| Pence press secretary Katie Miller tests positive for coronavirus Posted: 08 May 2020 09:58 AM PDT  An aide to Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for the coronavirus, senior administration officials confirmed Friday.
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| China 'shocked' by U.S. reversal on U.N. coronavirus action: diplomat Posted: 09 May 2020 02:16 PM PDT  China and the United States both supported a draft United Nations Security Council resolution confronting the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday and it was "shocking and regretful" that Washington changed its mind on Friday, a Chinese diplomat said. A U.S. diplomat refuted the Chinese comment, saying there was no U.S. agreement on the text. For more than six weeks the 15-member council has been trying to agree on a text that ultimately aims to back a March 23 call by U.N. chief Antonio Guterres for a ceasefire in global conflicts so the world can focus on the pandemic.
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| Putin pays a somber tribute to WWII dead as Russian coronavirus cases skyrocket Posted: 09 May 2020 07:14 AM PDT  Cancellation of the ceremony was the second blow to Putin, who was forced to call off a referendum extending his time in power.
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| Court halts ban on mass gatherings at Kentucky churches Posted: 08 May 2020 09:55 PM PDT  A federal court halted the Kentucky governor's temporary ban on mass gatherings from applying to in-person religious services, clearing the way for Sunday church services. U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove on Friday issued a temporary restraining order enjoining Gov. Andy Beshear's administration from enforcing the ban on mass gatherings at "any in-person religious service which adheres to applicable social distancing and hygiene guidelines."
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| Reade responds to skeptics and calls on Biden to drop out Posted: 09 May 2020 05:23 AM PDT  Reade discussed her sexual assault allegation against Biden in an interview with Megyn Kelly Thursday.
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| Belarus holds Victory Day parade despite coronavirus threat Posted: 09 May 2020 04:33 AM PDT  Thousands of troops paraded before crowds of spectators in Minsk Saturday to mark 75 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany as Belarus held a celebration of Victory Day despite the coronavirus pandemic. Neighbouring Russia cancelled its Victory Day parade over the pandemic and Belarus was the only ex-Soviet country with reported cases to hold the annual event. President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been dismissive of the pandemic and the "psychosis" around the virus, watched in military uniform with top brass as some 4,000 troops marched past and planes and helicopters flew overhead.
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| Almost 12,000 meatpacking and food plant workers have reportedly contracted COVID-19. At least 48 have died. Posted: 08 May 2020 09:21 AM PDT  The infections and deaths are spread across roughly two farms and 189 meat and processed food factories.
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| Brazil's Amazon: Surge in deforestation as military prepares to deploy Posted: 08 May 2020 02:17 PM PDT  The military is preparing to deploy to the region to try to stop illegal logging and mining.
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| Trump says coronavirus will 'go away without a vaccine' Posted: 08 May 2020 12:51 PM PDT  President Trump on Friday broke with health experts, telling reporters that the coronavirus will "go away without a vaccine."
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| Venezuela's top prosecutor requests extradition of U.S. veteran accused in plot Posted: 08 May 2020 09:17 AM PDT |
| Meet the Ohio health expert who has a fan club — and Republicans trying to stop her Posted: 09 May 2020 02:04 AM PDT  Some Buckeyes are not comfortable being told by a "woman in power" to quarantine, one expert said.
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| Jetliner hits and kills person as it lands at Austin airport Posted: 08 May 2020 09:33 AM PDT  Southwest Airlines says pilot spotted the person shortly after it touched down and maneuvered to try to avoid the person.
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| India uses drones to disinfect virus hotspot as cases surge Posted: 09 May 2020 08:19 AM PDT  Indian authorities used drones and fire engines to disinfect the pandemic-hit city of Ahmedabad on Saturday, as virus cases surged and police clashed with migrant workers protesting against a reinforced lockdown. The western city of 5.5 million people in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state has become a major concern for authorities as they battle an uptick in coronavirus deaths and cases across India.
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| Elon Musk says Tesla will 'immediately' leave California after coronavirus shutdowns forced the company to close its main car factory Posted: 09 May 2020 10:34 AM PDT  In a tweet Saturday morning, Tesla's chief executive said it would file a lawsuit against county officials over not being able to run its factory.
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| Indianapolis Police Officer Shoots Man in Livestreamed Killing. Here's What to Know Posted: 07 May 2020 06:29 PM PDT  According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), officers began pursuing the individual after they noticed him driving recklessly and attempted to pull him over.
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| Trump donor and lawyer to represent Biden's accuser Posted: 08 May 2020 08:13 AM PDT  The former Senate staffer, who is accusing Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her 27 years ago, is being represented by a lawyer who is also a donor to President Trump.
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| Trump calls Ahmaud Arbery killing 'very disturbing' but says he trusts Georgia justice Posted: 08 May 2020 10:15 AM PDT  President Trump said he had watched the video of Ahmaud Arbery being shot and found it "heartbreaking," but he has confidence in the Georgia legal system.
