Florida’s South Beach awakens after two-month slumber
South Beach’s Ocean Drive stirred to life on Wednesday after a two-month shutdown, as diners enjoyed breakfast and early cocktails along the Florida tourist thoroughfare for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic struck in March.
Minneapolis mayor calls for white police officer to be charged in black man’s death
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday called on prosecutors to file criminal charges against a white police officer caught on a bystander’s video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man who later died at a hospital.
Bertha weakens to tropical depression: NHC
Bertha, the second named storm this Atlantic hurricane season, has weakened to a tropical depression, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.
U.S. CDC reports total of 1.68 million coronavirus cases, 99,031 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 1,678,843 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 16,429 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 770 to 99,031.
23 U.S. states sue Trump administration over fuel efficiency rollback
A group of 23 U.S. states led by California, the District of Columbia and four major cities are filing suit Wednesday to challenge a Trump administration decision to weaken Obama administration fuel efficiency standards.
Disney plans to reopen Walt Disney World starting on July 11
Walt Disney Co plans to reopen the world’s largest theme park, Walt Disney World, in phases beginning on July 11, if the governor of Florida approves.
‘We are go for launch’: NASA due to resume human spaceflight with SpaceX takeoff
SpaceX, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private rocket company, made final preparations to launch two Americans into orbit on Wednesday from Florida on a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years…
‘They killed him’: Sister of Minneapolis black man who died after arrest calls for justice
The sister of an African-American man who died shortly after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down with a knee to the neck called for justice on Wednesday, saying the firing of four policemen over the deadly incident was not enough.
New York’s Cuomo says discussed infrastructure with Trump, railed against partisanship
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday focused on how to “supercharge” the economy by investing in infrastructure, and he called on Republicans to approve federal funding to state and local governm…
Washington, D.C. to begin reopening Friday: mayor
Washington, D.C. is set to begin its first phase of reopening on Friday after experiencing a “sustained decline” in cases of the novel coronavirus over 14 days, the U.S. capital’s mayor said on Wednesday.
