Hanna roared ashore as Texas is facing a huge surge in coronavirus infections.Houston: Hanna, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2020, slammed into the coast of coronavirus-hit Texas on Saturday, bringing heavy rain, storm surge and potentially life-threatening flash flooding.The Category 1 storm packed winds of around 90 miles (145 kilometers) per hour as it came…
Florida has overtaken New York to become the state with the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the country.According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, Florida has had 414,511 confirmed cases since the pandemic started, while New York, which was once the epicenter of the outbreak, has had 411,200 cases.Both states trail California, which…
Three people were injured in a shooting Saturday during a protest over the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky and more than two dozen people were arrested in Seattle after police declared a riot.In Louisville, a self-described armed coalition of Black Americans was denouncing the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor when a gun…
The United States city of Seattle has declared a riot following large demonstrations in its Capitol Hill neighbourhood, and police have deployed flash bangs and pepper spray to try to clear a weeks-olds "occupied protest zone" that stretches for several blocks. Via Twitter, police said they had made at least 11 arrests and were investigating…
By DAVID BAUDER Associated Press | Jul 25, 2020 at 7:59 PM In this June 26, 2020, file photo Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, center, speaks during a news conference with members of the coronavirus task force at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington.…