Arts Aug 03 Former wrestling star Dwayne Johnson acquires XFL Former wrestling star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said he has acquired the XFL. The 48-year-old actor made the announcement on Twitter. Reportedly the price is $15 million.
Health Aug 03 WATCH: Governor says California getting a grip on virus In California, more than 9,000 people have now died from the virus, and three-quarters were 65 and older. Only about 9% of California’s nearly half-million confirmed virus cases are children.
World Aug 03 Vietnam confirms 21 more cases in new virus outbreak The country, which had lifted many restrictions after more than three months with no local infections, now has 196 cases in the new outbreak.
Health Aug 03 WATCH: Florida gov. says he's encouraged by virus trends Florida reported 73 additional deaths from the virus on Monday as the number of new cases increased by almost 4,800 people, health officials reported.
Nation Aug 03 Thousands remain evacuated from Southern California wildfire Thousands of people remain under evacuation orders early Monday after a wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size and forced crews to battle flames in triple-digit heat.
World Aug 03 Outbreak hits Norway cruise ship, could spread along coast The 41 people on the MS Roald Amundsen who tested positive have been admitted to the University Hospital of North Norway in Tromsoe, north of the Arctic Circle, where the ship currently is docked.
Nation Aug 03 Retail continues to falter as Lord & Taylor seeks bankruptcy The company last year, before the emergence of coronavirus, sold its 11-story flagship building on New York’s Fifth Avenue which it's owned for more than a century.
World Aug 03 Afghan troops retake prison attacked by Islamic State group; 29 people killed Even as Afghan troops seized the prison in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, some 115 kilometers (70 miles) east of Kabul, IS militants continued to fire on Afghan security forces from a nearby neighborhood.
World Aug 02 Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan recovers from coronavirus His actor son, Abhishek Bachchan, who is still in the Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital with the virus, said in a tweet that his father has tested negative and will rest at home. Both were hospitalized on July 11.
Nation Aug 01 Portland protest peaceful after federal presence reduced More than a thousand people showed up in downtown Portland early Saturday to peacefully protest, about three days after the announcement that the presence of U.S. agents there would be reduced — a deal that Oregon officials hope will continue…