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…
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump suggested to his supporters on Friday night that if they vote by mail they should also attempt to vote in person as a way to check that their vote is counted, w…
A storm surge warning has been hoisted from Morgan City east to near Biloxi, Miss., where the ocean water could rise up to 6 feet above normally dry land. Grand Isle, in extreme southeast Louisiana, is under a mandatory evacuation order.Downtown New Orleans is under a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning because of…
As coronavirus cases began spiking in California last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered people to wear masks when in public settings.But even as more Californians are covering their faces as protection against COVID-19, compliance is spotty at best. Many law enforcement agencies say they plan to educate those found without masks but not issue fines.Still…
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…
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…