Monthly Archives: July, 2020

On Memorial Day weekend, the mood in Texas was optimistic. It had been just over three weeks since Texas became one of the first states in the country to begin a phased reopening. Confirmed cases of Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, had been increasing only slightly for three months. Gov. Greg Abbott, a…

Tom Schad, USA TODAY Published 1:07 p.m. ET July 23, 2020 | Updated 3:04 p.m. ET July 23, 2020CLOSE Sports Pulse: Mackenzie Salmon reports on how Washington is finally changing their NFL team name after financial pressure from sponsors. USA TODAYIt appears Washington's NFL team won't have a new name or logo anytime soon.The franchise…

(CNN)The US and UK militaries on Thursday accused Russia of conducting a space-based anti-satellite weapons test earlier this month, saying that a Russian satellite released an object capable of targ…

WASHINGTON — The Republican silence on what’s happening in Portland is jarring: If you’ve followed American politics over the last 10 years, you might be surprised that Republicans are more outraged at Liz Cheney than they are federal armed agents that just tear-gassed a city’s mayor.What happened to “Don’t tread on me”?What happened to states’…

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States exceeded 4 million on Thursday.However, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield, SARS-CoV-2 infections are likely 10 times higher than reported. On Wednesday, Redfield blasted “misleading media reports” that have falsely claimed there are 24 times more infections than reported cases of COVID-19.As of Thursday, the U.S. has…