Alarmed by the rapid jump in the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations over the past week, Seminole County officials on Monday issued an executive order that requires everyone to wear a mask when they are inside a business or attending any other public gathering indoors. Seminole’s order will take effect on Wednesday. People can…
Economy|U.S. Halts High-Tech Exports to Hong Kong Over Security ConcernsThe Trump administration’s new restrictions come in response to a new national security law that will extend China’s influence over Hong Kong.The Kwai Tsing Container Terminals in Hong Kong.Credit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesJune 29, 2020Updated 7:50 p.m. ETWASHINGTON — The Trump administration placed…
Russia alleged to have offered money for killing US troops Trump claimed advisers ‘did not find this info credible’ The White House briefed Republican lawmakers on Monday on an intelligence assessment that Russian operatives had offered a bounty for attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan, a day after Donald Trump said his intelligence advisers “did…
(CNN)Democrats hoping to flip the Senate seized on a major Supreme Court ruling on Monday striking down a Louisiana law that would've restricted abortion access, attacking Republican candidates in cr…
“Transmission is increasing in the state,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom said plainly at his Monday coronavirus press briefing. Accordingly, Newsom said he would likely be using the “dimmer switch” to toggle back reopening measures in more hard-hit counties. He said there were seven counties, including Los Angeles, that likely would need to step back…
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…