Fourth of July fireworks explode over the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol, along the National Mall in Washington, Saturday, July 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) AP/Cliff Owen Fourth of July fireworks explode over the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol, along the National Mall in Washington, Saturday, July 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Cliff…
Thousands of beachgoers began flocking to the shores Friday to kick off the Fourth of July weekend despite a nationwide resurgence in coronavirus cases that has prompted holiday beach closures in some of the hardest-hit areas and other restrictions to prevent more infections.In Chicago, beaches are officially closed through the weekend but Foster Beach was packed as…
Hundreds of people gathered at a popular Florida beach boardwalk and were seen partying and dancing despite social distancing restrictions imposed by the state to combat the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said Sunday. Police responded, attempting to disperse the crowds along a beachside road in Daytona Beach that were there for an annual gathering that was…
Scores of people flocked to the the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri over Memorial Day weekend, crowding into restaurants and pool resorts, according to videos shared on social media and local news reports.The sight of massive crowds came as health officials stressed that people need to follow social distancing guidelines as states move forward with gradual…
Beachgoers crowded the Virginia Beach oceanfront over the weekend as temperatures in the region reached the high 70s, despite restrictions Gov. Ralph Northam’s (D) temporarily implemented on beaches in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic, The Virginian-Pilot reports. Photos captured by the local paper showed droves of beachgoers, many whom could be seen not wearing masks,…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…