NAIROBI – Eva Nabagala hoped she and her young son would be safe from her family when they fled Uganda for a Kenyan refugee camp – but instead, the 28-year-old says she was attacked and raped there as punishment for being a lesbian. “I have
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., are teaming up on a proposal to halt mergers and acquisitions for large companies during the coronavirus pandemic, elevating a progressive cause as Democrats and apparent nominee Joe Biden craft the party’s platform ahead of
WASHINGTON — The Trump White House says it’s ramping up for more coronavirus testing, but its new goal is significantly lower than what other experts have called for to truly reopen the economy in the midst of the pandemic. To date, the United States has
The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels and the Air Force’s Thunderbirds will give a loud salute Tuesday to healthcare workers and others on the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus with flyovers in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The events will begin at noon in
As speculations swirl about the health of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump said he was aware of how he is doing. “I do know how he’s doing, relatively speaking,” Trump said during a Rose Garden news conference on Monday, after saying “I can’t
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Tuesday slammed President Donald Trump’s new blueprint to ramp up coronavirus testing, saying that it lacked details about how states should implement the plan. “You know the report they issued yesterday? It was pathetic. It didn’t have
More than 40 million people are at risk for severe thunderstorms capable of very large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes on Tuesday, with the risk area stretching from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast. The thunderstorms are expected to begin Tuesday afternoon across
When Kim Harris and her partners opened the craft beer bar and pub Harlem Hops in New York in 2018, it was a long-fermenting vision brought to life after years of raising capital, sourcing products and executing a savvy business plan. But then COVID-19 happened. The pandemic