US reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19
NEW YORK (AP) — Two new sobering government reports show racial disparities in the US coronavirus epidemic extend to children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the reports Friday. One looked at hospitalizations of children
North Carolina to relax 10-person limit for GOP convention
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina public health officials told the Republican National Committee that the party can have more than 10 people in a room to conduct official convention business while in Charlotte. The updated guidance
Officials long warned of explosive chemicals at Beirut port
BEIRUT (AP) — Documents show warnings were raised at least 10 times over the past six years about the massive stockpile of explosive chemicals stored at Beirut’s port. But authorities did nothing until it blew up this
Giants’ Baker charged in robbery; Dunbar won’t be prosecuted
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker has been formally charged with four counts of robbery with a firearm in connection with a fight at a cookout in May. Broward County state attorney
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Isaias power outages persist in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Utilities in New Jersey were hoping Friday to have electricity restored to most of their customers by the weekend as crews repair damage caused by Tropical Storm Isaias. As of Friday, there were
Postal Service loses $2.2B in 3 months as virus woes persist
WASHINGTON (AP) — Financial losses are mounting at the U.S. Postal Service during the coronavirus pandemic. The agency said Friday it lost $2.2 billion in the three months ending in June. Officials warn the losses could top
All New York Schools Can Open in the Fall
NEW YORK (WABC) – Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that all New York’s 750 school districts can open in the fall. Cuomo’s decision was based on the seven-day rolling infection rate in the state’s 10 regions. The
US adds 1.8 million jobs in a sign that hiring has weakened
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is slowing hiring and the economic rebound. With confirmed viral
Power outage leaves large swaths of Manhattan in the dark
NEW YORK (AP) — A power outage cast darkness across large swaths of Manhattan as tens of thousands of people in other parts of New York City were still without electricity in the aftermath of Tropical Storm
