Kaydee Asher thought she was doing everything right. She wore face masks and limited her time in public spaces. The Green Valley High School student was a healthy 16-year-old who hadn’t been sick in two years when she contracted the coronavirus last month. She started having issues breathing, felt tired and lost the ability to…
Hospitals in Houston near capacity. Iraq’s health care system is on the verge of breakdown. The Supreme Court rejected Illinois Republicans’ request to hold big political gatherings.Right NowNearly 45,000 new daily cases were reported in the country on Saturday, according to a New York Times database, with at least three states setting records.ImageGuests, mostly without…
July 4, 2020 | 1:02pm Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Up Next Every once in a while for fun, Phil Plotch likes... President Trump signed legislature Saturday extending the deadline for businesses to apply for funding under the Paycheck Protection Program. The COVID-19 relief legislation enacted in March expired on Tuesday with…
In April, Plumas County barber Steve Betts became one of the first Californians to face a criminal penalty for violating coronavirus health orders when he refused to close his two shops.After local sheriff’s deputies warned him twice, they cited him on their third visit. Now, due back in court in August, he faces six months…
Fifty-three countries at the U.N. Human Rights Council, led by Cuba, came out in support of China’s national security law this week -- a law that has formed the basis of the communist regime’s latest crackdown on the people of Hong Kong.Dueling statements were read out in the Council Tuesday in support and against the national security law. According…