First immigrant detainee with COVID-19 dies in U.S. custody in California
The first immigrant in U.S. detention with the novel coronavirus died this week, according to federal officials and local health authorities, as infections steadily climbed among the nearly 30,000 migrants in U.S. custody nationwide.
Texas governor bans jail time for coronavirus lockdown violations
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday banned the jailing of anybody in the state who defied his orders to shut businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic, a move that followed an outcry over the arrest and incarceration of a Dallas salon owner.
U.S. needs better technology to test for COVID-19: top health official
Senior U.S. health official Francis Collins told a Senate hearing on Thursday that the country needs better diagnostic testing technology to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ scandal convictions tossed by U.S. Supreme Court
Two aides to former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who were at the center of the “Bridgegate” scandal engaged in corruption and abuse of power but not criminal acts, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday as it unanimously threw out their convict…
Trump doing well after president’s valet tests positive for virus: Conway
U.S. President Donald Trump is doing well and is very healthy, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway told Fox News on Thursday, after a U.S. military official who worked at the White House was found to have been infected with the novel coronavirus.
U.S. Navy suffering from ‘failure in leadership,’ says nominee to lead it
The handling of a coronavirus outbreak aboard the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier was just another example of a “failure in leadership” in the Navy in recent years, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the service said on Thursday.
U.S. House Democrats to attempt passing next coronavirus bill soon
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday laid out the broad outlines of the next massive coronavirus-response bill Democrats will seek, with possible votes as soon as next week.
New York governor extends eviction ban to protect those most vulnerable
New York will extend a moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent for another two months until Aug. 20 to alleviate anxiety over the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo told a daily briefing on Thursday.
Massachusetts must allow gun stores to reopen despite pandemic, judge rules
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Massachusetts authorities to allow gun shops to reopen after the governor deemed them non-essential businesses that needed to close to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Black man shot dead by police in Indianapolis; video prompts calls for probe
Indianapolis police shot and killed a black man after a car pursuit and foot chase in an incident that was apparently captured on Facebook Live, leading to calls on Thursday by civil rights leaders for a thorough investigation of the incident.
