least for now — US citizens. “We will be denying entry to Canada to people who are not Canadian citizens, or permanent residents,” Trudeau said at a press conference in Ottawa.
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With four deaths, Florida was already on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis, but with a significant spike in cases over the weekend, the state is ramping up its response to protect citizens. Yes, that goes for the masses who flocked to beaches amid spring break. While it was business as usual Saturday on
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President Donald Trump announced new guidelines to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, including advising the public to avoid groups of more than 10 and staying away from bars and restaurant. Read the full guidelines here:
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Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton are riding that “Love Is Blind” popularity wave right into their very own YouTube channel. The lovebirds who became famous after falling in love without seeing each other in person first, ended up happily married on the finale of Netflix’s experimental dating show. They’ve now been hitched for more than
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SAN FRANCISCO, California — Officials in six San Francisco Bay Area counties issued a sweeping shelter-in-place mandate Monday affecting nearly 7 million people, ordering residents to stay at home and go outside only for food, medicine and outings that are absolutely essential. The order says residents must stay inside and venture out only for necessities
Continue Reading Immediately following his first one-on-one debate with former Vice President Joe Biden Sunday night, Bernie Sanders made a suggestion that could fundamentally change the nominating calendar this year. Asked by CNN’s Anderson Cooper whether the primaries scheduled for Tuesday should be postponed, Sanders responded this way: “That is a very good question, and as you
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump and his coronavirus task force on Monday issued new, stricter guidelines to stop the spread of the disease, including that states with evidence of community transmission should close bars, restaurants and other indoor and outdoor venues where groups of people congregate. The new nationwide guidelines also call on Americans
Continue Reading The head of the US Agency for International Development, Mark Green, will step down, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday. Green’s departure, which sources at USAID say has been long planned, comes as the US ramps up its domestic and international response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 168,000 people worldwide
Continue Reading As restaurants, shops, airlines and factories shut down around the world, from New York to Paris and Madrid, economists are warning that a global recession is no longer a looming threat. It’s here. Dire economic data released by China on Monday showed that the country was pummeled by the coronavirus outbreak in January and February.
Continue Reading With the coronavirus disrupting the global theater marketplace, Universal Pictures is making some of its current film releases available on demand starting this week, the studio announced Monday. The Comcast-owned studio and its specialty label Focus Features will make films such as “The Invisible Man,” “The Hunt” and “Emma,” all of which are currently playing
Continue Reading Global aviation is shutting down because of the coronavirus outbreak and travel restrictions designed to contain it, and many airlines will need government bailouts within weeks or face bankruptcy. Airlines across the world are grounding planes, laying off workers and scrambling to preserve cash as measures to contain the outbreak prompt flight bans and wipe
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The number of Texans testing positive for the new coronavirus is likely to dramatically rise as the state’s testing capacity ramps up and cases of community spread continue to climb, Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday. In a news conference Abbott held with other local and state officials, it was said an updated emergency
Continue Reading Harry Styles performing NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” just may be the sweetest thing in the world right now. The singer and his touring band performed several songs from his latest album, “Fine Line,” including “Adore You,” “Watermelon Sugar,” “Cherry” and “To Be So Lonely.” “I have to come into NPR more often,” Styles said, adding
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the Central African Republic. It is a landlocked country in central Africa, bordering Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Sudan. About the Central African Republic (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 622,984 sq km, slightly smaller than Texas Population: 5,990,855 (July 2020 est.,
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(CNN) – En Estados Unidos hay más de 3,300 casos de coronavirus. Las personas infectadas sin síntomas parecen estar impulsando la propagación. Se denegó la entrada a un crucero con pasajeros en aislamiento en los puertos del Caribe. Nike y Urban Outfitters se unieron a Apple y otros minoristas en cerrar sus tiendas. La Reserva
Continue Reading A Connecticut man was arrested and charged with threatening to murder Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff. Robert Michael Phelps, 62, was arrested Friday. He was later released on a $25,000 bond. A federal criminal complaint by the US Attorney’s office for Connecticut alleges that the man filled out a form on Schiff’s website for a meeting
Continue Reading Just as Apple is forced to close retail stores around the world because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been hit by a $1 billion blow to its finances. The French Competition Authority announced on Monday it is fining Apple €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) over restrictions it placed in contracts with wholesalers. That’s the biggest
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DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – A rollover crash along New Mexico State Road 28 south of Las Cruces has killed a 36-year-old man. State police on Monday identified the victim as David Valdez of La Mesa. He died about 10 a.m. Friday when police said he lost control of this car, rolled it over
Continue Reading (CNN) – Los estudiantes de todo el país están haciendo la transición a un formato en línea para terminar el año escolar. Puede parecer unas pequeñas vacaciones para algunos, pero para otros, su carga de trabajo se volvió un poco más difícil. Varias universidades y escuelas públicas y privadas decidieron cerrar sus recintos para detener
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — Estados Unidos podría perder hasta 1 millón de empleos en marzo debido a las graves alteraciones causadas por la pandemia de coronavirus, advirtió el lunes el execonomista del gobierno de Trump, Kevin Hassett. “Estamos hablando de los números de empleo negativo más grandes que hemos visto”, dijo Hassett a la
Continue Reading Confusion greeted the launch of a coronavirus testing website built by Verily, a subsidiary of Alphabet and sister company to Google. The site launched Sunday night and is initially intended for people in the San Francisco Bay Area. The website was supposed to direct Californians who live in the wider San Francisco area to one
Continue Reading (CNN) – El final de un fin de semana aislado en casa, lejos de vecinos, amigos y comunidades de culto, no traerá alivio a los estadounidenses el lunes, ya que enfrentan una serie de nuevas restricciones diseñadas para frenar la propagación del coronavirus. Más de 30 millones de estudiantes están fuera de las aulas. Se
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El gobierno del cuestionado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, decretó “cuarentena colectiva” en 7 entidades, incluyendo a Caracas, la capital, tras anunciar 7 nuevos casos de coronavirus en el país, lo que elevó a 17 el número total de contagios. “Vamos a una situación que jamás hemos vivido”, dijo el gobernante al
Continue Reading (CNN) — En medio de una clausura gradual de la sociedad estadounidense, debido a la propagación del coronavirus, los dos principales aspirantes demócratas a la presidencia tuvieron el domingo por la noche el primer debate cara a cara: el exvicepresidente Joe Biden y el senador por Vermont Bernie Sanders se enfrentaron para exponer nuevamente sus
Continue Reading America’s top infectious diseases expert is warning that hundreds of thousands of Americans could die unless every citizen joins an effort to blunt the coronavirus pandemic — only to be contradicted by President Donald Trump, who insists the virus is under “tremendous” control. The fresh sign of Trump’s unwillingness to accept the full, sobering reality
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Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, MO (KMOV) — Five people were killed, including an officer and a gunman, during a gas station shooting in Springfield, Missouri. Witnesses told police a car crashed into the Kum & Go on East Chestnut Expressway after 11 p.m. Sunday night. The gunman allegedly entered the store
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