Florida's Miami-Dade County Public Schools — touted as a model by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for its comprehensive reopening plan — is offering up to five days of in-person learning, along with an online option. But the superintendent now is casting doubt on the possibility of kids returning to classrooms on the first day of…

Terre Haute, Indiana — A U.S. district judge on Monday ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana. The Trump administration immediately appealed to a higher court, asking that the executions move forward.  U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan…

The United States was grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world on Monday, as Florida shattered the national record for a state's largest single-day increase in new confirmed cases. Meanwhile, two World Health Organization experts went to China for a mission to trace the origin of the pandemic. The virus was first detected…

California on Monday took a major step to close back down parts of the economy as the coronavirus spread continued unchecked.Gov. Gavin Newsom already had closed bars and indoor dining in the most populated parts of the state, but a new order makes it statewide. Counties hardest hit by the coronavirus are seeing additional closures.As…

CLOSE California Gov. Gavin Newsom has extended the closure of bars and indoor dining statewide and has ordered gyms, churches and hair salons closed in most places as coronavirus cases keep rising in the nation's most populated state. (July 13) AP DomesticCalifornia's two largest school districts will start the fall semester with online-only classes because of skyrocketing rates…