In the late 1990s, photographer Justine Kurland imagined runaway girls roaming the American landscape — gathering in the woods, along highways and in open fields. Instead of encountering danger, these wayward spirits would form a sylvan utopia where girls could make their own rules. Taken between 1997 and 2002, two decades later, Kurland’s photographs, titled
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US President Donald Trump can’t stop giving the finger to his own government. Everyone should wear a mask in public, say US medical authorities hoping to control the coronavirus — but don’t expect the President to set an example. Instead, Trump hopes to ward off Covid-19 by dosing on hydroxychloroquine — an unproven drug that
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US President Donald Trump can’t stop giving the finger to his own government. Everyone should wear a mask in public, say US medical authorities hoping to control the coronavirus — but don’t expect the President to set an example. Instead, Trump hopes to ward off Covid-19 by dosing on hydroxychloroquine — an unproven drug that
Continue Reading MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Floodwaters surging through Central Michigan on Wednesday were mixing with containment ponds at a Dow Chemical Co. plant and could displace sediment from a downstream Superfund site, though the company said there was no risk to people or the environment. Dow said the ponds held only water, and it has detected
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The coronavirus has set global school enrollment back four decades, as closures and recessions in many countries have hit education, according to a new report by a United Nations agency. Tracking global changes since 2019, researchers at the UN Development Programme have found that education, health and income measures sharply dropped after the coronavirus emerged
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HOUSTON, Texas — An employee for a popular Texas ice cream maker has tested positive for Covid-19, the company said. The employee, who works at Blue Bell Creameries’ facility in Brenham, has been quarantined and is under medical supervision, according to a company statement. Brenham is located about 70 miles (112.65 kilometers) northwest of Houston.
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Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, PA (WPMT ) — To wear a mask inside or not: Monday, Denny Ilyes, the owner of Twin Pine Farm Country Store, posted on Facebook where he announced his employees and customers could answer that question for themselves. Since then, it has gone viral, with more
Continue Reading Federal authorities want a rare, ancient artifact returned to Iraq after it was sold to a US craft store for $1.6 million in an auction. In 2014, Hobby Lobby, a privately owned arts and crafts retailer whose president is also the chairman of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., bought the clay tablet
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Johnson & Johnson is abandoning a product that it may be most identified with and has been selling for more than 100 years — talc-based baby powder. The company said on its website Tuesday that it had re-evaluated its products in light of the novel coronavirus in March and stopped shipping hundreds of items in
Continue Reading At Archie Moore’s Bar and Restaurant in Milford, Connecticut, it was a beautiful Wednesday, and the patio was a full as it could be. But amid a deadly pandemic, full doesn’t mean packed. Tables at the restaurant were 6 feet apart. There were single-use paper menus. Arrows told patrons which way to go in. Everyone
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At Archie Moore’s Bar and Restaurant in Milford, Connecticut, it was a beautiful Wednesday, and the patio was a full as it could be. But amid a deadly pandemic, full doesn’t mean packed. Tables at the restaurant were 6 feet apart. There were single-use paper menus. Arrows told patrons which way to go in. Everyone
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at officials in two swing states, Michigan and Nevada, over their moves to make it easier for more voters to cast their ballots by mail ahead of the November election, highlighting his growing anger over mail-in voting changes that he contends will hurt his chances of reelection. The
Continue Reading A coronavirus model that has been cited by the White House is looking to incorporate data on whether Americans wear masks, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. The change would be one of many in recent weeks for the institute’s model, which has been criticized before for
Continue Reading An NFL player claims in a lawsuit filed against United Airlines that flight staff ignored numerous complaints as he and another man were sexually harassed and assaulted by a female passenger on a February red-eye flight. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court by the unidentified player and another man, accuses United
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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump was asked to respond to critical comments made by Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding his decision to take hydroxychloroquine. “Pelosi is a sick woman,” Trump responded. “She’s got a lot of problems, a lot of mental problems.” Because this is Trump, the remark didn’t draw that much attention. It should have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — We meet one of the survivors of COVID-19 in the metro. He also was one of the early patients taking part in clinical trials to see if certain therapy drugs could help. We hear a lot about the local numbers of positive cases and
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All 50 states have now partially emerged from coronavirus lockdowns, but with only a handful of states showing significant improvement in infection rates, some experts caution it could be too soon. On Wednesday, Connecticut became the final state to begin lifting restrictions, allowing retail shops and restaurants to reopen their doors. Track the virus Despite
Continue Reading Health officials in at least three states have been combining Covid-19 data on diagnostic tests and antibody tests, skewing results and potentially giving a muddied picture of the virus’s spread over time. Texas, Virginia and Vermont each said they recognized the data issue and moved to fix it in the past few days. Diagnostic PCR
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EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans came through for a northeast El Paso woman whose electricity was cut off because she was delinquent on her rent. Rosa Hernandez is one of the countless small business owners whose income was cut short during the pandemic. But despite an outpouring of support helping Hernandez pay her rent,
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AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas students will return to campus for the fall semester with classes from late August until Thanksgiving, and finals to be conducted online after the holiday, the school announced said Wednesday. The school’s 50,000 students were scattered from campus in March and classes were moved online for the rest of
Continue Reading Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff in the 1973 US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, says in a new documentary that she became an anti-abortion activist because she was being paid. The documentary “AKA Jane Roe” is set to premiere Friday on FX and gives viewers an inside look into McCorvey’s journey from abortion rights
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Nashville, TN (WSMV) — An overturned tractor trailer shut down an on-ramp on I-24 eastbound near downtown early Wednesday. According to TDOT, the tractor trailer rolled over near Exit 50A: Knoxville/Chattanooga around 7:30 a.m. The semi was hauling 43,000 pounds of pasta, which spilled across the on-ramp. Eastbound
Continue Reading Videos and images captured by witnesses show just how much water was unleashed when Michigan’s Edenville Dam failed. Officials had been warning nearby residents to evacuate all day Tuesday because of fears the hydroelectric dam holding back Wixom Lake would break. It was announced on Facebook around 6 p.m. Tuesday that the dam had failed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WQAD ) — We meet one of the survivors of COVID-19 in the metro. He also was one of the early patients taking part in clinical trials to see if certain therapy drugs could help. We hear a lot about the local numbers of positive cases
Continue Reading Two Massachusetts men accused of helping to smuggle former Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn out of Japan late last year were arrested Wednesday morning in the US, according to court documents. Michael Taylor, a former special forces soldier, and his son, Peter Taylor, were charged in Japan with enabling Ghosn’s escape, and arrest warrants were
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Fans have begged for Warner Bros. to release the infamous “Snyder Cut” of “Justice League” and on Wednesday, those prayers were answered. The “Snyder Cut” — an extended version of the 2017 superhero film from director Zack Snyder — will debut on HBO Max next year, WarnerMedia said Wednesday. The new service from the company,
Continue Reading Fans have begged for Warner Bros. to release the infamous “Snyder Cut” of “Justice League” and on Wednesday, those prayers were answered. The “Snyder Cut” — an extended version of the 2017 superhero film from director Zack Snyder — will debut on HBO Max next year, WarnerMedia said Wednesday. The new service from the company,
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Department of Public Health announced two new deaths Wednesday due to the coronavirus, as the county’s death tally reached 54. The latest victims were identified as two men, each in their 70s who had underlying health issues. El Paso officials also reported another day of double-digit case increases, with 78 new virus
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, IL (WQAD ) — A Moline gym owner on Tuesday opened for group training in violation of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order in hopes of a confrontation with law enforcement. “Somebody call the authorities,” said Chris Ninotta, owner-operator of Omni Strength in a Facebook Live video.
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