LA sheriff will fine you $300 if you’re not wearing a mask in public
Californians living in several key Golden State cities could incur hundreds of dollars in fines if they venture out in public without masks.…
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What you need to know about coronavirus on Friday, July 3
As America prepares to celebrate a Fourth of July unlike any other, another Covid-19 record has been set: 52,291 new cases were confirmed yesterday.…
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These moms wore masks while giving birth. You can wear one to the grocery store, they say
When Valeri Hedges was delivering her daughter, Adrienne, she didn’t really notice the face mask she had to wear to protect herself and the…
Continue Reading Broadway actor says he still has symptoms three months after testing positive for Covid-19
Adam Perry is still waiting for the day he can tap dance for eight minutes straight again. The Broadway actor and dancer tested positive for…
Continue Reading New crew will launch to the International Space Station in October
This October, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will launch to the International Space…
Continue Reading Indiana priest suspended after calling Black Lives Matter and antifa protesters ‘maggots,’ ‘parasites’ and ‘serpents in the garden’
A Catholic priest in Indiana has been suspended from public ministry following an incendiary church bulletin that likened protesters to…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Covid-19 response has been a ‘shining success,’ Kim Jong Un claims
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised what he described as his country’s “shining success” in curbing the novel coronavirus…
Continue Reading 30 years ago, he was wrongfully convicted of murder. Now police have apologized for forcing him to make a false confession
South Korean police have admitted using violence to extract a false confession from a man who spent 20 years in prison for the rape and murder of a…
Continue Reading India opens one of the world’s largest hospitals to fight coronavirus
India has opened one of the largest hospitals in the world to help fight coronavirus, as health authorities announced the country’s biggest…
Continue Reading Alabama pastor closes church and restarts online service due to coronavirus
An Alabama pastor has shut down his church after several staff and members tested positive for the coronavirus. Rev. Derek Allen, pastor of First…
Continue Reading Ohio priest indicted on charges of child pornography and juvenile sex trafficking, US attorney says
An Ohio priest who allegedly pretended to be a woman on social media to entice minor male victims has been indicted on child pornography, child…
Continue Reading Jade mine landslide kills at least 160 in Myanmar, with more people still missing
At least 162 people have died and others are feared trapped after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State, according to…
Continue Reading A death row inmate who was found dead had coronavirus. Nearly half the cases in California prisons are in the same facility
Richard Stitely had spent nearly 30 years on death row when the pandemic hit California’s San Quentin State Prison. Last week, Stitely, 71, was…
Continue Reading Woman is reunited with her engagement ring thanks to a group of treasure hunters
A woman who lost her engagement ring the in waters of Rockaway Beach, New York, thought she would never see it again until she asked for help from…
Continue Reading A Massachusetts city will recognize polyamorous relationships as part of new domestic partnership ordinance
The city of Somerville, Massachusetts, will now recognize polyamorous relationships after the city council voted in favor of a new domestic…
Continue Reading 13-ton shipment of human hair, likely from Chinese prisoners, seized
A 13-ton shipment of beauty products such as weaves suspected to have been made out of human hair was seized on Wednesday by US Customs and Border…
Continue Reading Police unions have helped shield officers from accountability. Now they’re facing unprecedented backlash
One San Antonio police officer repeatedly used the n-word as he arrested a Black man for trespassing at a mall. Another told a man he could go free…
Continue Reading Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate, arrested for recruiting and abusing girls in sex-trafficking ring
Ghislaine Maxwell, the onetime girlfriend and alleged accomplice of accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday morning and charged…
Continue Reading At least 152 coronavirus cases linked to Michigan bar
At least 152 cases of coronavirus are linked to a bar in East Lansing, Michigan, health officials said. The current cases that were traced to…
Continue Reading A police officer in photos near where Elijah McClain was put in a chokehold has resigned
An Aurora, Colorado, police officer under investigation for photos taken near the site where Elijah McClain was placed in a chokehold last August has…
Continue Reading San Francisco Police Department will stop releasing most mug shots to combat racial bias
The San Francisco Police Department will stop releasing most booking photos, or mug shots, to avoid perpetuating racial bias, San Francisco police…
Continue Reading Groom dies two days after Indian wedding, 80 people infected with coronavirus
A groom died two days after his wedding in eastern India after becoming infected with coronavirus, with 80 people linked to the ceremony testing…
Continue Reading Young people are throwing coronavirus parties with a payout when one gets infected, official says
Some young people in Alabama are throwing Covid-19 parties, a disturbing competition where people who have coronavirus attend and the first person to…
Continue Reading NYC schools will reopen in the fall, the mayor says. The governor says not so fast
New York City parents — the mayor heard you loud and clear. New York City Public Schools will open in September, Mayor Bill de Blasio said…
Continue Reading New York county issued subpoenas to force party-goers to speak with coronavirus contact tracers. It worked.
Public health officials in Rockland County, New York, issued subpoenas with expensive fines attached to force people connected to a coronavirus…
Continue Reading Native tribal leaders are calling for the removal of Mount Rushmore
The chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is calling for the removal of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, arguing that it is carved in an…
Continue Reading A Florida sheriff said he will deputize lawful gun owners if protests turn violent
A Florida sheriff issued a strongly worded warning to anyone who may be considering violently protesting in his county, saying he would…
Continue Reading The fastest-growing black hole in the universe has a massive appetite
The fastest-growing black hole in the universe is 34 billion times the mass of our sun and feasts on a meal the equivalent of our sun each day,…
Continue Reading USC says most undergraduate classes will be online for fall semester
A surge in coronavirus cases in the Los Angeles region has prompted the University of Southern California to drop plans to have undergraduate…
Continue Reading Florida marks coronavirus case record as July Fourth weekend approaches
Florida will enter July Fourth weekend after marking yet another record for new coronavirus cases, a staggering 10,109 new infections that bring the…
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