Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest did not disappoint this year despite the unusual format of the event in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.Seven-time winner Miki Sudo, 34, dominated the women’s event on Saturday with an astounding 48.5 hot dogs in just 10 minutes, breaking the record for the women’s event…
Florida health officials recorded another record-breaking day, as cases of coronavirus spiked to their highest numbers yet in both Miami-Dade and Broward County on Saturday.HOW FOURTH OF JULY IN 2020 WILL BE UNLIKE ANY OTHER: NO BEACH, NO BOOZE, NO BBQDespite beach closures ahead of Fourth of July weekend to prevent large crowds from congregating, there…
CLOSE The Florida Department of Health added a record 10,109 cases of COVID-19, making it the ninth consecutive day that at least 5,000 new cases. USA TODAYThanks to rising coronavirus infections in the U.S.,most Americans' Fourth of July celebrations this year won't include a community fireworks display, a trip to a crowded beach or a…
Although amplifying racism and stoking culture wars have been mainstays of Trump’s public identity for decades, they have been particularly pronounced this summer as the president has reacted to the national reckoning over systemic discrimination by seeking to weaponize the anger and resentment of some white Americans for his own political gain.Trump has left little…
Two protesters in Seattle were seriously injured early Saturday morning when they were hit by a car that drove onto a closed interstate.A 24-year-old from Seattle was struck by the vehicle and hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, Washington State Patrol Captain Ron Mead said at a news conference. A 32-year-old from Bellingham was hospitalized with serious…
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…