Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden in a video released Tuesday, saying his former vice president “has the character and the experience to guide us through one of our darkest times and heal us through a long recovery.“ The endorsement came one day after Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., offered Biden his endorsement during a […]
Thousands of non-violent inmates have been released from jails in Los Angeles County to prevent the spread of coronavirus, but the county sheriff said Monday he’s now concerned about a potential future spike in crime. Since the middle of March, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has been reducing the inmate population and cutting down […]
It has been nearly three weeks since former congressional staffer Tara Reade spoke out about her 1993 sexual assault accusation against former Vice President Joe Biden, but it wasn’t until Easter Sunday that it began receiving any attention from the mainstream media. And if you only watch CNN, you still haven’t heard about it. For […]
Saying “we need you in the White House,” Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden for president on Monday, less than a week after suspending his own campaign for the Democratic Party nomination. The Vermont senator made the announcement during a livestreamed virtual event with Biden, the former vice president who is now his party’s presumptive […]
To date, more than 557,000 people in the U.S. have knowingly tested positive for coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2. A new study, however, is looking to find out how many Americans have had COVID-19 that was not detected. The study, being conducted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), will attempt to figure out how many […]
SARS-CoV-2 may have originated in mammals, likely a bat or pangolin, given that its overall molecular structure closely resembles other viruses found in these animals. Researchers have now discovered six additional coronaviruses in Myanmar-based bats. The research, published in PLOS ONE, notes that the viruses were discovered between 2016 and 2018, but aren’t believed to […]
Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, who was convicted of trying to extort over $20 million from Nike, was temporarily released from a federal jail in New York City due to concerns over the coronavirus, authorities said Saturday. Avenatti has to report back to jail in 90 days, U.S. District Judge James Selna stated in his order. […]
An anonymous donor paid for $5,000 worth of groceries at a Massachusetts store, helping those most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic. The donation covered the total purchases made by shoppers from 6 to 7:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Provincetown Stop and Shop, a time set aside for elderly and immuno-compromised shoppers to buy their […]
Nearly two dozen homes were reported to have damage after a tornado struck the northern part of Louisiana on Sunday as the South faced an onslaught of severe weather. The city of Monroe said on Twitter there were “reports of damage in multiple neighborhoods” after the storm moved through shortly before noon on Sunday. “Please […]
President Trump on Friday described the decision on when and how to reopen the country as the most difficult one he’s had to make in his life, underscoring the careful line he is walking between concerns about the economy and public health during the coronavirus outbreak. “I don’t know that I’ve had a bigger decision. […]
A federal court judge bucked an order from Louisville, Ky., Mayor Greg Fischer (D) that disallows drive-in church services over the weekend amid the pandemic, saying the measures “criminalized” Easter celebrations. On Fire Christian Church sued Fischer and the city of Louisville on Friday, claiming that the mayor’s directive for churches to forgo gatherings to […]
A U.S. Border Patrol agent is facing charges on suspicion of sexually abusing multiple children for several years. Authorities in Sierra Vista, Ariz., reported Friday that suspect Dana Thornhill, 49, had been arrested Thursday evening following an armed standoff at a nearby church lasting four hours, according to The Associated Press. Police Lt. Sean Brownson […]
