Jul 13 Arizona sees record number of virus ICU patients By Associated Press PHOENIX — Arizona is reporting all-time highs in coronavirus patients using ventilators and occupying beds in intensive-care units. The state Department of Health Services said 671 COVID-19 patients were on ventilators and 936 were in intensive care as of Sunday. Continue reading
Jul 13 ‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera saved son before drowning, sheriff says By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The discovery came five days after Rivera's 4-year-old son was found alone on a boat. Ayub says the boy told investigators his mother helped him get back aboard before he looked back and saw her go under. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: California governor shuts bars, indoor dining and most gyms, churches By Adam Beam, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom has extended the closure of bars and indoor dining statewide and has ordered gyms, churches and hair salons closed in most places as coronavirus cases keep rising. Continue reading
Jul 13 Vanessa Guillen’s murder prompts veterans to come forward with their stories of sexual assault and abuse By Ali Rogin Hundreds of mostly female veterans to speak out on social media, using the hashtag #IAMVANESSAGUILLEN, to share their stories -- many for the first time -- after Guillen’s remains were found more than two months after she went missing. Continue reading
Jul 13 U.S. Marshals investigate shooting at Portland protest By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler says the U.S. Marshals Service is investigating after a protester was hospitalized in critical condition over the weekend after being hit in the head by a non-lethal round fired by a federal law enforcement officer. Continue reading
Jul 13 Tennessee governor signs 6-week abortion ban, federal judge swiftly blocks By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press The Republican governor's action Monday triggered quick action by a federal judge, who opted to wait for the bill to become law to rule on whether to block its bans. Continue reading
Jul 13 Trump administration appeals judge’s order to delay federal execution By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A U.S. district judge has ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana. The Trump administration immediately appealed, asking a higher court to… Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: New York governor outlines the when and hows of returning to school By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press New York parents and school administrators are getting long-awaited answers to their back-to-school questions. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said schools can open in areas where the virus is under control. Continue reading
Jul 13 Epstein victim to speak at Ghislaine Maxwell’s hearing, prosecutors say By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Prosecutors say one or more of Jeffrey Epstein's victims plan to tell a judge Tuesday that his ex-girlfriend should be denied bail on charges that she recruited teenage girls for him to sexually abuse. Continue reading
Jul 13 More than 200 schools back lawsuit over foreign student rule By Collin Binkley, Associated Press More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s policy saying international students cannot stay in the country if they take all their classes online in the fall. Continue reading