The coronavirus pandemic is casting a dark cloud over prime pool season, so some people are making their own splashy fun at home. Aquatics fans desperate for a dip are turning to inflatable kiddie pools or building socially distant swimming holes in their backyards. More than 35 million people are out of work, and many […]
Joe Biden on Tuesday for the first time addressed an insinuation by Donald Trump Jr., in the guise of a joke, that he was an abuser of children. “It’s sick,” Biden said during a Yahoo News virtual town hall. “It’s sick. But he is his father’s son.” Over the weekend, Donald Trump Jr. posted and […]
Mr Trump accuses the UN agency of having an “alarming lack of independence” from China. US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) threatening to pull US funding permanently over Covid-19. The letter outlines a 30-day deadline for the body to commit to “substantive improvements” or […]
U.S. stock-index futures indicated a lackluster start of trade Tuesday, following the best day for the S&P 500 and the Dow since early April. Wall Street will be watching for congressional testimony from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. How are benchmarks trading? Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average YMM20, […]
Federal authorities announced the forfeiture Monday of an ancient tablet inscribed with part of the Epic of Gilgamesh from a museum backed by the arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby. The piece, known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, bearing a version of what’s considered perhaps the world’s oldest work of literature, was featured at the […]
Asian markets rose in early trading Tuesday, following sharp gains on Wall Street as the U.S. economy continued to slowly reopen and drug maker Moderna announced positive early results from a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Japan’s Nikkei JP:NIK gained 1.9% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HK:HSI jumped 1.8%. The Shanghai Composite CN:SHCOMP advanced 0.5% while […]
President Donald Trump stunned many Monday by saying he’s been taking the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19, even though there’s no scientific evidence that it treats the coronavirus, much less prevents it. Hydroxychloroquine has potentially severe side effects, including heart rhythm problems. Trump said that while it was not recommended by his doctor, he […]
Neighborhoods in southeast Queens as well as Brooklyn have the highest death rates from COVID-19 in the city, according to data New York City’s health department made public for the first time on Monday afternoon. The deaths by ZIP Code offer a new window into how the coronavirus has ripped through pockets of density and […]
The biggest economies in Europe are throwing their weight behind a 500 billion–euro ($545 billion) debt-backed plan to help the region recover from the devastating coronavirus pandemic. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly announced the plan, which will provide grants, rather than loans, for “the most affected sectors and regions based […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of 15 Republican state attorneys general filed an amicus brief Monday supporting the Justice Department’s motion to drop its case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn. The group, led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, argues that U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan should immediately grant the Justice […]