Explainer: What’s at stake in Supreme Court fight over Trump financial records
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers three blockbuster cases concerning efforts by the Democratic-led House of Representatives and a grand jury working with a prosecutor in New York City to obtain copies of President Donald Trump’s financial rec…
‘Seinfeld’ star Jerry Stiller dies aged 92, son Ben pays tribute
Jerry Stiller, who played two of American television’s most cantankerous fathers on the sitcoms “Seinfeld” and “The King of Queens,” has died aged 92, his son Ben Stiller said on Twitter on Monday.
From Churchill to Bon Jovi, U.S. governors channel iconic voices to inspire amid pandemic
In late March when Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb was issuing a stay-at-home order and seeking to encourage a sense of community for the tough days ahead, he channeled a figure he knew would resonate with his basketball-obsessed state: Coach Norman Dale…
What’s at stake in Supreme Court fight over Trump financial records
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers three blockbuster cases concerning efforts by the Democratic-led House of Representatives and a grand jury working with a prosecutor in New York City to obtain copies of President Donald Trump’s financial rec…
Michigan due to reopen manufacturing from coronavirus lockdown
Michigan was due to allow its factories to resume production on Monday after more than six weeks of a coronavirus lockdown, removing a major obstacle to North American automakers seeking to bring thousands of idled employees back to work this month.
Justice Department probe sought for slaying of unarmed black man in Georgia
Georgia’s attorney general asked federal prosecutors on Sunday to investigate local law enforcement’s response to the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man who authorities say was slain by a white ex-police officer and his son as the victim jogged thr…
Pence not in quarantine, to be at White House Monday, after aide tests positive for coronavirus
Vice President Mike Pence is not in quarantine and plans to be at the White House on Monday, a spokesman said on Sunday, despite media reports that Pence was self-isolating after a staffer tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Chief of U.S. National Guard in limbo after conflicting coronavirus tests: officials
The chief of the U.S. National Guard, who is at the forefront of the domestic military response to the novel coronavirus, is in limbo after testing both positive and negative in conflicting results this weekend, officials said on Sunday.
New York steps up coronavirus protections for nursing home residents
New York state on Sunday announced new coronavirus-safety measures to better protect nursing home residents, who are highly vulnerable to the respiratory illness and account for a large share of the nearly 80,000 Americans who have died from it.
U.S. CDC reports 1,300,696 coronavirus cases, 78,771 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 1,300,696 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 26,660 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 1,737 to 78,771.
