More than 90,000 Americans could die of COVID-19 in next three weeks, CDC forecast shows

By CNN,

More than 38,000 Americans have died of Covid-19 in the first two weeks of the new year. Another 92,000 are projected to die from the virus over ro...

america , COVID-19 , US CDC

Good riddance 2020. Hello 2021: Fireworks light deserted streets

By Reuters,

Fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House, but the harbour below was a deserted ghost town, a fittingly creepy send-off for a year th...

coronavirus , new year address

New York City closes schools amid COVID-19 surge

By VOA,

New York City Wednesday ordered schools to close, as the city recorded a seventh-straight day with a COVID-19 positivity rate of over 3%. Also Read...

coronavirus

As cold weather arrives, U.S. states see record increases in COVID-19 cases

By Reuters,

Nine U.S. states have reported record increases in COVID-19 cases over the last seven days, mostly in the upper Midwest and West where chilly weather ...

COVID-19 , Mayor Bill de Blasio , Senator Ron Johnson

Coronavirus pandemic is getting worse- WHO warns

By VOA,

The World Health Organization says 60 percent of the world’s 10 million coronavirus cases since December came in the month of June – a sign that t...

coronavirus

New York City allows swimming at beaches ahead of Independence Day weekend

By Reuters,

Beaches in New York City will be open to the public for swimming ahead of Independence Day, after partially being reopened for Memorial Day weekend ce...

New York City

George Floyd died of asphyxia, private autopsy finds

By VOA,

Minnesota officials have ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide, saying he suffered from a loss of blood flow due to compression on his neck while be...

George Floyd

NYC mayor’s daughter Chiara arrested alongside protesters for ‘unlawful assembly’

By CNN,

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter was arrested during protests Saturday night, according to police sources. Chiara de Blasio was arrest...

Chiara de Blasio , floyd

Fires. Tear gas. Rubber bullets. ‘I can’t breathe’ protests heat up over death of George Floyd

By Reuters,

Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the deat...

George Floyd

Covid-19 isn’t just a respiratory disease. It hits the whole body

By CNN,

The patient had been relatively fine for the first 10 days he was down with Covid-19. Just 38, he didn't fit the description of people at high risk...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Americans urged to wear masks outside as coronavirus death toll rises by 1000 in 24hours

By Reuters,

The Trump administration on Thursday looked set to join local officials in advising Americans to wear masks when venturing out during the still-explod...

coronavirus , masks

U.S becomes world’s worst coronavirus epicenter with over 82,000 cases

By CNN,

The United States now has the highest number of known cases of coronavirus in the world with more than 82,000, according to CNN's tally of cases repor...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , United States

Coronavirus spreads faster outside China, stoking global fears

By CNN,

The number of new coronavirus infections inside China - the source of the outbreak - was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Wedn...

coronavirus

New York showers love on U.S. World Cup champs

By Reuters,

Amid confetti and chants of “equal pay,” New York honored the U.S. women’s soccer team on Wednesday with a ticker-tape parade up the “Canyon o...

U.S , USA , Women's World Cup

New York orders mandatory measles vaccinations, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak

By Reuters,

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn on Tuesday in response to a measles outbreak, requiring unv...

Mayor Bill de Blasio , Measles outbreak. , New York City , vaccination

As Amazon drops New York City project, progressives claim a major coup

By Reuters,

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wasted no time on Thursday in calling Amazon’s decision to scrap plans to build a major New York outpos...

Amazon

Judge blocks New York City law requiring Airbnb to hand over user data

By Reuters,

A federal judge on Thursday blocked a New York City law requiring Airbnb to hand over data each month about people who use its apartment listing servi...

Airbnb , Mayor Bill de Blasio , New York City law , U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer

That Bright Blue Light Over New York? Not Space Aliens

By VOA,

A transformer explosion at an electric power substation in the New York City borough of Queens lit up the night sky with a bright blue light Thursday,...

Suspicious packages sent to Obama, Clintons and CNN offices in New York

By CNN,

Authorities have intercepted suspicious devices intended for former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and the Florida office of Democratic R...

CLINTON , New York , obama , Suspicious device

‘Terror’ bomber strikes New York subway, three hurt

By AFP,

A 27-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh detonated a homemade pipe bomb strapped to his body in a crowded New York subway passage during the morning ru...

'Terror' bomber strikes New York subway , A 27-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh , Akayed Ullah , Congress to enact legislative reforms t , iconic Times Square , New York City , President Donald Trump , the Port Authority bus terminal , US airstrikes on the Islamic State group