
Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump’s pandemic response
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) — By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late. Interviewed…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC (AP) — By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late. Interviewed…
Continue ReadingTornadoes in Mississippi and Louisiana have caused “catastrophic” damage and at least six deaths after touching down Sunday, emergency…
Continue ReadingIf anyone’s going to crush a handstand challenge, it’s going to be Simone Biles. The USA Gymnastics star posted a video on Twitter of her…
Continue ReadingIn South Carolina, a drive-in movie theater played the role of a church’s pulpit and pews on Easter Sunday. At churches across the country,…
Continue ReadingRENO, Nevada — Nevada’s death toll from the coronavirus has topped over 100 as the sweeping impacts of the outbreak across the state now include…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump tweeted well-wishes to Americans celebrating Easter on Sunday, noting that this year’s is “much different”…
Continue ReadingIf you thought baby donkeys were cute, wait until you get a load of this zonkey! A zebra at the Chyulu Hills National Park in Kenya was recently…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that calls to implement life-saving social distancing measures faced “a lot of pushback” early in the…
Continue ReadingUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked those who saved his life as he left hospital on Sunday, saying “things could have gone either…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — The Internal Revenue Service sent out the first wave of stimulus checks to Americans on Saturday, the agency said. “#IRS deposited…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK, NY — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus overtook Italy for the highest in the world on Saturday, according to the running tally…
Continue ReadingWith nearly 10 million Americans filing for unemployment in March, April 1 was always going to be a difficult day for US renters. Now we have an idea…
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY — Easter offers a message of hope in our darkest hour, Pope Francis has said as he celebrated a late-night vigil mass in a nearly empty…
Continue ReadingCan we start a movement now to get Leslie Jordan a special Emmy or some type of recognition for how he’s helping us get through this…
Continue Reading“Cover your face and don’t forget your sunglasses!” I sent this text message to my 36-year-old Asian American cousin, who lives in…
Continue ReadingA group of Nigerian kids are proving that when it comes to getting creative, less can sometimes be more. The Ikorodu Bois — brothers Muiz…
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent, who police say barricaded himself in a church for four hours, is facing charges on suspicion of…
Continue ReadingNASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan have watched the coronavirus pandemic unfold just like the rest of us, but from a very different…
Continue ReadingUtah Gov. Gary Herbert issued an executive order Thursday requiring adults entering the state to disclose their travel plans in the latest state-led…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that some stimulus payments will start going out next week, starting with people who have…
Continue ReadingWith most of the country operating under stay-at-home orders, drivers are spending less time on the road — which means fewer accidents and…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — As the Easter weekend begins, President Donald Trump will not see the “packed churches” he envisioned last…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK, NY — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus hit 100,000 as Christians around the globe marked a Good Friday unlike any other – in…
Continue ReadingAfrica’s ailing presidents and powerful elites have been known to jet out to seek treatment abroad, instead of investing in healthcare in their…
Continue ReadingSpain’s health minister warned that the country is not in a “de-escalation phase” even as his government prepares measures to…
Continue ReadingThe Chinese government has issued a new draft list of livestock that can be farmed for meat in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, which is…
Continue ReadingThere is a man at the center of this story, but it is really about three women. One went on to become a US senator and run for president, twice,…
Continue ReadingTwo separate research projects suggest that the novel coronavirus may have been circulating in New York City earlier than thought and the earliest…
Continue ReadingActivist Phyllis Lyon, who spent more than 50 years fighting for LGBTQ rights, died of natural causes. She was 95. California Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — As the nation’s top health expert said Thursday that he thinks the U.S. death toll from Covid-19 could be far…
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