Big crowds turned out for the Memorial Day weekend in the US amid warnings from authorities about people disregarding the coronavirus social distancing rules and risking a resurgence of Covid-19 as the country approaches 100,000 deaths from the illness. The US is on track to mark the grim milestone in the next few days, while…
Officials say they will increase enforcement to curb outbreaks. May 25, 2020, 4:11 PM7 min read In the face of rising cases of coronavirus throughout the U.S. and Canada, and calls from health officials to remain socially distant during the long weekend, crowds still flocked to Memorial Day hot spots. Some of the incidents spurred…
Law enforcement in Daytona Beach, Florida, responded to a large gathering involving an estimated 200 people on Saturday afternoon, as authorities across the country worked to address Memorial Day weekend crowds amid the new coronavirus pandemic.Video footage recorded by a helicopter crew associated with the Sheriff's Office in Volusia County, where Daytona Beach is located,…
Scores of people flocked to the the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri over Memorial Day weekend, crowding into restaurants and pool resorts, according to videos shared on social media and local news reports.The sight of massive crowds came as health officials stressed that people need to follow social distancing guidelines as states move forward with gradual…
Colorado's safer-at-home order bars gatherings larger than 10 people. BOULDER, Colo. — The Boulder Police Department (BPD) said officers have not issued citations after photos and videos posted online show large crowds of people congregating at Boulder Creek despite a statewide order barring gatherings over 10 people to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.…
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…