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Puerto Rico Supreme Court upholds second round for primaries
Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court has ruled the votes cast during a botched primary over the weekend are valid and that a second round of voting will be held this Sunday. Read more
Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court has ruled the votes cast during a botched primary over the weekend are valid and that a second round of voting will be held this Sunday. Read more
A federal judge on has allowed the Education Department to move forward with new rules governing how schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual assault. Read more
Economies in those states are now lagging those in the Northeast as consumers have become more cautious and bars and restaurants have been shut down again in some states. Read more
Thomas Gilmer, the party-endorsed candidate, was arrested Monday night on charges of with first-degree unlawful restraint and second-degree strangulation. Read more
Carmen Best, the city’s first Black police chief, said in a letter to the department that her retirement will be effective Sept. 2. Read more
Airport security is finding guns in passenger carry-on bags at three times the rate recorded before the pandemic. And 80% of the guns are loaded. Read more
The president returned minutes later, saying that everything was “under control.” The shooting was just blocks from the White House. Read more
At least three dozen firefighters converged on the disaster scene, where the natural gas explosion reduced to the homes to piles of rubble and pieces of debris. Read more
Puerto Rico’s historic primaries were marred by a lack of voting materials that forced frustrated voters who braved a spike in COVID-19 cases to turn around and go back home. Read more
More than 695,000 homes and businesses in the New York tri-state area were still without electricity today as utilities continued trying to get the lights on four days after Tropical Storm Isaias. Read more
The father and son jailed on murder charges in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery are asking a Georgia judge to grant them bond and to throw out two charges in their indictment. Read more
Protesters defied police orders to disperse and threw rocks and commercial-grade fireworks at officers as unrest in the Northwest city continued overnight. Read more
Many who rode their bikes into Sturgis today expressed defiance at the rules and restrictions that have marked life in many locales during the pandemic. Read more
U.S. officials also believe China does not want Trump to win a second term and has accelerated its criticism of the White House, expanding its efforts to shape public policy in America and to pressure political figures seen as opposed to Beijing’s interests. Read more
More than 1 million public school students in New York City — the largest district in the U.S. — had their last day of in-class instruction March 13, Read more
With much of the nation having paused or reversed plans to restore economic activity, many employers are still reluctant or unable to hire and consumers remain generally hesitant to shop, travel or eat out. Read more
Washington talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money are teetering on the brink of collapse after a marathon meeting in the Capitol tonight generated a wave of recriminations but little progress on the top issues confronting negotiators. Read more
Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus are straining to afford the basics now that an extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits has expired. Read more
As president, Trump hasn’t personally squared off against the ACLU from the witness stand, but the broader warning has been borne out. Read more
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested negative for COVID-19 today after testing positive earlier in the day before he was to meet with President Donald Trump, according to a statement from his office. Read more
The lawsuit highlighted misspending and self-dealing allegations that have roiled the NRA and its longtime leader, Wayne LaPierre, in recent years — from hair and makeup for his wife to a $17 million post-employment contract for himself. Read more
