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A mannequin wears a face mask at the Citadel Outlets in Commerce, Calif., Thursday, July 2, 2020. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday urged Californians to turn to their

'Huge bummer': July Fourth will test Americans' discipline

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With confirmed cases climbing in 40 states, governors and local officials have ordered the wearing of masks in public, and families were urged to celebrate their independence at home. Even then, they were told to keep their backyard cookouts small...

MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945

In this Oct. 25, 2017, file photo, the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers play in Game 2 of the baseball World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Dodger Stadium’s 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer. The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday, July 3, 2020, because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022 Midsummer Classic.

Washington Redskins undergoing 'thorough review' of team name

Police: Indiana toll road worker struck by SUV, killed

According to state police, the SUV continued off the roadway, rolled over and came to a final rest in the ditch on the south side of the road.

2 Oklahoma police officers charged in death of man

The photo provided by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shows Brandon Dingman (left) and Joshua Taylor, two police officers from a small southern Oklahoma town who have been charged with second-degree murder after being accused of using their stun guns more than 50 times on a 28-year-old man who died. The two were charged Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in the death last year of Jared Lakey, according to court documents.

US issues guidelines but no new rules for safe air travel

In this Monday, April 27, 2020, photo provided by Vince Warburton, passengers get off an American Airlines flight airplane after they landed at Los Angeles International Airport.

Melissa Flores hands out diapers during a drive through food pantry distribution by Catholic Charities during the coronavirus pandemic in Dallas, Thursday, July 2, 2020.

Texas governor issues statewide mask order to fight COVID-19

Abbott, who had pushed Texas' aggressive reopening of the state economy in May, had previously said the government could not order individuals to wear masks ...

Hugh Downs, genial presence on TV news and game shows, dies

FILE - This Jan. 12, 2012 file photo shows Hugh Downs at the

Video: Florida police laugh after shooting rubber bullets

Officials: Students in Alabama threw COVID contest parties

Tuscaloosa Fire Chief Randy Smith speaks to the Tuscaloosa city council on June 30, 2020.

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell arrested

In this Nov. 7, 1991, file photo Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of late British publisher Robert Maxwell, reads a statement in Spanish in which she expressed her family's gratitude to the Spanish authorities, aboard the

Patrons eat lunch at Slater's 50/50 Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Santa Clarita, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a three-week closure of bars, indoor dining and indoor operations of several other types of businesses in various counties, including Los Angeles, as the state deals with increasing coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

Coronavirus cases rising in 40 of 50 US states

In yet another alarming indicator, 36 states are seeing a rise in the percentage of tests that are coming back positive for the virus ...

US adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%

In this Saturday, May 16, 2020, file photo, Glen Buhlmann, lower left, fills out a job application during a walk- and drive-up job fair in Seattle for clothing maker Outdoor Research's new line of face masks and other personal protection equipment the company has started manufacturing due to the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. employers likely rehired several million more workers in June, thereby reducing a Depression-level unemployment rate, but the most up-to-date data suggests that a resurgent coronavirus will limit further gains.

Whipping post removed from Delaware courthouse square

In this undated photo from the Delaware Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs a whipping post is displayed on the grounds of the Old Sussex County Courthouse near the Circle in Georgetown, Del. Delaware officials are set to remove the post that was historically used to hold people as they were publicly lashed for committing crimes. The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs says it will bring down the concrete post on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 and place it in a Dover storage unit with other historical artifacts, according to a statement issued by the agency Tuesday, June 30.

Lawmakers to get classified briefing on Russia bounty intel

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaks during a news conference at the State Department, Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Washington.

Missouri man freed from prison with help from Lynx star Maya Moore

President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Washington.

Trump supports new round of direct coronavirus payments

Members of the national guard walk near an unregistered drug rehabilitation center after a shooting in Irapuato, Mexico, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Gunmen burst into the rehab center and opened fire, killing more than 20 and wounding several more.

24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico

Police: Oklahoma officer's health improving after shooting

Man charged with conspiring to hide kids' bodies in his yard

The new charges against Chad Daybell were filed Tuesday evening. Prosecutors say he conspired with wife Lori Vallow Daybell to keep hiding the bodies of 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan ...

FILE - This file booking photo provided by the Rexburg (Idaho) Police Department shows Chad Daybell, who was arrested Tuesday, June 9, 2020, on suspicion of concealing or destroying evidence after local and federal investigators searched his property, according to the Fremont County Sheriff's Office. Court documents say authorities used cellphone information from the now-deceased uncle of two missing Idaho children to find the youths' bodies on a rural property in June 2020. Police found the remains of 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and her brother, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, on June 9 after months of searching. Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, are in custody. (Rexburg Police Department via AP, File

Virus spike prompts big California about face on reopenings

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered bars and indoor dining at restaurants to close in most areas of the state for the next three weeks amid a troubling surge of new coronavirus cases throughout the state...

A dine-in customer with a face mask on his head is surrounded by tables marked with X's for social distancing at a restaurant in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a three-week closure of bars and indoor operations of restaurants and certain other businesses in Los Angeles and 18 other counties as the state deals with increasing cases of COVID-19.

Department of Homeland Security to safeguard US monuments

The federal agency that was created to improve the nation’s response to terrorism announced Wednesday that it will be adding the protection of statues and monuments to its mission...

The White House is visible behind a statue of President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Washington, with the word

Entertainment

Coronavirus concerns freeze Vanilla Ice show

The 1990s rapper with the hit single "Ice Ice Baby" had been scheduled to play a lakeside show just outside Austin on Friday, but on Thursday he announced it was being postponed ...

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2014 file photo, singer Vanilla Ice performs during the skills competition at the NBA All Star basketball game, in New Orleans. Vanilla Ice has indefinitely postponed a Texas concert that had drawn fierce criticism due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 1990s rapper with the hit single �Ice Ice Baby� had been scheduled to play a lakeside concert just outside Austin on Friday, July 3, 2020, but he decided to postpone until a later date, the owner of the restaurant hosting the show said Thursday, July 2.

Business

Fuji Ya, 1st Japanese restaurant to open in Minnesota, closes its doors after over 60 years

"Thank you for your support! Unfortunately we are closing our doors," the website states on its main page...

Technology

NASA to name DC headquarters after 'hidden figure' Mary W. Jackson

Jackson's work was highlighted in the 2016 book "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race." Janelle Monáe portrayed Jackson in the film adaptation ...

Mary Winston Jackson, professional aerospace engineer and leader in ensuring equal opportunities for future generations, is seen in this undated photo.

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