Cities

In the absence of any state or federal order, mayors and city councils around Minnesota are passing local requirements to wear masks while indoors to limit the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Already this week, the cities of Winona, Rochester, Mankato and Edina have enacted mask requirements, and similar mandates will be debated…

As coronavirus cases continue to surge, officials across Southern California have opted to close the vast majority of beaches during the Fourth of July weekend over fears that holiday crowds could make the state’s already critical outbreak even worse.Los Angeles County was the first to decide to close its shores. Initially, many Orange County communities…

Nationally, new infections have topped 40,000 in four of the past five days during an accelerating outbreak that exceeds the worst days of April.The number of people hospitalized with covid-19, the disease the virus causes, is surging in seven states, according to data tracked by The Washington Post. In Texas, Arizona, Nevada, South Carolina, West…

Patrons eat at Pere Antoine Restaurant after coronavirus restrictions were eased, allowing for 25% of permitted occupancy in stores and restaurants, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 16, 2020. Kathleen Flynn/Reuters Texas has "paused" its reopening as coronavirus cases in the state climb steeply.Many states have seen surges in COVID-19 cases after reopening, leading state and city…

Governors and mayors are under pressure to remove statues tied to slavery or colonialism. But finding them a new home might not be easy.A statue of the Confederate commander, Richard W. Dowling. is removed in Houston, on Wednesday.Credit...Callaghan O'Hare/ReutersPublished June 18, 2020Updated June 19, 2020, 10:12 a.m. ETThe furor over the death of George Floyd…