New York|Warnings Issued as Virus Cases Rise in New YorkClusters of cases have emerged in Brooklyn and New York City’s northern suburbs, in areas with large Orthodox Jewish communities.The rise in positive test results comes as New York City prepares to reopen its public schools to more students and allow restaurants to permit some indoor…
In the age of COVID-19, the act of wearing a mask in public has become another front in America’s bitter culture wars. But even amid the partisan divide, a growing number of states — including some led by Republican governors — are now mandating face coverings.More than half the states had issued mask requirements as…
CLOSE Tropical Storm Fay brought 45 mph wind gusts, heavy rain and the potential for strong rip currents to the New Jersey coastline on Friday. StoryfulASBURY PARK, N.J. – Tropical storm warnings were issued for the entire Jersey Shore through Friday evening as a strengthening coastal storm was forecast to bring torrential rain and gusty winds…
By Natasha Chen and Melissa Alonso | CNN An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in the arson fire that burned down an Atlanta Wendy’s restaurant last week after the police killing of Rayshard Brooks, authorities announced Saturday. “An arrest warrant has been issued by Atlanta Fire Investigators for Ms. Natalie White,” Atlanta…
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…