Just two days after Kamala Harris was named as the running mate to Joe Biden, President Donald Trump is taking the gloves off. On Thursday, according to the Associated Press, he mentioned […]
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 […]
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 […]
AG Barr spars with House panel
Attorney General William Barr faced off with a House panel on Tuesday as members grilled him about his involvement in the legal issues surrounding allies of President Trump and the Justice Department’s […]
High court backs corona rules
The U.S. Supreme Court, on a 5-4 vote, upheld a lower court decision Friday rejecting a Nevada church’s challenge to state virus protection rules. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the four liberal […]
Daily COVID count dips to 710
The daily count of coronavirus cases reported to the Orange County Health Care Agency on Friday is 710, a dip from Thursday’s total of 905. Thirteen deaths were reported, down from 22 […]
U.S. corona total passes 4 million
More than 4 million Americans have now been diagnosed with the novel COVID-19 virus. According to Johns Hopkins University’s tally, the total is now 4,007,859. Additionally 143,846 deaths have been recorded in […]
More federal agents to be sent
Additional federal agents will be sent to Chicago and Albuquerque, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, to fight violence and crime in those cities. It follows the deployment of agents of the […]
Closed schools for many pupils
The battle against the coronavirus pandemic is heading to the classroom, and in many places leading students from out of the classroom. On Friday, several states – including California and Texas – […]