U.S.|Small Earthquake Rattles New Jersey CoastThe 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook an area about a mile south of East Freehold in Monmouth County. There were no reports of damage or injuries.A United States Geological Survey map showing the location of the earthquake that struck New Jersey early Wednesday.Credit...US Geological SurveySept. 9, 2020Updated 9:42 a.m. ETA small earthquake…
CLOSE Couples whose nuptials were put on hold by COVID-19 are turning to a fresh trend in the bridal industry: micro weddings. (July 29) AP DomesticImages of packed beaches, lakes and bars have made the rounds on traditional and social media for much of the summer, drawing scorn from those concerned about the coronavirus spreading…
ANALYSIS/OPINION: According to the Small Business Administration, there are about 30 million small businesses in the United States. Among them are 6 million companies that each employ up to 500 people. Regardless of which way you look at it, the small business voting bloc is very substantial. So will President Trump win over this group?…
CLOSETypically a day of fireworks, parades and other community events, celebrating the Fourth of July will look different this year as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.Public festivities in the city of Milwaukee have been canceled across the board and many suburbs have followed suit, but a few events in surrounding areas — including fireworks displays, parades and "reverse parades"…
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…