U.S. Army Corps looking at over 650 sites for facilities to help combat coronavirus
The Army Corps of Engineers has looked at more than 650 sites around the United States that could be potentially used as facilities to help deal with the coronavirus, the commanding general of the Corps said on Friday, including some that could handle …
Two U.S. state AGs seek info on Zoom’s privacy practices
At least two U.S. state attorneys have sought information from Zoom Video Communications Inc following multiple reports that questioned the privacy and security of the video-conferencing app.
Senators call on Pentagon Inspector General to probe Navy carrier commander’s firing
Two Democratic senators formally requested on Friday that the Pentagon’s independent Inspector General immediately open an investigation into the Navy’s firing of the commander of the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, who called for stronger measure…
CDC reports 239,279 coronavirus cases, 5,443 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 239,279 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 26,135 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 930 to 5,443.
New York state’s COVID-19 death toll nears 9/11 level
New York state braced for an onslaught of new COVID-19 cases next week after recording more than 500 deaths in a single day, bringing the total to nearly 3,000, or about the same number killed in the United States in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
U.S. prosecutors resist calls to free inmates as coronavirus spreads
Five inmates at a federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana, have died since March 28 after contracting the coronavirus. Harold Lee’s family fears he could be next.
New York faces COVID-19 onslaught as state’s dead nears 9/11 toll
New York state has recorded more than 500 coronavirus-related deaths in a single day, bringing the statewide total to nearly 3,000, or about the same number killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday.
New York faces COVID-19 onslaught as state’s dead nears 9/11 toll
New York state has recorded more than 500 coronavirus-related deaths in a single day, bringing the statewide total to nearly 3,000, or about the same number killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday.
Exclusive: Navy probe to decide future of fired U.S. carrier commander
Even as he is hailed as a hero by his crew, the fired commander of a coronavirus-stricken U.S. aircraft carrier is being reassigned while investigators consider whether he should face disciplinary action, acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly told Re…
Exclusive: Navy probe to decide future of fired U.S. carrier commander
Even as he is hailed as a hero by his crew, the fired commander of a coronavirus-stricken U.S. aircraft carrier is being reassigned while investigators consider whether he should face disciplinary action, acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly told Re…
