Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. hit record high in 2019
American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades, a surge marked by deadly attacks on a California synagogue ...
Workplace worries mount as U.S. tracks new COVID-19 cases
Even as President Donald Trump urges getting people back to work and reopening the economy, thousands of new coronavirus infections are being reported daily, many of them job-related.
Virus unleashes wave of fraud in U.S. amid fear and scarcity
A 39-year-old former investment manager in Georgia was already facing federal federal charges that he robbed hundreds of retirees of their savings through a Ponzi scheme when the rapid spread of COVID-19 presented an opportunity.
Telethon raises $115M for New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19
Tina Fey shed tears after announcing that more than $115 million was raised toward supporting New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19 during a virtual telethon.
Trump casts doubt on mail voting. His campaign promotes it.
While President Donald Trump claims mail-in voting is ripe for fraud and “cheaters,” his reelection campaign and state allies are scrambling to launch operations meant to help their voters cast ballots in the mail.
Source: World Baseball Classic to be postponed till 2023
The World Baseball Classic will be postponed from 2021 to 2023 because of the new coronavirus, a person familiar with the planning tells The Associated Press.
Small-town barber wins early victory in fight to stay open
A judge on Monday declined to stop a defiant Michigan man who reopened his barber shop despite a state order that has closed businesses for weeks because of the coronavirus.
Pelosi urges Congress to ‘go big’ on next virus aid package
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is poised to unveil the next coronavirus aid package, encouraging Congress to “go big” on aid to help cash-strapped states and struggling Americans. Voting is possible as soon as Friday.
Sisolak among governors to ask Congress for $1T in aid to states
Governors and legislative leaders from five western states that are coordinating their response to the coronavirus outbreak asked Congress on Monday to send $1 trillion to state and local governments across the U.S. in the next federal aid package.
Drive-thru COVID-19 testing at Orleans expands hours, capacity
The drive-thru coronavirus testing site at the Orleans will once again expand its capacity after Clark County and University Medical Center added Clinical Pathology Laboratories as a partner in the effort.