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| Plastic shields in place, Dutch schools to reopen amid coronavirus Posted: 08 May 2020 08:15 AM PDT  At the Springplank school in the Dutch city of Den Bosch, staff have installed plastic shields around students' desks and disinfectant gel dispensers at the doorways as part of preparations to reopen amid the country's coronavirus outbreak. New infections in the Netherlands have been declining for weeks, and the government on Wednesday announced a schedule to relax some of its lockdown measures, with elementary schools to reopen on May 11. "Our teachers are not worried," said Rascha van der Sluijs, the school's technical coordinator.
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| Coronavirus: Chinese official admits health system weaknesses Posted: 09 May 2020 08:02 AM PDT  China says it will improve public health systems after criticism of its early response to the virus.
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| These are the most dangerous jobs you can have in the age of coronavirus Posted: 08 May 2020 04:34 PM PDT  For millions of Americans, working at home isn't an option. NBC News identified seven occupations in which employees are at especially high risk of COVID-19.
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| Obama: Trump pandemic response "an absolute chaotic disaster" Posted: 09 May 2020 12:24 PM PDT  Obama also expressed concern about the Justice Department's decision to drop charges against Michael Flynn
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| Trump says he watched video of Ahmaud Arbery killing: “Very, very disturbing" Posted: 08 May 2020 10:16 AM PDT  President Trump said Friday he had watched the video of Ahmaud Arbery being shot and found it "very disturbing" and "heartbreaking," but said he was confident that the Georgia legal system would come down on the side of justice.
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| Missing Idaho kids' uncle died of blood clot in Arizona Posted: 08 May 2020 03:14 PM PDT  A pulmonary blood clot killed the brother of an Idaho woman who's facing charges in the disappearance of her children — a case that attracted worldwide attention with revelations of her doomsday beliefs and connection to three mysterious deaths. Autopsy and toxicology reports were released Friday for Alex Cox, who died in Arizona in December. In July, Cox fatally shot his sister's estranged husband, Charles Vallow, in what he said was self-defense.
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| Despite lockdown, no letup in Chicago's murder rate Posted: 07 May 2020 10:08 PM PDT  The streets of Chicago may be largely empty as residents hunker down from coronavirus but some of the city's most deprived neighborhoods are still echoing to the sound of deadly gunfire and raucous partying. While significant falls in crime have been one of the few positive side effects of lockdowns in much of the United States and elsewhere, they have barely made a dent in the homicide rate in Chicago, a city that has long recorded the most murders in the country. Chicago police say 56 murders were committed in April despite statewide stay-at-home orders -- only a fraction lower than the 61 for the same month in 2019 -- while last weekend, the first of the new month, four people were killed and 46 others shot and wounded.
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| New York City is readying 1,200 hotel rooms with laundry service and meals as part of the city's coronavirus testing and tracing efforts Posted: 09 May 2020 03:13 PM PDT  The New York City coronavirus "test and trace corps" will begin by June. People living in cramped spaces who are COVID-exposed will be sent to hotels.
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| How one doctor is fighting coronavirus — and Trump Posted: 08 May 2020 03:21 PM PDT  A 37-year-old doctor and Texas native is running to replace a pro-Trump conservative in the House of Representatives. He is one of several doctors who are running for Congress and seeking to protect Obamacare.
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| Indianapolis police say Sean Reed was fatally shot in exchange of gunfire after officer's taser was 'ineffective' Posted: 07 May 2020 09:49 PM PDT  Indianapolis police released more information on Thursday night about an exchange of gunfire that led to the shooting death of Sean Reed.
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| Report says cellphone data suggests October shutdown at Wuhan lab, but experts are skeptical Posted: 08 May 2020 05:12 PM PDT  U.S. and U.K. intel agencies are reviewing the private report, but intel analysts examined and couldn't confirm a similar theory previously.
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| Pence press secretary tests positive for coronavirus Posted: 08 May 2020 03:23 PM PDT  The news comes shortly after a valet who served meals to President Trump also tested positive for the virus.
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| Russian volunteers search for fallen World War II soldiers Posted: 09 May 2020 12:09 AM PDT  Abayev and members of his search team rummage the steppe for remains of the Red Army soldiers who fell in the autumn of 1942 in fierce fighting with Nazi troops pushing toward the Caspian Sea south of Stalingrad. Stiff resistance by the Red Army stopped the Wehrmacht onslaught in the steppes of Kalmykia, and months later the enemy's forces were encircled in Stalingrad and surrendered, a major defeat for the Nazis that marked a turning point in World War II.
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| Rapper Tekashi69 smashes Instagram live record with post-prison boast Posted: 08 May 2020 02:38 PM PDT  Fresh out of prison and in home confinement, rapper Tekashi69 destroyed the Instagram live viewership record, as two million users watched him sound off, diss the haters and promote a new song. It was a birthday party rant of sorts for the braggadocious star who turned 24 Friday, weeks after his early release from prison due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus. Tekashi was sentenced in December to two years in prison on racketeering, firearms and drug trafficking charges.
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| People are speaking out in support of Costco after customers threatened to boycott the warehouse chain for requiring shoppers to wear masks Posted: 08 May 2020 08:11 AM PDT  "I totally support your mask policy," a comment on Costco's Facebook said. "It is small minded individuals who don't understand the reason for it."
