What you need to know about coronavirus on Tuesday, September 15
More than half a million children in the United States have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to the American…
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Here’s why a vaccine will not stop the Covid-19 pandemic right away
Dr. Umair Shah remembers the last mass vaccination campaign the US waged. It was in 2009, when the H1N1 “swine” flu broke out in April,…
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Pompeo’s wife emailed State Department staff for help with personal Christmas cards, source says
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s wife asked State Department staff to help send personal family Christmas cards, according to an email exchange…
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Why the stability of the 2020 race promises more volatility ahead
In a presidency of unprecedented disruption and turmoil, Donald Trump‘s support has remained remarkably stable. That stability, paradoxically,…
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5 things to know for September 15: Covid-19, election, immigration, police, Yemen
Sally is now a Category 1 hurricane as it bears down on the Gulf Coast and could strengthen before it makes landfall. Here’s what you need to…
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Another presidential assault on science as fires and pandemic rage
A defining trait of Donald Trump’s presidency is his incessant destruction of reason, evidence and science in the service of his personal…
Continue ReadingNeymar says he ‘acted like a fool’ in brawl but demands racism must stop
Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar says he was the target of a racist slur during the French champions’ 1-0 defeat by Olympique Marseille in…
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic doesn’t think he’ll ‘ever forget’ disqualification from US Open
Novak Djokovic says his disqualification from the US Open has been a “big lesson” but admits he doesn’t think he will “ever…
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Novak Djokovic doesn’t think he’ll ‘ever forget’ disqualification from US Open
Novak Djokovic says his disqualification from the US Open has been a “big lesson” but admits he doesn’t think he will “ever…
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America’s devastating divorce from science
What do you say about a 75-year-old dream that has died? In 1945, Vannevar Bush, the MIT dean who mobilized American science during World War II,…
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South Dakota attorney general involved in fatal car crash initially reported he hit a deer
South Dakota’s attorney general struck and killed a man while driving on Saturday night, a death that was discovered after he initially told…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles officials say it is a miracle deputies who were shot in Compton survived
With authorities still looking for the man who shot two unsuspecting Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies on Saturday, Sheriff Alex Villanueva…
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US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad stepping down following Trump campaign ask
US ambassador to China Terry Branstad is leaving his post before the November election in part because President Donald Trump urged the former…
Continue ReadingCalifornia wildfires have burned an area almost the size of Connecticut
Since the start of 2020, wildfires in California have burned over 3.2 million acres of land — an area almost the size of Connecticut. CalFire…
Continue ReadingEric Reid calls NFL’s use of Colin Kaepernick in video ‘diabolical’
NFL safety Eric Reid had some words for the NFL Monday after the league used Colin Kaepernick in a video. The video featured singer Alicia Keys…
Continue ReadingOregon residents are illegally stopping drivers at gunpoint during wildfire evacuations, sheriff says
Suspicions of looting have driven some residents of an Oregon county to illegally stop unfamiliar drivers at gunpoint, all while much of the county…
Continue ReadingRochester police chief fired in wake of Daniel Prude death
As the city of Rochester deals with the aftermath of Daniel Prude’s death while in police custody, Mayor Lovely Warren has permanently relieved…
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Trump’s TikTok showdown is poised to reward his Silicon Valley political allies
President Donald Trump last month used his office to ignite an international business crisis that’s plunged into doubt the future of one of the…
Continue ReadingThis family left their Oregon home as a precaution. They returned to find it destroyed
Cody Moss was at his home in Talent, Oregon, with his pregnant wife and daughter last week when they saw smoke in the sky. They didn’t think…
Continue ReadingChina says no need to vaccinate entire population against Covid-19 at this stage, only frontline workers
Not everyone in China will need to get vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the country’s top medical official, as Beijing looks to…
Continue ReadingKelly Clarkson says life’s ‘been a little bit of a dumpster’ since filing for divorce
Life appeared to have been going pretty well for Kelly Clarkson last year, but now she’s singing a different tune. In June the singer and talk…
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Trump indoor rally site fined $3,000 for violating state coronavirus guidelines
The Nevada company that hosted an indoor campaign rally for President Donald Trump attended by thousands of people will face a fine of $3,000 for…
Continue ReadingA badge of courage award for a Texas officer who broke a window and rescued a baby in a hot truck
DUNCANVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — A North Texas police officer has been recognized for his actions saving a baby who was alone and strapped into a…
Continue ReadingBig Ten officials to vote on whether to reverse course and hold an abbreviated fall college sports season
Big Ten Conference presidents and chancellors are expected to vote on whether to reverse course and proceed with an abbreviated fall college football…
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Black lives matter in children’s books, too. That’s why this couple started a nonprofit
Krenice Roseman went birthday shopping for her niece in a Chicago-area bookstore two years ago. She was in a hurry, scanning book covers, but…
Continue ReadingThe US isn’t even close to getting Covid-19 down to where it needs to be by fall, medical experts say
First, the good news: In 24 states, the number of new coronavirus cases decreased this past week compared to the previous week. Now, the bad news: In…
Continue ReadingActivists sound off in call for rent forgiveness amid COVID-19 pandemic
Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — With tens of thousands of people in Chicago still out of a…
Continue ReadingParents react to party forcing school’s remote start
Click here for updates on this story SUDBURY, MA (WBZ) — A day after a large student party forced Lincoln-Sudbury…
Continue ReadingA humpback whale is stranded in a crocodile-infested river after taking a wrong turn
A humpback whale has become stranded in a crocodile-infested river in Australia, after apparently becoming confused during migration. In a…
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‘I thought I was going to die.’ Inside Venezuela’s mandatory quarantine motels
The woman’s voice shakes as she recalls her quarantine days in a Venezuela motel. “I sometimes am sleeping at night and I wake up…
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