April 28, 2020 | 5:51pm | Updated April 28, 2020 | 5:52pm Dog walker Charis tries to show her dog how to protect himself from coronavirus in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Gabriella Bass A man suited up to walk his dog in the East Village. William Farrington Erin Wilhelmi with her dog Gus Gus Matthew McDermott…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday he will extend a statewide stay-at-home order through May 30, with modifications beginning May 1 that will require people to wear a mask or face covering in most public settings, allow certain businesses to reopen with distancing precautions and start a phased-reopening of outdoor recreation including state parks. Pritzker, flanked…
New York City is canceling concerts, festivals and parades, including the 2020 Pride march, through June as the city seeks to drive down its coronavirus infection rate, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.On Friday, De Blasio canceled nonessential events through May and a city-sponsored concert series that was scheduled start June 22. In extending the…
A pedestrian walks past closed-down shops on an empty Regent Street in London on April 2, 2020, as life in Britain continues during the nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic.Tolga AkmenBritain is extending its coronavirus lockdown measures by at least another three weeks, Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said Thursday.The government's decision to prolong its…
wear them when they cannot maintain social distance.He said that face coverings must be worn by everyone on mass transit or in for-hire vehicles, including the operators. They must also be worn by all children age 2 or older. The order goes into effect tomorrow.And Mr. Cuomo said that New York would send 100 ventilators…
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…