Tensions rise as Texas governor readies to lift more rules
AUSTIN, Texas — Two weeks into the reopening of Texas, coronavirus cases are climbing. New outbreaks still crop up. And at Guero’s Taco Bar in Austin, which offers the occasional…
China reports eight new COVID-19 cases, up from four a day earlier
FILE PHOTO: Residents wearing face masks line up for nucleic acid testings at a residential compound in Wuhan, the Chinese city hit hardest by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Hubei…
Temperature checks, masks the new normal for air travel, says Dubai airport CEO
DUBAI (Reuters) – Temperature screening and face masks will become common sights at airports to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus but physical distancing could make flying more expensive,…
Police: Man caught on camera choking ex-girlfriend’s dog
Police in Louisiana say a man was recorded on a doorbell camera choking his estranged girlfriend’s dog May 13, 2020, 11:00 AM 1 min read 1 min read Share to…
9-year-old boy in Tennessee catches 80-pound lake sturgeon
A nine-year-old child in Tennessee has reeled in an 80-pound fish May 13, 2020, 1:44 PM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article HENDERSONVILLE,…
Coroner: French bulldog fatally mauls suburban Chicago woman
Authorities say a suburban Chicago woman was mauled to death by a French bulldog that she recently adopted and that originally was bred to fight May 13, 2020, 2:06 PM…
Trump ramps up expulsions of migrant youth, citing virus
HOUSTON — The young migrants and asylum seekers swim across the Rio Grande and clamber into the dense brush of Texas. Many are teens who left Central America on their…
Powell warns of a possible sustained recession from pandemic
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday of the threat of a prolonged recession resulting from the viral outbreak and urged Congress and the White House to act…
Calls grow for probe of shooting that left black woman dead
Calls for an outside investigation into the fatal police shooting of a Kentucky emergency medical technician are growing, two months after the 26-year-old black woman was killed in her home…
Flash flooding kills 2 sisters, ages 7 and 3, in Utah canyon
Two sisters ages 7 and 3 have died in flash flooding that sent torrents of water roaring into a narrow canyon in the Utah desert By COLLEEN SLEVIN and LINDSAY…