New flag warns of jellyfish, stingrays on Outer Banks beach
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — Lifeguards on a beach in North Carolina’s Outer Banks have posted a new purple flag that is adorned with images of a jelly fish and a stringray. The Virginian-Pilot reported that the flag serves as a warning when the sea creatures are nearby. Swimmers fled...
Chicago violence sparks war of words between Trump, mayor
CHICAGO — The war of words between Chicago’s mayor and President Donald Trump escalated Monday after a weekend where dozens of people were injured by gunfire and 12 were killed, with the mayor rejecting any suggestion that federal troops should be dispatched as they were in Portland, Oregon, and Trump...
U.S. slaps sanctions on strongman ruler of Russia’s Chechnya
MOSCOW — The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on the regional strongman leader of Russia’s republic of Chechnya over human rights violations. Ramzan Kadyrov, 43, has run Chechnya like his personal fiefdom, relying on his security forces to quash dissent. International human rights groups have accused Kadyrov and his...
Pennsylvania adds 711 new coronavirus cases
Pennsylvania on Monday continued its run of days with new cases counts in the 700s. With 711 new cases of covid-19, the state has now posted a count in the 700s in four out of the past five days. To date, there have been 101,738 cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania....
Pennsylvania offers grants to help preserve, inventory historical records
As an Export councilwoman and a member of the borough’s historical society, Melanie Litz has access to a treasure trove of the town’s history. She has handwritten letters of interest for council seats when the borough’s independent government was being formed in 1911. She has council’s original handwritten book of...
Israeli top model Bar Refaeli convicted of tax evasion
TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli court convicted top model Bar Refaeli on Monday on four counts of tax offenses, capping a prolonged tax evasion case against her and her family that sullied the image of a once beloved national icon. Refaeli entered the Tel Aviv courthouse with a white...
Study says hybrid option for return to school may be safestVideo
When it’s time for schools to reopen, the approach administrators should consider is a mix of in-person and remote teaching, according to a study commissioned by the state Department of Education. The hybrid education modeling simulates interactions among people such as teachers, students and bus drivers and determines what types...
Delaware police say they arrested 12-year-old car thief
NEW CASTLE, Del. — Police in Delaware say a 12-year-old boy stole a pickup truck from a gas station then led officers on a high-speed chase before crashing and trying to escape on foot. Delaware State Police said the boy stole the 2003 Ford Ranger while its owner was using...
Kanye West criticizes Harriet Tubman at his political rallyVideo
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, ranted against historical figure Harriet Tubman on Sunday, saying the Underground Railroad conductor “never actually freed the slaves, she just had them work for other white people,” comments that drew shouts of opposition from...
‘Men’s rights’ lawyer eyed in shooting of New Jersey judge’s family
A self-described “anti-feminist” lawyer found dead in the Catskills of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is being investigated as the possible gunman in the shooting of a federal judge’s family in New Jersey, two officials with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press. Roy Den Hollander, who received media...
Kentucky announces single-day high of new coronavirus cases
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A daily record of nearly 1,000 coronavirus cases was reported Sunday in Kentucky, a spike that the governor said should be a “wake-up call” for the state’s citizens to abide by mask and social distancing restrictions. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear announced in a news release that there...
White supremacists stage brief demonstration; no arrests
WILLIAMSPORT — A small group of white supremacists staged a brief demonstration in a central Pennsylvania park over the weekend but disbanded as police arrived in force to break up the event, which was conducted without a permit. More than a dozen members of the National Socialist Movement, some of...
GOP leaders, Trump to discuss coronavirus aid as crisis deepensVideo
WASHINGTON — Top Republicans in Congress were expecting to meet Monday with President Donald Trump on the next covid-19 aid package as the administration panned more virus testing money and interjected other priorities that could complicate quick passage. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was prepared to roll out the $1...
United Arab Emirates: Amal functioning after launch to MarsVideo
TOKYO — A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a seven-month journey to Mars, kicking off the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. The liftoff of the Mars orbiter named Amal, or Hope, from Japan marked the start of a rush to fly to Earth’s neighbor that includes attempts...
Florida records another 12,478 covid-19 cases and 89 new deathsVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s coronavirus cases continued to soar Sunday, with the state reporting another 12,478 cases. The state and national record for one day is 15,300 cases, reported July 12. At least 350,047 people have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, the Florida Department of...
Garcetti says Los Angeles reopened too quickly, warns of new stay-at-home orderVideo
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Sunday said L.A. opened too quickly and again warned that the city was close to imposing some type of new stay-at-home order as coronavirus cases continued to spike. Speaking on CNN, Garcetti was asked about a Los Angeles Times editorial that...
Pandemic? What pandemic? Trump reelection ads ignore coronavirus
The death toll keeps rising as covid-19 rages across Florida, Arizona and other campaign battlegrounds, but the television ads President Donald Trump is airing in those states say nothing about the coronavirus pandemic that has upended life for all Americans. It’s a conspicuous omission. Nearly every day, states that could...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: Mask order may cover ‘a lot more counties’ this weekVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio order requiring masks to be worn in public may include “a lot more counties” next week as the coronavirus continues to spread in the state, Gov. Mike DeWIne said Sunday. DeWine said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he is still considering a statewide mask...
Roger Stone calls Black radio host racial slur in interview
Roger Stone, a political operative whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted this month by President Donald Trump, his longtime friend, used the racial slur “Negro” on air while verbally sparring with a Los Angeles-based Black radio host. The exchange occurred on Saturday’s Mo’Kelly Show, whose host — Morris O’Kelly —...
85 Texas infants test positive for covid in one county
Most of the 85 young children in a South Texas county who are known to have contracted the coronavirus tested positive this month amid a surge in the state, a health official said Sunday. Nearly all of the children, most of whom are 1 year old or younger, are expected...
House leaders ‘alarmed’ federal officers policing protestsVideo
PORTLAND, Ore. — Top leaders in the U.S. House said Sunday they were “alarmed” by the Trump administration’s tactics against protesters in Portland, Oregon, and other cities, including Washington, D.C., and called on federal inspectors general investigate. “This is a matter of utmost urgency,” wrote House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold...
Newtown-Sandy Hook foundation, which clashed with victims’ families after massacre, is running out of money
HARTFORD, Conn. — The nonprofit organization that was put in charge of $12.5 million in donations that poured in following the Sandy Hook massacre — and then declined to give it all to the families of the 26 victims — is now quietly seeking more funding because it will run...
Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016 vote, as he scoffs at polls showing him lagging behind Democrat Joe Biden. Trump says it’s too early to make...
Trump calls top virus expert Fauci a ‘little bit of an alarmist’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert, is a “little bit of an alarmist” but that the two men have a “great relationship.” Trump made the comments in a lengthy interview on “Fox News Sunday” after members of his administration have criticized Fauci,...
FDA approves Quest coronavirus test for ‘pooled’ sample use
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency approval to a new approach to coronavirus testing that combines test samples in batches instead of running them one by one, speeding up the process. The FDA said Saturday that it reissued an emergency use authorization to Quest Diagnostics to...
