Reacting to public objections and the threat of lawsuits, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday retreated from some changes in the United States Postal Service which critics said were intended to disrupt […]
Postmaster backs off on changes
Keeping your cool this fall
If you’re like me, you are looking forward to the Nov. 3 election with a mix of excitement and trepidation. It promises to be one of the most hard-fought and emotional presidential […]
COVID cases dip, but deaths rise
In a potentially encouraging sign, new cases of COVID-19 fell below the 50,000 mark in the United States for the third day in a row, according to Johns Hopkins University. That’s the […]
Harris is in; fall football is out
Democratic ticket is Joe and Kamala Kamala Harris will be the Democratic Party’s nominee for vice president of the United States in the Nov. 3 election. Joe Biden, who will head the […]
Officials knew of Beirut danger
Top Lebanese officials were warned last month about the dangers posed by a huge cache of volatile ammonium nitrate in Beirut’s port, according to Reuters news service. The agency reports that […]
School re-openings in New York
The State of New York, once the biggest hot spot in the nation for COVID-19 infections, is planning to reopen schools in some areas of the Empire State under certain conditions. Gov. […]
A ban on Chinese apps owners
A ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of the popular apps TikTok and WeChat was ordered on Thursday by President Donald Trump. The executive orders will go into effect in 45 […]
A tradition of speeches broken
The tradition of presidential candidates accepting their nominations from crowded convention centers and speaking to noisy audiences of supporters is another victim of the coronavirus pandemic. Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, […]
Back to school, says Dr. Fauci
The nation’s expert on epidemics, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Monday that schools and colleges should reopen in the fall despite the coronavirus epidemic, provided appropriate safeguards are observed and testing conducted. “The […]
Economy drops at a 32.9% rate
The U.S. economy plunged by an historic 32.9 percent annual rate for the second quarter of 2020, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis in a report released Thursday. That decline is […]
