A small study is raising questions about whether young children could be coronavirus super spreaders, even as the country deliberates how to reopen schools in the coming weeks. One of the few silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic so far has been that the novel coronavirus that has infected more than 17 million people worldwide […]
Sometimes they approach with a smile. Other times, it’s with the rage of angels. About four months ago, Terence Fitzgerald, and his two sons, who are 5 and 3 years old, were on a weekend bike ride in his neighborhood, a quiet suburb in Southern California with picturesque houses situated amid generous lawns. “My oldest […]
Republican leaders are making added liability protections for businesses, schools and health-care providers a key plank of their $1 trillion proposal for another coronavirus relief bill. Now it’s a question of whether that shield turns into a stumbling block during negotiations with Democrats. The Republicans’ HEALS Act would authorize a new round of direct checks, […]
James Murdoch, the younger son of News Corp Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch, has resigned from News Corp’s board of directors, citing disagreements over editorial content published in the company’s news outlets and other strategic decisions. The resignation, announced in a company filing NWS, -1.23% , marks the younger Murdoch’s full departure from the family’s businesses. […]
One officer remains remained in a critical condition on Friday morning: CBS News A carjacking suspect who had already been arrested shot three Chicago police officers as they attempted to escort him into custody on Thursday morning, authorities said. The gunman was being taken out of a patrol van and walked into Northwest Side police […]
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller pauses while speaking during a television interview at the White House. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo White House senior adviser Stephen Miller scolded former President Barack Obama on Friday for his “shockingly political” remarks on voter suppression at the funeral service for Rep. John Lewis, an icon of the civil […]
Two pilots were killed Thursday when their air tankers collided in midair as they were helping to fight a large wildfire in southern Nevada, federal officials said. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management suggested in a statement that the deceased were “contract pilots.” “Recovery operations are currently underway and initial notifications are still being made,” […]
Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, on the Inspector General’s report on alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. WASHINGTON – The FBI said a review of more than two-dozen applications to obtain warrants to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens […]
People walk through the campus of UCLA in Westwood, California in March. Colleges are preparing for fewer international students to arrive on campus this fall. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images) mark ralston/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The number of international students studying at U.S. universities this fall is likely […]
Students move out of their dorm at the University of Michigan in March. As fall approaches, some students are living off campus this fall, even if they’re taking their classes remotely. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Like thousands of students across the country, Harlow Brooks has resigned herself to the fact that […]