Memorial

Memorial Day 2020 offered an array of contrasts as some Americans sheltered in their homes, others flocked to beaches and pools, and the nation’s political leaders honored generations of war dead, with former vice president Joe Biden wearing a mask and President Trump going without.The disparate approaches played out as the country’s reported death toll…

Officials say they will increase enforcement to curb outbreaks. May 25, 2020, 4:11 PM7 min read In the face of rising cases of coronavirus throughout the U.S. and Canada, and calls from health officials to remain socially distant during the long weekend, crowds still flocked to Memorial Day hot spots. Some of the incidents spurred…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Governors and other elected officials are sending out mixed messages this holiday weekend as vacationers descended on beaches in droves despite the country still grappling with the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of sun-starved Americans from the Jersey shore to Southern California hit…

Washington (CNN)As the US death toll from coronavirus topped 97,000, President Donald Trump was spending his Memorial Day weekend doing what he'd typically do during any other time off during his pre…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here.Mass gatherings and shootings marked the start of the Memorial Day holiday, as Americans and government officials made sense of changing rules regarding social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. Welcoming warming temperatures during what’s normally the start of a busy…