During usual times, The Piano Bar in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is jammed with people standing shoulder to shoulder. Singing “Sweet Caroline” at the top of their lungs, they punch the fog-machine air with their drinks, shouting out the “bom bom bom” part of the song as performers duke it out on two pianos well into the…… MORE
New York has reported its lowest daily death toll from Covid-19 since the pandemic began in the United States, the governor says. Health officials on Monday reported 73 residents died in a single day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters on Tuesday. “In this absurd new reality, that is good news,” Cuomo said. “Any other time…… MORE
When Deirdre Taylor was preparing to leave her Virginia home to fight Covid-19 in New York on the front lines, she made sure to pack a possession that she held dear for over three decades: a front-page newspaper article. But this wasn’t just any newspaper article. It was an article documenting Taylor’s rescue from a…… MORE
One retired United States Marine spent Memorial Day weekend honoring fallen veterans by standing on a Washington, DC median for 24 hours and saluting. Retired US Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers stood at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 23rd Street Northwest for 24 hours and saluted in order to raise awareness about veteran…… MORE
Dr. Megan Ranney spent last week testifying about the coronavirus before Congress. After Ranney took to Twitter on Sunday with a series of posts on the topic that many found extremely helpful and informative, CNN interviewed the emergency physician and Brown University associate professor of emergency medicine. Here’s what she says we know, and what…… MORE
Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired for their involvement in the death of a black man who was held down with a knee as he protested that he couldn’t breathe, officials said Tuesday. The FBI is investigating the incident, which drew widespread condemnation of the officers after a video showing part of the encounter…… MORE
A month since Georgia took some of the earliest and most extensive steps to reopen parts of its economy, Covid-19 cases have largely flattened in the state, albeit with a slight recent uptick. “The bad news is we are not seeing a reduction in transmission, but I don’t see a spike in transmission,” said Dr.…… MORE
Erik Chase says he was already having a rough week when he found out that he may have been exposed to the coronavirus. Chase told CNN’s “New Day” that he got his hair cut May 17 at a Great Clips salon in Springfield, Missouri, where health officials say two stylists worked for up to eight…… MORE
Authorities are offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information that can help find the assailants who attacked five mail carriers with paintball guns. Several of the carriers suffered minor injuries after being hit with paintball pellets on Saturday, said Michael Martel, a spokesman for the Postal Inspection Service, the law enforcement arm of…… MORE
New Hampshire is going big on bats this summer. Fish and Game Department officials are looking for volunteers to go bat counting. They’re asking participants to keep track of bats they see on their property and elsewhere as part of a statewide bat counting project. Barns and church steeples often serve as summer homes for…… MORE