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| CNN legal analysts say Barr dropping the Flynn case shows 'the fix was in.' Barr says winners write history. Posted: 08 May 2020 05:23 AM PDT  The Justice Department announced Thursday that it is dropping its criminal case against President Trump's first national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn twice admitted in court he lied to the FBI about his conversations with Russia's U.S. ambassador, and then cooperated in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. It was an unusual move by the Justice Department, and CNN's legal and political analysts smelled a rat."Attorney General [William] Barr is already being accused of creating a special justice system just for President Trump's friends," and this will only feed that perception, CNN's Jake Tapper suggested. Political correspondent Sara Murray agreed, noting that the prosecutor in the case, Brandon Van Grack, withdrew right before the Justice Department submitted its filing, just like when Barr intervened to request a reduced sentence for Roger Stone.National security correspondent Jim Sciutto laid out several reason why the substance of Flynn's admitted lie was a big deal, and chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin was appalled. "It is one of the most incredible legal documents I have read, and certainly something that I never expected to see from the United States Department of Justice," Toobin said. "The idea that the Justice Department would invent an argument -- an argument that the judge in this case has already rejected -- and say that's a basis for dropping a case where a defendant admitted his guilt shows that this is a case where the fix was in."Barr told CBS News' Cathrine Herridge on Thursday that dropping Flynn's case actually "sends the message that there is one standard of justice in this country." Herridge told Barr he would take flak for this, asking: "When history looks back on this decision, how do you think it will be written?" Barr laughed: "Well, history's written by the winners. So it largely depends on who's writing the history." Watch below. More stories from theweek.com The U.S. reportedly didn't take up a January offer that would have led to the production of 1.7 million masks per week 7 scathing cartoons about America's rush to reopen Outed CIA agent Valerie Plame is running for Congress, and her launch video looks like a spy movie trailer
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| Chaffetz: I don't understand why Adam Schiff continues to have a security clearance Posted: 08 May 2020 11:43 AM PDT  Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz and Andy McCarthy react to House Intelligence transcripts on Russia probe.
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| Off-duty officer body slams Walmart shopper irate over face mask rule Posted: 07 May 2020 07:28 PM PDT  The officer used a "takedown measure" to gain control of the woman because of "other threat factors in the store," a police official said.
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| Ted Cruz gets haircut at Texas salon after owner released from jail Posted: 09 May 2020 08:35 AM PDT  "Glad Shelley is out of jail & her business is open!" Cruz said while visiting Salon à la Mode.
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| Barack Obama calls Trump administration’s coronavirus response a ‘chaotic disaster’ in leaked recording Posted: 09 May 2020 08:38 AM PDT  Former President Barack Obama has issued a stern critique of the Trump administration's coronavirus response, calling it a "chaotic disaster".The comments were made on a 30-minute private phone call between the former president and members of the Obama Alumni Association, according to Yahoo News, which obtained audio from the conversation.
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| Virus tracing app raises privacy concerns in India Posted: 07 May 2020 10:06 PM PDT  As India enters an extended coronavirus lockdown, the government is actively pursuing contact tracing to help control infections. At the heart of the effort in the country of 1.3 billion people is a government-run smartphone app that critics say endangers civil liberties in how it uses location services and centralizes data collection. In April, India launched the Aarogya Setu app, which helps people identify whether they have been near someone who tested positive for the virus.
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| Canada PM 'worried' about situation in Montreal Posted: 09 May 2020 01:59 PM PDT  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Saturday for caution and expressed concern about loosening lockdown measures in Montreal, the epicenter of Canada's coronavirus outbreak. While several Canadian provinces, including Quebec, are preparing reopening measures and a gradual revival of their economies, Trudeau stressed prudence and said that the country is not yet out of danger. Quebec is the worst-hit province in Canada, with more than half of both the country's 67,000 cases of coronavirus and 4,700 deaths.
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| US lawmakers blast five large corporations for taking $50 million meant for small businesses. Only one is returning the money. Posted: 09 May 2020 09:34 AM PDT  Collectively, the five companies singled out by a House committee took $50 million in small business loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.
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| China says Taiwan's bid to attend key WHO meeting will fail Posted: 08 May 2020 02:22 AM PDT |
| New Car Incentives Offered for Healthcare Workers During the Pandemic Posted: 08 May 2020 08:03 AM PDT  Automakers and dealerships across the nation are offering healthcare workers special discounts on car purchases during the coronavirus pandemic. The discount programs might take an extra $500 or ...
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| Barr consumed by Mueller's investigation of Trump since Day One Posted: 08 May 2020 10:50 AM PDT  The AG has been consistent in his view that the FBI's investigation of the president's 2016 campaign was overzealous.
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| Vanessa Bryant suing Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department over deputies allegedly sharing photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe and daughter Gianna Posted: 08 May 2020 11:18 PM PDT  "This is an unspeakable violation of human decency, respect, and of the privacy rights of the victims and their families," Bryant's attorney said.
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