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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday further limited travel from the world’s coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second to the U.S. in the number of confirmed cases. Trump had already banned certain travelers from China, Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland and, to a lesser extent, Iran. […]

By MARIAM FAM, The Associated Press With no congregational prayers or family gatherings, Salsabiel Mujovic has been worried that this year’s Eid al-Fitr celebration will pale. Still, she’s determined to bring home holiday cheer amid the coronavirus gloom. Her family can’t go to the mosque, but the 29-year-old New Jersey resident bought new outfits for […]

Memorial Day weekend is a time to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country. It’s a time marked by solemn remembrances and gestures of thanks. One of the most common traditions is the placing of U.s. flags on the graves of fallen soldiers. That has presented a problem as some places suspended […]

By Dakin Andone |CNN Police in south Florida have arrested and charged a woman in the death of her 9-year-old son after they say she falsely accused two black men of abducting him. Patricia Ripley, 45, had claimed she was driving with her son Alejandro around 9 p.m. Thursday when two black men in another […]

SAN FRANCISCO — A fire engulfed a warehouse on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf early Saturday, sending a thick plume of smoke over the waterfront and threatening to spread to a historic World War II-era ship before firefighters brought the flames under control. One firefighter sustained a hand injury while battling the fire at the warehouse […]

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump visited one of his golf clubs Saturday at the start of Memorial Day weekend as he urges U.S. states to reopen after coronavirus-related lockdowns. Yet many Americans remained cautious as the number of confirmed cases nationwide passed 1.6 million. In California, where many businesses and recreational activities are reopening, […]

Leaders rule based on fear, rather than trust in us I recognize that our leaders are doing the best they can to protect us. I also believe that as long as they make decisions based on fear for us instead of trust in us we will continue to decrease in well-being. Responding in fear moves […]

By Allen Kim | CNN As if we didn’t have enough to worry about with giant murder hornets invading the US and a global pandemic, millions of 17-year cicadas will emerge from the ground this year. As many as 1.5 million cicadas per acre may emerge, and people living in Southwest Virginia, parts of North […]

LAS VEGAS — Free parking, but no valet service. Bartenders, blackjack dealers and waiters wearing masks. Hand sanitizer everywhere. Yes, dice will roll, cards will be dealt and slot machines will beckon. But poker rooms? Closed. Tourists returning to Las Vegas will see changes since gambling stopped in mid-March for the first time ever to […]

Associated Press NEW YORK — Authorities investigating the long-running mystery of skeletal remains strewn along a suburban New York beach highway said Friday they have identified the remains of one of the women using DNA technology. Suffolk County police said they would soon post information about the woman, known as “Jane Doe No. 6,” to […]

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher Wray has ordered an internal review into possible misconduct in the investigation of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, the bureau said Friday. The review will examine whether any employees engaged in misconduct during the course of the investigation and evaluate whether any improvements in FBI policies and […]

By Adil Jawad | Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan — A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed Friday in a crowded neighborhood near the airport in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi after an apparent engine failure during landing. Officials said there were at least two survivors from the plane, and it was unknown how many people on […]