US judge blocks California law that required background checks to buy ammunition
A U.S. federal judge has blocked a California law that required background checks for people buying ammunition, saying it violated the constitutional right to bear arms.
U.S. to test some immigrants for coronavirus before deportation
The United States plans to begin testing some migrants in detention for COVID-19 before deporting them, an official familiar with the effort said on Thursday, after infections among deportees in Guatemala, Haiti and Mexico.
New Yorkers sing ‘Lean on Me’ to honor essential workers during coronavirus pandemic
It starts as it has around the world with people leaning out of windows and standing on balconies clapping, cheering and banging pots and pans to honor essential workers still operating during the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. House passes $500 billion coronavirus bill in latest relief package
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented near $3 trillion.
U.S. agency ICE to test some immigrants for coronavirus before deportation
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to begin testing some migrants in detention for COVID-19 before deporting them to other countries, a U.S. official familiar with the effort said on Thursday.
Sunlight, heat and humidity weaken coronavirus, U.S. official says
The coronavirus appears to weaken more quickly when exposed to sunlight, heat and humidity, a U.S. official said on Thursday in a potential sign that the pandemic could become less contagious in summer months.
U.S. House passes $500 billion coronavirus bill and oversight panel
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented near $3 trillion.
Governor worries cooped-up Californians will hit beaches on warm weekend
Californians locked down for weeks during the coronavirus pandemic have trickled back to local beaches as the weather warms, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday to plead for social distancing during a heat wave expected this weekend.
Arias in open air as opera singers surprise Washington D.C. area park goers
Two opera singers have been delighting visitors to Washington, D.C. area parks with strolling duets during the coronavirus lockdown.
New York survey suggests nearly 14% in state may have coronavirus antibodies
A preliminary survey of New York state residents found that nearly 14% of those tested had antibodies against the novel coronavirus, suggesting that some 2.7 million may already have been infected, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.
