Some of California’s main universities not likely to return to campus this fall
Most of the more than 770,000 students at California’s two main university systems aren’t likely to return to campus this fall. The…
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Not just another patient: A nurse cared for a blind veteran and his guide dog while they were locked down in the hospital
Joe Tasby walked into the emergency room along with his faithful guide dog, Cupid. It was mid-March, and he thought he’d be home in a matter of…
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Immunocompromised man in North Carolina has a message for protesters wanting to reopen his state. He got a plane to deliver it
A North Carolina man hired an airplane to orchestrate a high-flying counter protest in response to demonstrators who are demanding the state lift its…
Continue Reading Immunocompromised man in North Carolina has a message for protesters wanting to reopen his state. He got a plane to deliver it
A North Carolina man hired an airplane to orchestrate a high-flying counter protest in response to demonstrators who are demanding the state lift its…
Continue Reading Mexico’s president aims to restart industrial plants despite jump in virus cases
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged Wednesday to begin reopening Mexico’s economy next week — under…
Continue Reading Volunteers go door-to-door delivering masks to every household in the city after mayor’s appeal for help
The mayor had done the impossible — he acquired face masks for everyone in the city. There was just one problem: How do you quickly distribute…
Continue Reading NYC has gone 58 days without a single pedestrian death, longest since record keeping
The decrease in congestion on New York City’s normally bustling streets has brought some good news: No pedestrians have died in traffic-related…
Continue Reading A Kentucky EMT was shot and killed during a police raid of her home. The family is suing for wrongful death
A Kentucky woman working as an EMT was killed after officers forced their way inside her home and exchanged shots with her boyfriend, according to a…
Continue Reading Thousands of people want to be exposed to Covid-19 for science
Abie Rohrig had just turned 18 when he told his mom he would be donating a kidney to save a stranger’s life. Her answer: No you’re not.…
Continue Reading Thousands of Georgia teens who got licenses without taking a road test will have to take one after all, governor says
The thousands of teen drivers in Georgia who were issued driver’s licenses during the coronavirus pandemic without a road test will now have to…
Continue Reading 2 Mexican citizens arrested after Texas police find 6-year-old locked in shed
DALLAS, Texas — Police have arrested two people after finding a 6-year-old boy locked in a shed in Dallas. Esmeralda Lira, 53, and Jose Balderas,…
Continue Reading Homeowner says no crime was committed at under-construction home Ahmaud Arbery may have visited before shooting
The owner of a home under construction in the Georgia neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was killed says he had reported no crime after surveillance…
Continue Reading How coronavirus spread from one member to 87% of the singers at a Washington choir practice
Public health officials studying the Covid-19 outbreak among members of a Washington choir found numerous ways the virus could have spread, according…
Continue Reading NYC first responders push for line-of-duty benefits in fight against coronavirus
With the coronavirus pandemic decimating New York City’s police and fire departments, first responders, their unions and city officials are…
Continue Reading How the world’s most dangerous bird got its unique feathers
It’s been called the world’s most dangerous bird. Its long dagger-like middle toes, in fact, were responsible for the death of a man in…
Continue Reading Plane crash kills a student pilot and injures two others
A student pilot was killed and two others injured in a small plane crash at an intersection in Miramar, Florida. “All of a sudden, something…
Continue Reading A mom is recreating popular children’s book covers to help explain the pandemic to kids
Explaining the pandemic to kids isn’t easy. So one mom set out to help. Stefanie Trilling, a mother of two who lives near four New York…
Continue Reading Astronauts experimented with Nickelodeon’s slime in space
In a first for humans in space, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano got slimed on the…
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South Dakota Sioux tribe refuses to take down checkpoints that governor says are illegal
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota is refusing to end coronavirus checkpoints declared illegal by the state’s governor, saying they…
Continue Reading South Dakota Sioux tribe refuses to take down checkpoints that governor says are illegal
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota is refusing to end coronavirus checkpoints declared illegal by the state’s governor, saying they…
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California’s main universities not likely to return to campus this fall
Most of the more than 770,000 students at California’s two main university systems aren’t likely to return to campus this fall. The…
Continue Reading South Dakota’s governor will allow checkpoints on tribal roads, but not state highways in a possible compromise
South Dakota’s governor on Tuesday offered what appeared to be an attempted compromise to at least one Native American tribe in a disagreement…
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Airlines are having trouble enforcing their face mask policies
Plans from several major US airlines on how to enforce their mandatory mask requirements reveal that, for the most part, they will rely on passenger…
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While the wealthy self-isolate, the poor can’t afford to stay put in Sao Paulo
The glass towers in Sao Paulo’s financial district are shuttered, bars closed and restaurants open only for delivery. But on the outskirts of…
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Stranger enters home and stands over sleeping teen
Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) — Security cameras captured terrifying video of a stranger…
Continue Reading Homeowner says no crime was committed at under-construction home Ahmaud Arbery may have visited before shooting
The owner of a home under construction in the Georgia neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was killed says he had reported no crime after surveillance…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 13: Coronavirus, SCOTUS, stimulus, Afghanistan, election
Contact tracing is quickly becoming a popular way to battle the spread of Covid-19, and Johns Hopkins has a free online course to help people —…
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Astronauts experimented with Nickelodeon’s slime in space
In a first for humans in space, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano got slimed on the…
Continue Reading Hong Kong is pushing a controversial national anthem bill just as protests are kicking off again
After five months of being at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic, new infections in Hong Kong have slowed to a trickle, and the city is slowly…
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Virus outbreak linked to Seoul clubs popular with LGBT community stokes homophobia
A cluster of coronavirus cases connected to clubs frequented by South Korea’s gay community has sparked an outpouring of hate speech towards…
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