Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization,, attends a press conference on June 25 in Geneva. AP GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s chief on Monday slammed some government leaders for eroding public trust by sending mixed messages on the coronavirus and warned that their failures to stop their countries’ spiraling outbreaks […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday a rollback of operations state-wide at restaurants as well as bars, zoos, wineries, museums, card rooms, and movie theatres. “This is in every county in the state of California, not just those on the watch list,” he said. He said the coronavirus was spreading at an “alarming rate.” In […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Stocks closed mostly lower Monday, with the Dow booking a modest gain, after technology stocks fell and rising coronavirus cases led California’s governor to order businesses across the state to shutter once again. See full story. Tesla’s earnings on tap next week: Will a loss end its blowout stock rally? Tesla Inc.’s […]
Having your car break down is never pleasant, but it’s probably much worse when it’s 128 degrees outside. Some unlucky visitors at Death Valley National Park ran into car trouble Sunday when the extreme heat caused their engines to give out, the park said Monday. “Yesterday’s excessive heat caused at least three vehicles in the […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appears at USTA Tennis Center indoor facility where portion will be converted into temporary hospital during coronavirus outbreak in New York (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio observed a moment of silence and declared himself “heartbroken” on Monday over the death of a 1-year-old boy who […]
Lee killed a family of three before dumping their bodies in a lake A US judge has ordered the first federal execution in more than 17 years to be delayed, just hours before it was due to go ahead The judge issued an injunction on Monday, shortly before the lethal injection was scheduled in the […]
President Trump, whose halting leadership in the face of the coronavirus pandemic Americans increasingly question, boasted Monday about his one undisputed success: the ability to command media attention. The president shared a video, originally posted by his social media director, of former Vice President Joe Biden during a recent campaign event. The heavily edited footage […]
Lee killed a family of three before dumping their bodies in a lake The first federal execution in the United States for more than 17 years is set to go ahead in Indiana on Monday following a ruling by an appeal court. Daniel Lewis Lee and an accomplice were convicted of killing three members of […]
President Donald Trump is pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, despite coronavirus infections surging nationwide. While experts say there are significant social benefits to resuming in-person classes, they caution that schools will need to balance those against potential risks to provide a safe learning environment for students — as well as […]
WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said he would call former special counsel Robert Mueller to testify about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, a day after Mueller broke nearly a year of public silence through an opinion article defending his probe and the related conviction of Trump […]