A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Wednesday’s front page of USA Today, clad in black, honors the Americans who have died from the coronavirus. The official counts of the death toll are expected to pass 100,000 very soon, most likely sometime
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Dr. Megan Ranney spent last week testifying about the coronavirus before Congress. After Ranney took to Twitter on Sunday with a series of posts on the topic that many found extremely helpful and informative, CNN interviewed the emergency physician and Brown University associate professor of emergency medicine. Here’s what she says we know, and what
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Richard Herd, a veteran character actor who appeared in dozens of films and television series, has died, a representative for the actor told CNN. He was 87. Herd died of cancer-related causes on Tuesday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was in the company of his family, his rep said in a statement.
Continue Reading Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired for their involvement in the death of a black man who was held down with a knee as he protested that he couldn’t breathe, officials said Tuesday. The FBI is investigating the incident, which drew widespread condemnation of the officers after a video showing part of the encounter
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Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired for their involvement in the death of a black man who was held down with a knee as he protested that he couldn’t breathe, officials said Tuesday. The FBI is investigating the incident, which drew widespread condemnation of the officers after a video showing part of the encounter
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As more places across the US offer people a chance to shop or dine inside, the issue of whether to wear a mask has again become a flashpoint. There are 17 states where the number of coronavirus cases are trending up, and many governors have told citizens that now is an important time to wear
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EL PASO, Texas — It took two votes, with several awkward ‘no’ votes against fellow commissioners, for El Paso County Commissioners Court to select a representative for the El Paso United Covid-19 Response Task Force. On Tuesday, commissioners discussed whom would be best to represent the county as part of the task force. The group
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On Monday evening, police in Minneapolis were called about someone trying to pass a counterfeit bill at Cup Foods, a neighborhood grocery store. Two officers responded to the alleged forgery in progress, saw a man matching the suspect’s description and ordered him out of his car. He complied but then, according to police, “physically resisted.”
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s health department reported 501 deaths from the coronavirus Tuesday, a new one-day high and the first time the figure exceeded 500. The number of new cases also set a daily high, with 3,455 additional infections confirmed. Mexico has so far recorded nearly 74,560 confirmed cases and 8,134 deaths, though officials
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Joe Biden called President Donald Trump “an absolute fool” on Tuesday for sharing a tweet that mocked the former vice president for wearing a mask Monday at a Memorial Day ceremony. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash in Delaware — Biden’s first in-person interview since being knocked off the campaign trail by the coronavirus
Continue Reading The young man admitted to the Newton-Wellesley hospital was clearly very ill — so ill that he needed the help of a ventilator to breathe. The doctors treating him were certain he was infected with the new coronavirus. It was mid-April — the height of the outbreak in the Boston area. The patient had trouble
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Peru was one of the first nations in the Americas to take strict preventative coronavirus measures, like stay-at-home orders, curfews and border closings. So how did it become one of the hardest hit? As of Monday, Peru had more than 123,900 confirmed coronavirus cases and 3,600 deaths — putting it second only to Brazil both
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioner David Stout proposed dipping into the county’s reserves to provide cash assistance to undocumented immigrants who were not eligible for stimulus funds provided by the federal government under the CARES Act. “These are the folks who put food on your tables. These are the folks that work
Continue Reading Connecticut State Police had a message Tuesday for a college student suspected of killing two people four days ago before fleeing the state. “We want you to be able to tell your story. We are here to listen to you. Your parents, your friends, all of us back here in Connecticut, want a peaceful end
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Connecticut State Police had a message Tuesday for a college student suspected of killing two people four days ago before fleeing the state. “We want you to be able to tell your story. We are here to listen to you. Your parents, your friends, all of us back here in Connecticut, want a peaceful end
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For the first time, Twitter called tweets from Donald Trump “potentially misleading” — a decision that prompted the president to accuse the social media platform of election meddling. On Tuesday, Twitter highlighted two of Trump’s tweets that falsely claimed mail-in ballots would lead to widespread voter fraud, appending a message the company has introduced to
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EL PASO, Texas — As businesses slowly begin to open back up, many employees will be transitioning from working at home to working in the office again. This change might be a shock to some pets who were so used to having their owners at home. “A lot of dogs, especially now that people are
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Click here for updates on this story CARLISLE, PA (WPMT) — Gary Grant cannot leap tall buildings in a single bound, but that doesn’t make him any less a superhero in the Carlisle Borough community. Grant, the owner of shuttle service Relax and Ride Carlisle, has taken a downturn in business and turned his time
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Six times this month, in a vile attempt to punish a political rival, President Trump has tweeted about a decades-old conspiracy theory about MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough. Twitter has come under increasing pressure to remove the tweets, but the company is not bending, despite being called out by some of the people personally hurt by the
Continue Reading An Italian family’s mountain hike took a hair-raising turn after a brown bear followed a child down a mountain path during a day out. In a video of the nail-biting encounter in Trentino, northern Italy, 12-year-old Alessandro can be seen walking slowly towards his stepfather — as brown bear follows closely behind. The boy’s stepfather
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An Italian family’s mountain hike took a hair-raising turn after a brown bear followed a child down a mountain path during a day out. In a video of the nail-biting encounter in Trentino, northern Italy, 12-year-old Alessandro can be seen walking slowly towards his stepfather — as brown bear follows closely behind. The boy’s stepfather
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Sisters, OR (KPTV) — Lorna Hewitt, of Sisters, will make more masks for her co-workers after winning more than $126,000 in the Oregon Lottery. Hewitt found work at a local grocery store after she was laid off from her job at a restaurant earlier this year, according to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The sky is certainly the limit for New Mexico State infielder Nick Gonzales. On Tuesday, Gonzales was named the 2020 National Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. He is the first student-athlete in program history to earn the accolade from the national publication, which has handed out the
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Is your inbox all a flutter over the latest Covid-19 miracle cure — vitamin D? Just like hydroxychloroquine, the antimalarial drug that US President Donald Trump championed, vitamin D is having its day in the sun on the internet and social media. And just like hydroxychloroquine, it’s leading some to ask, “What can it hurt
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, NC (WGHP) — A local artist is using her talent to help fight COVID-19. It’s called the 100 Faces Project. In 100 days, artist Anna Jarrell interviews and paints a portrait of 100 people in the community. To Jarrell, practice makes perfect and 100 days of painting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A local artist is using her talent to help fight COVID-19. It’s called the 100 Faces Project. In 100 days, artist Anna Jarrell interviews and paints a portrait of 100 people in the community. To Jarrell, practice makes perfect and 100 days of painting
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Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign launched a grassroots effort Tuesday focused on mobilizing young voters, a particularly challenging demographic for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. The new program, called League 46, consists of three teams: Students for Biden, Young Professionals for Biden and Young Elected Officials for Biden. It will be led by Symone
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces-area restaurant owners applauded Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Tuesday afternoon announcement to permit limited outdoor dining services for most of the state. The state’s emergency public health order will be amended to permit outdoor dining beginning Wednesday, the governor said, with the exception of the northwest counties bordering the coronavirus-troubled
Continue Reading During usual times, The Piano Bar in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is jammed with people standing shoulder to shoulder. Singing “Sweet Caroline” at the top of their lungs, they punch the fog-machine air with their drinks, shouting out the “bom bom bom” part of the song as performers duke it out on two pianos well into the
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The story of Amy Cooper, the white woman who called the police on an African American man who was bird watching in Central Park and who asked her to leash her dog in accordance with park rules, is about racism, yes. But it’s also about how racism is more than just whites’ hostility toward people
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