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Chelsea Manning ordered released from jail after more than a year locked up
Win McNamee/Getty Images(ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. Army intelligence analyst and anti-secrecy activist, was ordered released after spending more than a year locked up in jail for contempt of court for failing [Read More…]
Backlash against Asians could hinder efforts to contain coronavirus, expert says
XiFotos/iStock(NEW YORK) — Frank Karinda was waiting for his wife to finish her doctor’s appointment when he decided to take his 1-year-old son for a walk around the hospital grounds in Filderstadt, Germany, a few [Read More…]
JetBlue passenger diagnosed with coronavirus flew ‘knowing’ he could have virus, airline says
LeoPatrizi/iStock(PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A passenger on a flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Palm Beach, Florida, has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. The plane landed around 8:30 [Read More…]
Stock market climbs after days of plunging on coronavirus concerns
Sushiman/iStock(NEW YORK) — U.S. financial markets appeared to bounce back on Friday after days of massive losses, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging around 1,110 points, more than 5%, at the opening bell. The [Read More…]
US flight attendants seeing financial strain due to coronavirus outbreak, union president says
Mutlu Kurtbas/iStock(NEW YORK) — The head of a flight attendant union said hundreds of thousands of airline workers are already taking a financial hit as U.S. airlines continue to cut flights amid the novel coronavirus [Read More…]
JetBlue passenger diagnosed with coronavirus flew ‘knowing’ he could have virus, airline says
LeoPatrizi/iStock(PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A passenger on a flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Palm Beach, Florida, has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. The plane landed around 8:30 [Read More…]
Coronavirus live updates: More states close schools, Fauci warns it’ll ‘get worse before it gets better’
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump’s partial Europe travel ban begins at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Friday as the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise in the United States. There [Read More…]
Coronavirus live updates: Mobile testing starts in New Rochelle, more schools close
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump’s partial Europe travel ban begins at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Friday as the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise in the United States. There [Read More…]
Coronavirus live updates: Trump expected to declare emergency, LA schools to close
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — As the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise in the United States, Americans are hunkering down and more and more schools, sports leagues and amusement parks are [Read More…]
Stock market up after days of plunging amid coronavirus pandemic
Sushiman/iStock(NEW YORK) — U.S. financial markets saw reprieve Friday after days of massive losses, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging around 1,110 points, or more than 5%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were also [Read More…]
Stormy weekend ahead for millions across US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Severe thunderstorms moved through the Mid-South and parts of the Midwest Thursday, producing damaging winds. Kentucky had wind gusts up to 66 mph and golf ball-sized hail was reported in Illinois [Read More…]
Stormy weekend ahead for millions across US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Severe thunderstorms moved through the Mid-South and parts of the Midwest Thursday, producing damaging winds. Kentucky had wind gusts up to 66 mph and golf ball-sized hail was reported in Illinois [Read More…]
Stormy weekend ahead for millions across US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Severe thunderstorms moved through the Mid-South and parts of the Midwest Thursday, producing damaging winds. Kentucky had wind gusts up to 66 mph and golf ball-sized hail was reported in Illinois [Read More…]
State budget: Pay raises, hemp, bridges and USD building
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Legislature has approved a 2% boost to funding for salary for teachers, state employees and people who work for nonprofits with government funding as it passed a budget [Read More…]
Taiwan sets example for world on how to fight coronavirus
bedo/iStock(NEW YORK) — For the first time since the outbreak began, the World Health Organization has declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic due to its alarming rate of global spread. But as the U.S. fights [Read More…]
Italian hospital is receiving a new coronavirus patient every 5 minutes
Chainarong Prasertthai/iStock(NEW YORK) — With the bulk of Italy’s residents on coronavirus lockdown, a top infectious disease expert cautioned Thursday that the country is likely still two weeks away from seeing the deadly disease reach [Read More…]
Disneyland, Disney World to close down amid coronavirus spread
Manakin/iStock(NEW YORK) — Hours after announcing Disneyland would close, Disney World was the latest attraction to be added to the list of places shutting down in the wake of the current novel coronavirus outbreak. Disneyland [Read More…]
Amid coronavirus, Sephora, other brands ban in-store makeup testing
AdrianHancu/iStock(NEW YORK) — The coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, has now morphed into a global pandemic, massively affecting major industries worldwide, and beauty companies aren’t exempt. For years, makeup testing and product sampling have become staple services [Read More…]
How amusement parks, Broadway, museums are responding to coronavirus
FernandoAH/iStock(NEW YORK) — In the midst of the novel coronavirus outbreak, highly trafficked spaces like theme parks and tourist destinations are taking extra precautions and even closing their doors. The novel coronavirus has now infected [Read More…]
Coronavirus live updates: Trump Europe travel ban begins Friday, states close schools
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump’s partial Europe travel ban begins at 11:59 p.m. Friday as the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise in the United States. There are at [Read More…]