NEW YORK — Teams of experts are projecting COVID-19's toll on the U.S. will fall sharply by the end of July, according to research released by the government Wednesday. But they also warn that a “substantial increase” in hospitalizations and deaths is possible if unvaccinated people do not follow basic...
Biden Touts $28.6B Restaurant Relief Program, Orders Tacos
WASHINGTON — Setting foot in a restaurant for his first time as president, Joe Biden made a Cinco de Mayo taco and enchilada run to highlight his administration’s $28.6 billion program to help eateries that lost business because of the coronavirus pandemic. The president went to Taqueria Las Gemelas in...
Cheney’s Hold on GOP House Post Weakens as Showdown Looms
WASHINGTON — No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney was clinging to her post Wednesday as party leaders lined up behind an heir apparent, signaling that the fallout over her repeated clashes with former President Donald Trump were becoming too much for her to overcome. Trump issued a statement giving his...
2 Asian American Women Stabbed in San Francisco Attack
SAN FRANCISCO — Police arrested a man who they said is suspected of stabbing two Asian American women without warning Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco's Mid-Market neighborhood. Officers sent to the scene shortly before 5 p.m. found the wounded women, who were taken to a hospital. There was no immediate...
Facebook Board Upholds Trump Suspension
Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — at least not yet. Four months after Facebook suspended Trump's accounts for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the company's quasi-independent oversight board upheld the bans. But it told Facebook to specify how long they would...
Peloton Recalls Treadmills After a Child Dies
NEW YORK — Peloton is recalling its treadmills after one child died and 29 other children suffered from cuts, broken bones and other injuries from being pulled under the rear of the treadmill. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday that Peloton received 72 reports of adults, kids, pets...
Muslim Group Releases Bullying Survey, Gives Recommendations
BOSTON — More than 60% of Muslim youths surveyed in Massachusetts reported being mocked, verbally harassed or physically abused because of their Islamic faith, the state's chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations said in a report released Tuesday. The Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization said about one-third of students...
Endangered Condor Egg Hatches in Central California National Park
A California condor egg has hatched in Central California’s wild, the newest member of Pinnacles National Park’s recovery program for the endangered species. The egg hatched April 12 after two months of round-the-clock incubation by both parents who protected their fragile egg from the elements and potential predators, park rangers...
Netanyahu Misses Deadline, Political Future in Question
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday failed to meet a midnight deadline to put together a new governing coalition, raising the possibility that his Likud party could be pushed into the opposition for the first time in 12 years. The deadline closed a four-week window granted to...
LA, San Francisco Improve for Broader Business Reopening. Central Valley Stays Put.
When Angeleno Wine Co. reopened its tasting room, co-owner Amy Luftig Viste teared up seeing old friends reunited for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic had shuttered so many businesses that it left major cities looking like ghost towns. Even with limited capacity, animated conversations flowed from the tables...