Disney delays release of 'Black Widow,' 'West Side Story,' and more films
The coronavirus pandemic has further delayed the release of some highly-anticipated movies including Marvel's "Black Widow" and director Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story."
United Airlines to make rapid COVID-19 tests available to some passengers
United plans to offer COVID-19 tests for passengers flying from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hawaii.
Unemployment claims at 870,000 as fraud and backlogs cloud data
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000.
Demonstrators gather outside home of Mitch McConnell over efforts to fill Supreme Court seat
Demonstrators gathered outside of Mitch McConnell's house in Washington, D.C. Thursday after the Senate Majority Leader said he will press to confirm President Trump's Supreme Court nominee to fill the opening following the death of justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Denver police detain driver after vehicle plows into Breonna Taylor protesters
A driver was detained in Denver on Wednesday night after allegedly plowing his vehicle through a crowd of Breonna Taylor protesters, according to reports.
2 officers shot in Louisville amid protests over Breonna Taylor case, 1 suspect in custody
Louisville police said both officers are expected to recover after being shot during protests over the decision in the Breonna Taylor case.
Georgia’s first African American state trooper dies
The Georgia State Patrol is honoring the life of one of their own who not only broke barriers but also came to exemplify the absolute best of the Georgia Department of Public Safety.
Trump declines to commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses election
Trump told reporters Wednesday that he would “have to see what happens" when asked about whether he’d commit to a peaceful transfer of power.
FDA chief says 'science will guide' decision on coronavirus vaccine approval
President Donald Trump is pushing for a fast decision. But Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration's chief pledged to a Senate committee that the decision will be based on science, not politics.
Trump promises executive order requiring medical care for babies born alive after abortions
President Donald Trump says he'll be signing an executive order that would require health care providers to provide medical care to all babies born alive as he makes an election-year push to energize voters opposed to abortion.
Man dies from eating bags of black licorice
Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of whack and caused the 54-year-old man’s heart to stop, doctors reported Wednesday.
Big day in the tropics: Tropical storms Wilfred, Alpha, and Beta form just hours apart
Tropical Storm Wilfred formed in the eastern Atlantic this morning, the latest storm in a record-breaking 2020 hurricane season that has now exhausted the list of hurricane names. It was soon followed by Alpha and Beta, the first uses of a Greek letter for a storm since 2005.
Iran upholds sentence to amputate fingers of 3 teens convicted of stealing
Amputation is legal in Iran based on the Sharia law, which enables "amputation of the full length of four fingers of the right hand of the thief in such a manner that the thumb and palm of the hand remain" -- although it remains relatively rare, with the death penalty the more common sentence.
Firefighter dies in California fire started by gender reveal gathering
Cal Fire Capt. Bennett Milloy also said that the death, the only one so far as a result of this El Dorado Fire, will also change the nature of the criminal investigation of the couple who hosted the gathering
Because of COVID, Jews will ring in Rosh Hashana with empty synagogue seats
With the coronavirus pandemic, seats will be empty at synagogues and temples throughout California.
Rescuers reach people cut off by Hurricane Sally, hundreds of thousands still without power
Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally threatened more misery for parts of the Florida Panhandle and Alabama on Thursday. Georgia and the Carolinas were also warned of flooding.
Man, 35, facing sex charges including HIV exposure for alleged sexual relationship with 12-year-old girl
A 35-year-old man from Pontiac is facing several charges after police say he had a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl from Allen Park. One of the charges is for HIV exposure.
California mother files fertility fraud suit, alleging doctor used his own sperm to impregnate her
In one case, a Livermore woman said that she wanted her sperm donor to be Christian and share her husband's ethnicity. She was horrified when she found out her childrens' biological father turned out to be her Jewish doctor.
Search for Dulce Maria Alavez continues 1 year since disappearance
Despite the passage of time, community members are still holding out hope Dulce Maria Alavez will be returned home safely.
'Huge rainmaker': Hurricane Sally threatens Gulf Coast with historic floods
Hurricane Sally is crawling toward the northern Gulf Coast at just 2 mph, a pace that's enabling the storm to gather huge amounts of water to eventually dump on land.