Trump wants more coronavirus resources to high-risk groups to allow for end to lockdowns
President Donald Trump said on Friday he wanted to focus on battling the coronavirus in high-risk populations as he pushes to open the United States’ economy further.
Trump expected to allow commercial fishing in protected Atlantic waters: sources
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation on Friday that would open up a marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean to commercial fishing during a meeting with commercial fishermen in Maine, according to two sources familiar with th…
Trump suggests governors call in National Guard to ‘dominate the streets’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had suggested to some governors to call in the National Guard in the face of mostly peaceful nationwide protests sparked by the death of a black man, George Floyd, in police custody.
Whitmer to allow haircuts in Michigan in latest step to open economy
Hair salons and barbers in Michigan will be allowed to resume business on June 15, Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Friday, the latest step to reopen the state’s economy shut for months by measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Delta CEO, in employee memo, pledges stand against racism and injustice
Delta Air Lines Inc Chief Executive Ed Bastian said on Friday that the company will look at every area where it can “make an impact and take a stand against racism and injustice, from programs to policy changes.”
Special Report: Meet the masters of social distancing – Couple live alone in wilderness for decades
To leave society behind was a wedding vow Wendell and Mariann spoke only to each other. It was a solemn one, though, and to save for it Mariann spent only $66 on her bridal gown. Once they were married on that winter day 35 years ago, they just started…
Factbox: Where are people round the world protesting over George Floyd?
The death of African American George Floyd in the United States, after a police officer pressed a knee into his neck while detaining him, has triggered worldwide protests against racism and brutality.
Factbox: Where are people around the world protesting over George Floyd?
The death of African American George Floyd in the United States, after a police officer pressed a knee into his neck while detaining him, has triggered worldwide protests against racism and brutality.
‘Get your knee off our necks,’ activist Sharpton says at Floyd memorial
U.S. civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners that George Floyd’s death in police custody and the nationwide protests it ignited marked a reckoning for America over race and justice, demanding, “Get your knee off our necks.”
U.S. ship back at sea after virus outbreak and captain fired
A U.S. aircraft carrier ship whose captain was removed for scathing remarks about a coronavirus outbreak onboard has returned to service in the Pacific Ocean, authorities said.
