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Ohio inmates constitute nearly quarter of coronavirus cases
COLUMBUS — Ohio inmates make up nearly one in four of the state’s coronavirus cases following a spike in identified infections as universal testing takes place inside three state prisons. Figures released Sunday show 1,828 positive tests at Marion Correctional Facility in north-central Ohio, out of about 2,500 total inmates,...
3 killed by suspected tornado, lightning as storms hit SouthVideo
HEADLAND, Ala. — Suspected tornadoes killed at least two people as severe weather blasted the Deep South and a house fire believed to have been caused by lightning claimed a third person, officials said Monday. Jerry Oliver Williams, 61, of Henry County died when the storm struck a rural area...
Protesters rally in Harrisburg to demand Gov. Wolf reopen economyVideo
HARRISBURG — Protesters gathered Monday outside the state Capitol to demand that Gov. Tom Wolf reopen Pennsylvania’s economy even as new social-distancing mandates designed to counter the new virus took effect at stores and other commercial buildings. Flag-waving protesters — some with masks, some without — massed in front of...
U.S. lockdowns coincide with rise in poisonings from cleanersVideo
NEW YORK — One toddler became dizzy, fell and hit her head after drinking from a large bottle of hand sanitizer. A woman had a scary coughing and wheezing fit while soaking her produce in a sink containing bleach, vinegar and hot water. Reports of accidental poisonings from cleaners and...
Gov’t relief loans to restaurant chains draw complaints
Some big restaurant chains have obtained loans from the government under a small-business relief program, leading business groups to cry foul even though the loans are within the guidelines of the lending program. The Paycheck Protection Program exhausted its $350 billion in funding last week and many small businesses were...
Idris Elba and wife, recovering from coronavirus, to help others
Even though they only had mild symptoms, Idris Elba says he and his wife had their lives “turned around” after contracting the coronavirus, calling the experience “definitely scary and unsettling and nervous.” “You know, everyone’s sort of feeling the way we have been feeling, but it has definitely been sort...
Study: Electric ferry isn’t feasible alternative to new Chesapeake Bay bridge
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland transportation officials say an all-electric ferry is not a feasible alternative to a new bridge for connecting shores of the Chesapeake Bay. The Capital Gazette reported Monday that an all-electric ferry would cost too much and that there isn’t one big enough to do the job....
Supreme Court: Criminal juries must be unanimous to convictVideo
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that juries in state criminal trials must be unanimous to convict a defendant, settling a quirk of constitutional law that had allowed divided votes to result in convictions in Louisiana and Oregon. The justices’ vote overturned the conviction of Evangelisto Ramos. He is...
Oil price goes negative as demand collapses; stocks take a plungeVideo
NEW YORK — Oil futures plunged below zero on Monday, the latest never-before-seen number to come out of the economic coma caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Stocks and Treasury yields also dropped on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 down 1.8%, but the market’s most dramatic action by far was...
West Virginia house fire leaves 4 deadVideo
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington firefighters found the bodies of three young children and a man Monday morning while responding to a house fire in which ammunition exploded. The children were found inside the house and the 30-year-old man was found dead outside, city spokesman Bryan Chambers said. The children are...
Fiery fatal crash ends pursuit; officer hurt in rescue bid
WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio — A police pursuit along Ohio highways ended in a fiery crash that killed the fleeing driver’s passenger, who was pulled from the burning vehicle by an officer who was injured during the rescue attempt, authorities said. The Saturday night pursuit began when the Willoughby Hills officer...
Brad Paisley raises a glass for frontline workersVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brad Paisley wants to raise a glass to friends, family and frontline workers in the middle of the global pandemic, so just send him a text. With the release of his new single “No I in Beer,” the country star been surprising people on video conference calls...
‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ Harry Potter on challenged books list
Stories with gay and transgender themes, a spoof inspired by the family rabbit of Vice President Mike Pence, and classics by J.K. Rowling and Margaret Atwood were among the books that received the most objections last year at schools and libraries. On Monday, the American Library Association released its annual...
Iran opens up as economic woes overtake virus infection fearsVideo
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Monday began opening intercity highways and major shopping centers to stimulate its sanctions-choked economy, gambling that it has brought under control its coronavirus outbreak — one of the worst in the world — even as some fear it could lead to a second wave of...
Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms
A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared. While that’s clearly good news, it also means it’s impossible to know who around you may be contagious....
As mail voting pushed, some fear loss of in-person option
ATLANTA — Scrambling to address voting concerns during a pandemic, election officials across the country are eliminating polling places or scaling back opportunities for people to cast ballots in person — a move raising concerns among voting rights groups and some Democrats who say some voters could be disenfranchised. In...
Afghan officials: Taliban attacks on checkpoints kill 29Video
KABUL, Afghanistan — A wave of Taliban attacks on checkpoints across Afghanistan has killed 29 members of the security forces, officials said Monday. In northern Takhar province, 19 security personnel were killed in a battle Sunday night in the district of Khwaja Ghor, according to Jawad Hajri, spokesman for the...
Miami police disperse crowd by David Guetta’s relief concert
MIAMI — Police said they dispersed crowds violating social distancing guidelines during David Guetta’s coronavirus relief concert in Miami. There were no arrests made when police broke up groups on the sidewalks far below the two-hour rooftop concert played by the DJ on Saturday, The Miami Herald reported. Florida has...
Harry and Meghan say they won’t cooperate with U.K. tabloidsVideo
LONDON — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex say they will no longer cooperate with several British tabloid newspapers because of what they call “distorted, false or invasive” stories. Meghan and Prince Harry have written to the editors of The Sun, the Daily Mail, the Daily Express and the Daily...
Trump says he’ll act to increase swab productionVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he will use the Defense Production Act to increase manufacturing of swabs used to test for the coronavirus. Many governors have for weeks urged the White House to further evoke federal powers to increase private industry’s production of medical supplies as health officials work...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls for federal help with testing materialsVideo
COLUMBUS — The governor of Ohio called on the federal government to help provide crucial materials that would allow a dramatic increase in testing for coronavirus in his state — and later reported a “very positive” response from the agency concerned. Gov. Mike DeWine said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the...
Israelis accuse Netanyahu of endangering democracyVideo
TEL AVIV, Israel — More than 2,000 Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday, demonstrating against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to form an “emergency” government with his chief rival and accusing him of using the coronavirus crisis to escape prosecution on corruption charges. Demonstrators wore face...
Global health crisis pits economic against health concernsVideo
WASHINGTON — The global health crisis is taking a nasty political turn with tensions worsening between governments locked down to keep the coronavirus at bay and people yearning to restart stalled economies and forestall fears of a depression. Protesters worrying about their livelihoods and bucking infringements on their freedom took...
Official: Police kill gunman who hijacked Dallas-area bus
ROWLETT, Texas — A man opened fire on a Dallas-area public bus on Sunday, hijacking it with two people aboard and leading officers on a chase that ended in a shootout in which the man was killed and three officers were wounded, according to police officials. A man got on...
Can Alex Ovechkin catch Wayne Gretzky? ‘The Great One’ rooting for himVideo
Wayne Gretzky sees a lot of himself in Alex Ovechkin, from the smile on his face each time he steps on the ice to his passion for scoring goals. There are also differences, like Gretzky’s sole focus on the NHL growing up in Brantford, Ontario, versus Ovechkin’s upbringing in Moscow....
