Monthly Archives: May, 2020

After facing weeks of criticism for not being transparent with data about the coronavirus, state officials on Wednesday acknowledged that a test type that does not measure active cases inflated published test counts by 57,000, or roughly 14% of total tests to date. For weeks now, the Department of Public Health has included antibody tests,…

A suspect has been taken into custody after police say he opened fire Wednesday night at a shopping center in Glendale, Ariz., injuring at least three people.The shots rang out around 7:25 p.m. at Westgate Entertainment District, a large complex of shops and restaurants in that had recently reopened. One victim is in critical condition…

More than 1,200 pastors have vowed to hold in-person services on May 31, Pentecost Sunday, defying a state moratorium on religious gatherings that Gov. Gavin Newsom imposed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. In a letter to Newsom, Robert H. Tyler, an attorney representing a Lodi church that has challenged the governor’s order…

(CNN)A state lawmaker in Illinois defended his refusal to wear a mask meant to stem the spread of coronavirus after his colleagues voted to oust him from Wednesday's legislative session because of it, saying he is "representing the people." In a bipartisan v…

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