252 new COVID-19 cases, 13 additional deaths reported Visitors wearing masks to protect against COVID-19 ride a river barge along the River Walk in San Antonio, Monday, July 20, 2020. Cases of COVID-19 continue to spike in Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)SAN ANTONIO – COVID-19 related deaths are…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSeveral thousand protesters gathered near a central monument in the Belarusian capital, Minsk Protesters and riot police have clashed in Belarus' capital Minsk and other cities, after a state TV exit poll said long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected in Sunday's election. In Minsk, the police used…
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler suddenly sounds like he is channeling a Trump administration official. The man who just a couple of weeks ago was marching with demonstrators against the federal courthouse in his Oregon city, earning a tear-gassing for his effort, has done a complete about-face. He now urges demonstrators to stay home and has…
The police union building in Portland, Oregon, was set on fire Saturday night, leading police to declare a riot and order the area cleared. Federal authorities left the city at the end of July after weeks of violent clashes between them and protesters, and local leaders have hoped for calm after the federal agents withdrew.…
Six French tourists visiting a giraffe reserve in West Africa were killed Sunday in an ambush carried out by suspected terrorists on motorcycles, according to reports.Two others were also killed in the bloody attack—a local tour guide and a driver.It happened in Niger in the Koure Giraffe Reserve in Niger. The region attracts foreign tourists who…