Defiance came with biscuits and gravy as a remote California county became the first to buck Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order.
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Winfrey, Roberts appear in global virus relief livestream
Oprah Winfrey keeps updated with the coronavirus news, but she has often focused her attention more on the positive “acts of valor” while being on lockdown during the pandemic.
Farmers markets scaling down with eye on safety due to virus
For a dozen years, Johnny Gyergyou has sold meat, poultry and eggs from his Berlin Township livestock farm at Eastern Market in Detroit.
NY nursing home reports 98 deaths linked to coronavirus
A New York City nursing home on Friday reported the deaths of 98 residents believed to have had the coronavirus — a staggering death toll that shocked public officials.
Michigan militia puts armed protest in the spotlight
Gun-carrying protesters have been a common sight at some demonstrations calling for coronavirus-related restrictions to be lifted. But an armed militia’s involvement in an angry protest in the Michigan statehouse Thursday marked an escalation that dre…
Believe women? Sure, say Democrats, but vet their claims
“Believe women” was never a call to believe all women automatically.
After COVID-19 recovery, first responders get back to work
The new coronavirus doesn’t care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge. Police, firefighters, paramedics and corrections officers are just a 911 call away from contracting COVID-19 and spreading it.
Nevada forms panel to help develop plan to reopen schools
A newly formed state Department of Education committee has been tasked with helping develop a plan and guidelines for Nevada’s school districts and charter schools to reopen for the 2020-2021 academic year.
With quirks and restrictions, many states lift lockdowns
More than a dozen states let restaurants, stores or other businesses reopen Friday in the biggest one-day push yet to get their economies up and running again, acting at their own speed and with their own quirks and restrictions to make sure the coron…
Judge tosses U.S. women’s soccer claim of unequal pay
A federal judge threw out the unequal pay claim by players on the U.S. women’s national soccer team in a surprising loss for the defending World Cup champions but allowed their allegation of discriminatory working conditions to go to trial.