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Coronavirus live updates: 1,000 people in self-quarantine in Westchester County, NY
jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — Countries around the world are scrambling to stymie the spread of a deadly viral outbreak that began in China about two months ago and has now infected more than 90,000 people globally. [Read More…]
Coronavirus live updates: Los Angeles County becomes second to declare state of emergency
jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — Countries around the world are scrambling to stymie the spread of a deadly viral outbreak that began in China about two months ago and has now infected more than 90,000 people globally. [Read More…]
Americans hoarding hand sanitizer, face masks amid coronavirus fears
Powerofflowers/iStock(NEW YORK) — As fears of a coronavirus pandemic sweep across the nation, Americans have been buying up face masks, hand sanitizer and oat milk at skyrocketing rates. Sales for medical face masks in the [Read More…]
Tennessee tornadoes latest: 22 missing, five kids among the dead in hard-hit Putman County
MattGush/iStock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — After several deadly tornadoes tore through Tennessee on Tuesday, killing at least two dozen people, officials say 22 remain unaccounted for in hard-hit Putnam County. Of the 24 killed by the twisters, [Read More…]
Threat of tornadoes for the South continues Wednesday and Thursday
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The National Weather Service is still assessing the tornado damage in Davidson, Wilson, and Smith counties in Tennessee Wednesday morning after the area was hit with severe weather. The highest winds [Read More…]
Coronavirus live updates: COVID-19 is deadlier than the flu, WHO says
jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — Countries around the world are scrambling to stymie the spread of a deadly viral outbreak that began in China about two months ago and has now infected more than 90,000 people globally.Today’s [Read More…]
South Korea’s drastic measures against the coronavirus offers example to US
oonal/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — The South Korean government is offering “emergency child care” to parents dealing with the double challenge of school closures and work-at-home policies as the country battles to fight the fast-spreading novel [Read More…]
South Korea’s drastic measures against the coronavirus offers example to US
oonal/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — The South Korean government is offering “emergency child care” to parents dealing with the double challenge of school closures and work-at-home policies as the country battles to fight the fast-spreading novel [Read More…]
South Korea’s drastic measures against the coronavirus offers example to US
oonal/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — The South Korean government is offering “emergency child care” to parents dealing with the double challenge of school closures and work-at-home policies as the country battles to fight the fast-spreading novel [Read More…]
South Korea’s drastic measures against the coronavirus offers example to US
oonal/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — The South Korean government is offering “emergency child care” to parents dealing with the double challenge of school closures and work-at-home policies as the country battles to fight the fast-spreading novel [Read More…]
Coronavirus live updates: COVID-19 is deadlier than the flu, WHO says
jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — Countries around the world are scrambling to stymie the spread of a deadly viral outbreak that began in China about two months ago and has now infected more than 90,000 people globally.Today’s [Read More…]
Divided Supreme Court debates constitutionality of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Bill Chizek/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Tuesday debated the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and whether a president should be able to remove its head for any reason, including disloyalty [Read More…]
US universities bringing students home from Italy study abroad due to coronavirus
Powerofflowers/iStock(NEW YORK) — Students from at least 12 U.S. universities are returning home from their study abroad programs in Italy, amid fears of the coronavirus spreading further in Europe. Elon University, Fairfield University, Florida International [Read More…]
‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek donates $100,000 to help Los Angeles-area homeless charity
iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Despite an ongoing battle with pancreatic cancer, Alex Trebek is proving that giving back is something that will always be important to him. The “Jeopardy!” host recently donated $100,000 to the Hope [Read More…]
MLK III pleads with governor to stop execution of man convicted in killing of three cops
Kuzma/iStock(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — The son of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. has joined a chorus of calls to halt the execution of a man convicted of capital murder in the 2004 killings of [Read More…]
Defense claims Fotis Dulos was framed for murder of estranged wife
DNY59/iStock(NEW CANAAN, Conn.) — The murder case against Fotis Dulos ended Tuesday when a Connecticut judge granted a prosecution request to dismiss the charges, one month after his death. The defense objected and offered an [Read More…]
UPS worker who threatened mass shooting had arsenal, 20,000 rounds of ammo
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety(SUNNYVALE, Calif.) — A California UPS worker who threatened to carry out a mass shooting at his employer’s premises had multiple tactical rifles and 20,000 rounds of ammunition at his home [Read More…]
US forces conduct airstrike on Taliban soldiers just days after agreement signed
KeithBinns/iStock(HELMAND, Afghanistan) — U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against Taliban fighters in Helmand, Afghanistan, Wednesday, the first such strike since the two sides signed a historic peace deal. The airstrike was conducted as a “defensive” [Read More…]
Thirty-eight still missing after deadly tornadoes tear through Tennessee
MattGush/iStock(COOKEVILLE, Tenn.) — After several deadly tornadoes tore through neighborhoods across Tennessee, killing at least two dozen people, officials say 38 remain unaccounted for in Putnam County. The mayor of Cookeville, one of the hardest-hit [Read More…]
Coronavirus live updates: COVID-19 is deadlier than the flu, WHO says
jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — Countries around the world are scrambling to stymie the spread of a deadly viral outbreak that began in China about two months ago and has now infected more than 90,000 people globally.Today’s [Read More…]