Amid rising numbers of coronavirus cases in Florida, all beaches in Miami-Dade County will be closed for the July 4 weekend, the county's top executive said Friday.Beaches and parks will also be off-limits for public viewing of fireworks, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez said in a statement. "Fireworks displays must be viewed from one’s…

A surge in new cases of COVID-19 has persuaded the Spokane County commissioners and Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward to back off their earlier push to loosen pandemic restrictions. As early as last week, the commissioners and Woodward were requesting that health officials allow Spokane County for an immediate move to Phase 3 of the governor’s…

It was the death of a salesman. With tie undone and crumpled “Make America great again” cap in hand, Donald Trump cut a forlorn figure shambling across the White House south lawn on his return from his failed comeback rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Some observers likened him to Willy Loman, the tragic protagonist of Arthur…

Politics|Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting Vandalism Against MonumentsThe order also threatens to withhold funding from local governments that fail to protect their own statues from vandals.Protesters near the White House failed this week to topple a statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square.Credit...Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesJune 26, 2020WASHINGTON — President Trump issued an executive order on…

Florida reported a record number of new coronavirus cases on Friday: nearly 9,000.It was the highest single-day increase in COVID-19 infections reported by any US state since April 15.It also broke the single-day record of 5,511 cases that Florida reported on Wednesday.Coronavirus cases have spiked in at least 25 other states, particularly in Arizona and…