Trump’s personal valet tests positive for virus in 1st White House case
WASHINGTON, DC — A member of the U.S. Navy who serves as one of President Donald Trump’s personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus,…
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The NFL, in announcing its schedule tonight, is hopeful for a season
Acrobatic one-handed catches, bone-crunching tackles and toe-tapping touchdowns in the end zone — that’s what the NFL is teasing as it…
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U.S. may extend Mexico border restrictions as illegal crossings are cut in half
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. officials say fewer illegal immigrants are trying to enter the country from Mexico amid new enforcement rules imposed in…
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U.S.-Canadian border illegal crossings rise; many are Mexicans
SWANTON, Vermont — The number of people apprehended for illegally crossing from Canada into the United States along its northern border has nearly…
Continue Reading What a country’s pandemic response reveals
It’s too early to compare how different countries are handling Covid-19, said Boris Johnson earlier this week — the UK Prime Minister…
Continue Reading Man says he just received a postcard from 1987 after coronavirus deep cleaning at his post office
“A picture is worth a thousand words. Happy Holidays!” That’s the message one sister in California sent to her brother living in…
Continue Reading Toxic gas leak at Indian chemical plant kills at least 11 and hospitalizes hundreds
Bodies lay crumpled on the ground beside toppled motorcycles and cars as suffocating toxic gas rose from a chemical plant in southern India in the…
Continue Reading Texas salon owner who defied state order to close for coronavirus has been released from jail
A Texas salon owner who was sent to jail for seven days for violating the state’s stay-at-home order during Covid-19 has been released after…
Continue Reading Indianapolis officer shoots and kills driver after chase, police say
Indiana police are investigating the fatal police-involved shooting of a driver shortly after a high-speed chase, the Indianapolis Metropolitan…
Continue Reading Married for 71 years, a husband and wife die two days apart
Daniel Zane was a World War II veteran who had once dashed across an open field in the midst of enemy fire to administer first aid to a fellow…
Continue Reading 48 states have ordered or recommended that schools don’t reopen this academic year
Most governors in the United States have ordered or recommended that statewide school closures continue for the rest of the academic year to help…
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Justice Department drops criminal case against former Trump aide Michael Flynn
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s first national…
Continue Reading Customer shot a McDonald’s employee after being told to leave due to coronavirus restrictions, police say
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of shooting a fast-food worker and injuring others after they told her to leave a McDonald’s restaurant…
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Customer shot a McDonald’s employee after being told to leave due to coronavirus restrictions, police say
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of shooting a fast-food worker and injuring others after they told her to leave a McDonald’s restaurant…
Continue Reading Near-Earth asteroid Ryugu went on an ‘orbital excursion’ toward the sun
When the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft briefly touched down on near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, scientists noticed two…
Continue Reading New York City mayor vows to release NYPD social distancing enforcement data
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday vowed to release NYPD social distancing enforcement data, saying “unfortunate and…
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33 million Americans now jobless – 50,000 of them are in El Paso
WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral…
Continue Reading Here’s how countries are getting children back to school
Education is being reshaped around the globe in response to the coronavirus and how easily it can spread. Most schools in the United States are…
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Ahmaud Arbery was killed doing what he loved, and a south Georgia community demands justice
Though a prosecutor says he’ll let a grand jury decide whether the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery will face charges, many in this south Georgia…
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery was killed doing what he loved, and a south Georgia community demands justice
Though a prosecutor says he’ll let a grand jury decide whether the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery will face charges, many in this south Georgia…
Continue Reading Those partygoers in Washington state weren’t trying to get Covid-19 after all
So much for those “Covid-19 parties.” Earlier this week, health officials in the Washington county of Walla Walla warned about reports of…
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Customers shot 2 McDonald’s employees after being told to leave due to coronavirus restrictions
Two McDonald’s employees in Oklahoma City were shot Wednesday after they told two customers to leave the store’s dining area, police…
Continue Reading Nearly 20,000 teens in Georgia have received their driver’s licenses without a road test
The sweaty palms on the steering wheel. The repeated exclamations of “Sorry!” The nervous glances from the examiner. They’re all…
Continue Reading Coronavirus forces prosecutors to embrace video conferencing in criminal probes. It’s raised a host of issues.
In the middle of April, with offices closed and air travel at a standstill as coronavirus ravaged the country, federal prosecutors in Georgia…
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Supporters are running 2.23 miles on the birthday of a man killed while jogging
Supporters will gather virtually Friday to mourn Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who was fatally shot while jogging in February, by putting on their…
Continue Reading Supporters are running 2.23 miles on the birthday of a man killed while jogging
Supporters will gather virtually Friday to mourn Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who was fatally shot while jogging in February, by putting on their…
Continue Reading Why America’s social distancing efforts have had ‘painfully slow’ results
It’s been over six weeks since New York closed schools and businesses and initiated stay-at-home orders to stop the spread of coronavirus. Yet…
Continue Reading We’ve overcome hard times before
A sudden crisis turns the world upside down. Millions are thrown out of work. People despair and dread the future. That was the grim scenario many…
Continue Reading Rock band Portugal. The Man will send kids the books an Alaska school district banned
The band Portugal. The Man is taking a stand after hearing news that an Alaskan school board voted to remove some classic books from elective high…
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Plant closures prompt farmers to advertise hogs on Craigslist
“The day I see the pigs euthanized on my yard will be one of the saddest days I ever see.” Hog farmer Chad Lubben said he doesn’t…
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