Miami Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak pushes MLB to postpone three games
A number of players and coaches on the Miami Marlins tested positive for Covid-19, pushing Major League Baseball to postpone three games and raising…
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Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month
HOUNDE, Burkina Faso (AP) — The lean season is coming for Burkina Faso’s children. And this time, the long wait for the harvest is bringing a…
Continue Reading A small plane having mechanical issues safely lands on a California freeway
A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on a California freeway Monday after experiencing mechanical failure, according to officials. The…
Continue Reading Coronavirus-linked hunger leads to more than 10,000 monthly child deaths over first year of pandemic, UN analysis finds.
HOUNDE, Burkina Faso (AP) – The United Nations says coronavirus-linked hunger is leading to the deaths of 10,000 children a month in the first…
Continue Reading States are warning people about suspicious packages of seeds that appear to be from China
If you’ve received a mysterious package of seeds in the mail lately, don’t plant them. Several states are issuing warnings after…
Continue Reading Chief of critical care at Baltimore’s Mercy Medical Center passes away due to Covid-19 complications
Dr. Joseph Costa, the chief of critical care who treated the sickest Covid-19 patients at Baltimore’s Mercy Medical Center, succumbed to the…
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President Donald Trump’s lawyers renew attempt to block New York prosecutor’s subpoena of his tax records
NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump’s lawyers have again challenged a criminal subpoena for tax records, calling it a harassment of…
Continue Reading 5,000 health care professionals call on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to issue a state-wide mask mandate
With 432,747 confirmed coronavirus cases, Florida is now at the center of the US Covid-19 outbreak, prompting a union for one of the state’s…
Continue Reading Peaceful protests and violent clashes erupted this weekend. Here’s what happened in 6 cities
Protests flared up across the country this weekend, two months after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis catalyzed a nationwide…
Continue Reading Dr. Anthony Fauci’s baseball card just became one of the best selling in Topps’ history
Dr. Anthony Fauci threw an abysmal first pitch to kick off the historic 2020 Major League Baseball season. But fans of the renowned disease expert…
Continue Reading The Battle over Ole Miss: Why a flagship university has stood behind a nickname with a racist past
Cities, colleges and even the US Capitol are seeing growing battles over statues or building names after the killing of George Floyd. The University…
Continue Reading Where extreme heat and Covid-19 collide, experts fear a dangerous recipe for at-risk communities
From the start, the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed America’s social and economic inequality in stark relief, by disproportionately infecting…
Continue Reading Mike Ditka says kneeling athletes should ‘get the hell out of the country’
Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Mike Ditka didn’t mince words when he was asked about athletes who kneel during the national anthem. “If…
Continue Reading California State University will require students to take an ethnic studies or social justice class to graduate
Students who enroll at California State University (CSU) in the coming years will be required to take course in ethnic studies or social justice to…
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Trump’s national security adviser tests positive for virus
WASHINGTON, DC — Robert O’Brien, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, has tested positive for Covid-19, making him the highest…
Continue Reading Hubble telescope captures stunningly clear image of summertime on Saturn
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has beamed back an amazing photo showing summertime on Saturn. Hubble captured the image on July 4, when the…
Continue Reading US ambassador to South Korea shaves off his controversial mustache, saying it’s too hot under a mask
The US ambassador to South Korea has shaved off his controversial mustache, saying it was too uncomfortable when wearing a mask as part of…
Continue Reading NASA will send a balloon the size of a football field to study how stars form
NASA plans to send an enormous balloon to the edge of Earth’s stratosphere in search of secrets about how stars and planets form. The space…
Continue Reading Black Lives Matter mural painted outside Trump Tower vandalized for at least fourth time
The Black Lives Matter street mural outside Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan was vandalized again Sunday morning, according to the New York Police…
Continue Reading Not wearing a mask outside could mean a $645 fine in Hong Kong as city imposes strict Covid measures
Hong Kong will make wearing masks in public compulsory and limit gatherings to no more than two people as officials in the city grapple with a rising…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Japanese workers on US bases tested for coronavirus
A thousand Japanese civilians working at two United States Marine Corps bases on Okinawa have been tested for coronavirus, as the US military…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 27: Coronavirus, protests, stimulus, economy, Poland
Flu and pneumonia shots could have other unintended benefits: New studies suggest getting vaccinated may also reduce your risk of developing…
Continue Reading Think social distancing is hard? For these animals, it’s second nature
Exposed to a sick American bullfrog tadpole, a healthy tadpole will do its best to stay away. Garden ants and even lobsters also know to stay away…
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El Paso man arrested in shooting during street race that killed 17-year-old girl in California
HOLLYWOOD, California — An El Paso man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a 17-year-old girl watching a street race in…
Continue Reading Gold price surges to record high of more than $1,926 per ounce on jitters over pandemic, economic recoveries
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is in the throes of a gold rush, as investors drive the price of the precious metal to new heights. The price of gold…
Continue Reading US consulate in Chengdu officially shuts in retaliation for Houston closure
The United States consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu officially closed on Monday morning, amid worsening relations between Beijing and…
Continue Reading At least 47 arrested in Seattle protests that police declared a riot
Seattle police arrested at least 47 people Saturday evening in demonstrations against police violence and the presence of federal law enforcement in…
Continue Reading U.S. confirms it has closed consulate in Chengdu; closing ordered by China after U.S. shut Chinese Consulate in Houston
CHENGDU, China (AP) – The U.S. closed its consulate in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday, a victim of the rising tensions…
Continue Reading A baby and 2 adults are killed when a small plane crashes in a Utah backyard
A small plane crashed in a suburban Salt Lake City neighborhood, killing at least three people, police said. The crash happened Saturday afternoon…
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