[ad_1] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo addresses a briefing on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response at the National Press Club following his meeting with U.S. President Trump in Washington, U.S., May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday focused on how

[ad_1] (Reuters) – MGM Resorts said on Wednesday it would re-open its Las Vegas casinos on June 4 after months of closure due to public health restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: Jul 31, 2019; Orlando, FL, USA; MGM Resorts signage is seen at the Fan Zone before the

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – 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. FILE PHOTO: Cars fill the roads as people travel before the Thanksgiving Day holiday in Chicago, Illinois,

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington, D.C. is set to begin its first phase of reopening on Friday, the federal district’s mayor said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: A general view shows a reflecting pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument in Washington, U.S., November 17, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi Mayor Muriel Bowser, who had issued

[ad_1] (Reuters) – A tropical storm that quickly formed off the coast of South Carolina on Wednesday threatened to unleash heavy rainfall that could produce life-threatening flash flooding after making landfall near Charleston, the National Hurricane Center said. With maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour (72 km/h), Tropical Storm Bertha was expected to

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will press President Donald Trump to invest in the nation’s roads, bridges and rails during a White House meeting on Wednesday as U.S. states begin to reopen after the coronavirus outbreak left the economy in tatters. FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks inside of

[ad_1] (Reuters) – When Traci Blackmon, the senior pastor for a predominantly black church in the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri, is finally able to open the doors for service again, one of her main concerns is the collective sorrow her congregation will experience. Pastor Traci Blackmon poses inside the closed Christ the King United

[ad_1] SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California, the most populous U.S. state, took another step on Tuesday toward ending sweeping lockdowns imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, allowing barber shops and hair salons in most counties to operate for the first time in more than two months. On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom lifted orders that banned

[ad_1] (Reuters) – New diagnoses of one of the deadliest cancers fell by one-third in March and April as U.S. physicians and patients halted appointments and screenings during the COVID-19 outbreak. Research by the health data firm Komodo Health and exclusively shared with Reuters found new colorectal cancer diagnoses declined more than 32%, while the

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Four Minneapolis police officers were fired on Tuesday over the death of an unarmed black man seen on a bystander’s video lying face down in the street, gasping for air and groaning, “I can’t breathe,” while a white officer kneels on his neck for several minutes. Mayor Jacob Frey announced the officers’

[ad_1] (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice is closing probes into three U.S. senators over stock trades made shortly before the coronavirus market turmoil, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The three senators include Republicans Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and James Inhofe of Oklahoma, and Democrat Dianne

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday called his Republican rival Donald Trump an “absolute fool” for not wearing a mask at a series of recent public events, saying his lack of leadership on the issue is “costing peoples’ lives.” FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe

[ad_1] (Reuters) – The AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. coalition of labor unions, endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, promising to launch an effort to beat Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election. FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the 11th Democratic candidates debate

[ad_1] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks inside of the New York Stock Exchange after earlier ringing the opening bell as the building opens for the first time since March while the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (Reuters) – New

[ad_1] An aerial view of the Pentagon in Washington August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Defense Department’s deputy inspector general resigned on Tuesday, more than a month after President Donald Trump removed him as the Pentagon’s acting inspector general, who was to also oversee the U.S. government $2.3 trillion coronavirus response. Glenn

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People sit at Prospect Park on Memorial Day weekend during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo (Reuters) – About 60% of U.S. adults either plan to or definitely will get the flu vaccine in the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, with

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A medical staff member treats a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista, California, U.S., May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo (Reuters) – Twenty U.S. states reported an increase in new cases of COVID-19 for the week ended May

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Before the coronavirus pandemic, Melanie Burns and her husband between them had planned five trips between April and September, including three to Europe. The exterior of the Amangiri resort in Canyon Point, Utah, is pictured in this an undated photo obtained by Reuters on May 21, 2020. Courtesy AMAN/Handout via REUTERS With

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – After putting a coronavirus patient onto a ventilator to help him to breathe, Dr. Zafia Anklesaria noted to herself that her baby never kicked during emergency procedures. Co-director of the intensive care unit at CommonSpirit’s Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Zafia Anklesaria, 35, who is seven months pregnant,

[ad_1] (Reuters) – A broad trough of low pressure extending across Florida and the adjacent Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico waters has a 20% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The low pressure system is not expected to become a tropical cyclone

[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans paid a low-key tribute to those who died serving in the U.S. Armed Forces on Monday, with many Memorial Day events canceled because of the coronavirus epidemic that has killed nearly 100,000 people in the United States alone. A U.S. Army soldier stands guard in front of rows of

[ad_1] (Reuters) – California retail with in-store shopping and places of worship that were closed under one of the most restrictive coronavirus containment rules in the United States may now open, health authorities announced on Monday. The California Department of Public Health said that businesses and churches, synagogues, and mosques can reopen at 25 percent

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Families and beach goers ride bikes and walk along the boardwalk after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were lifted in time for the Memorial Day weekend, in Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S. May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Jessica Kourkounis (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 1,637,456

[ad_1] ARLINGTON, Va./BALTIMORE (Reuters) – President Donald Trump paid tribute to fallen members of the American military on Monday to mark Memorial Day while defending his decision to spend most of the holiday weekend playing golf as the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus outbreak neared 100,000. “Some stories about the fact that in order

[ad_1] Chicago artist Jim Bachor creates four pandemic-themed pothole mosaics on the city’s North Side, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic has been a bumpy road for many Chicagoans, but they have mosaic artist Jim Bachor to thank for paving

[ad_1] A dog looks at man while delivering milk at Capitol Hill as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread nationwide and public anxiety lingering in grocery stores has created a new surge of interest in home food deliveries, in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2020. REUTERS/ Carlos Barria MIDDLETOWN, Md. (Reuters) – The milk truck can

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: California’s Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media after casting his vote at a voting center at The California Museum for the presidential primaries on Super Tuesday in Sacramento, CA U.S., March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Gabriela Bhaskar (Reuters) – The Republican National Committee (RNC) and two other Republican groups on Sunday filed a

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Americans sunbathed on beaches, fished from boats and strolled on boardwalks this holiday weekend, even as the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 fast approaches 100,000. The Memorial Day weekend that signals the start of the U.S. summer is normally a time when cemeteries across the nation fill with American flags and ceremonies

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A voting booth is seen at a polling center inside a fire station in the Coral Gables neighbourhood during the Democratic presidential primary election in Miami, Florida, U.S. March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled on Sunday that the state of Florida cannot force felons to pay

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Americans sunbathed on beaches, fished from boats and strolled on boardwalks this holiday weekend, but the occasional person wearing a mask was a constant reminder that the world is still battling the coronavirus pandemic. The Memorial Day weekend that signals the start of the U.S. summer is normally a time when cemeteries