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Hurricane Laura made landfall overnight near Cameron, Louisiana, bringing "catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding" to portions of the state, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday.
Most public health experts agree that fast, widespread and affordable coronavirus testing is essential to bring the pandemic under control.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Wednesday identified the officer who shot Jacob Blake as Officer Rusten Sheskey.
Republicans portrayed the U.S. as a "land of heroes" on the third night of the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night while Vice President Mike Pence went on the attack against Joe Biden, calling the Democratic nominee a "Trojan horse for a radical left."
A teen accused of opening fire on a group during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last night, killing two, is in custody in Illinois, the Antioch police department announced in a Facebook post.
Hurricane Laura has strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm as it barrels toward the Louisiana and Texas coasts.
On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Bucks did not show up on the court for Game 5 of their first-round matchup vs. the Orlando Magic, and shortly thereafter the NBA made it official that all of Wednesday's games have been postponed.
A crowd grew in Union Square on Tuesday, joined in anger and in grief over the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.
First Lady Melania Trump took the spotlight during Tuesday's Republican National Convention, and the president's son Eric had strong words in defense of his father.
Hurricane Laura, which is gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to crash into the Louisiana and Texas coasts as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday evening.
Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man who was shot several times by police in Wisconsin, is now paralyzed, family attorney Benjamin Crump said Tuesday.
In Manhattan on Monday night, a protest was held in response to the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake on Sunday in Wisconsin.
The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday in Charlotte, N.C., as the party formally nominated President Donald Trump in the roll call.
This week, it's the Republicans who will be holding their four-day national convention, culminating in President Trump's formal acceptance of the party's nomination on Thursday night.
Kenosha Police said they were called to the 28th Avenue and 40th Street around 5:11 p.m for a "domestic incident."
