After a devastating start to the Democratic primary, Joe Biden’s campaign was revived when black voters in South Carolina and throughout the South overwhelmingly sided with him.
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Coronavirus returns long-banned drive-in movies to Iran
The new coronavirus pandemic has brought back something unseen in Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution: a drive-in movie theater.
At senior home, staff stays put 24-7 to stop virus spread
As girls, Nadia Williams and her sister spent countless hours imagining their weddings. Now 30, Williams helped her younger sibling plan her big day, but when it came on Friday, she couldn’t be at her side as maid of honor …
NFL moving London, Mexico City games back to U.S. stadiums
The NFL is moving its five games scheduled for London and Mexico City this season back to U.S. stadiums because of the coronavirus pandemic. All five regular-season games will be played at the stadiums of the host teams.
Biden says he wears a face mask around Secret Service
Joe Biden said Monday that he wears a face mask around Secret Service agents, drawing a distinction between himself and President Donald Trump as the issue of using face coverings in public amid a pandemic increasingly becomes a political flash point.
California governor says some business may reopen this week
With more local governments moving ahead with their own plans for reopening, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday the state will begin gradually allowing clothing stores, florists, bookstores and sporting goods shops to open their doors after…
Gridlock gone, sports car collectors take over Times Square
Danny Lin cruised his white sports car down Broadway, the bright lights of Times Square gleaming off his sharply detailed Audi R8. He looped through the tourist hotspot again and again, navigating around Corvettes, Mercedes, Mustangs and BMWs — a para…
Senate reopens despite risks as House preps more virus aid
The Senate reopened Monday in a Capitol largely shuttered by the coronavirus, but prospects for quick action on a new aid package are uncertain with a deepening debate over how best to confront the deadly pandemic and its economic devastation.
CCSD summer school to be remote, but more employees could return to work soon
Nearly a month and a half after Las Vegas-area schools shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Superintendent Jesus Jara detailed on Monday ..
Nevada health officials urge safe Cinco de Mayo distancing
Nevada health officials are urging residents to avoid celebrating Cinco de Mayo with people outside their own household on Tuesday for fear it will cause another spike in COVID-19 cases …