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Minneapolis cop who knelt on George Floyd’s neck charged with murder
After three days of continuous protest following the death of George Floyd, the Minneapolis police officer seen on video kneeling on the handcuffed black man’s neck, was arrested on Friday and charged with murder.
Obama slams US coronavirus response
Former president Barack Obama on Saturday came down heavily on the US leadership’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak as the country tops the list with most confirmed cases and deaths.
Trump optimistic about coronavirus vaccine by late 2020
US President Donald Trump says he is optimistic about having a coronavirus vaccine on the market by the end of this year or thereafter.
3 White House virus task force members in quarantine
Three members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Flyover salutes healthcare workers fighting COVID-19
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds conducted a flyover on Saturday in Washington D.C., Northern Virginia and Prince George's County in Maryland in support of the frontline healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 deaths in US top 65,000
The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States topped 65,000 on Saturday morning, reaching 65,244 as of 12:00 a.m. (1600 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
NY nursing home reports 98 coronavirus deaths
A New York City nursing home on Friday reported the deaths of 98 residents believed to have had the coronavirus — a staggering death toll that shocked public officials.
Health official says US missed some chances to slow virus
The U.S. government was slow to understand how much coronavirus was spreading from Europe, which helped drive the acceleration of outbreaks across the nation, a top health official said Friday.
US intel: Coronavirus not manmade, still studying lab theory
US intelligence agencies have concluded that the new coronavirus was "not manmade or genetically modified" but say they are still examining whether the origins of the pandemic trace to contact with infected animals or an accident at a Chinese lab.
About 50 bodies found in trucks outside NY funeral home
Police were called to a Brooklyn neighborhood Wednesday after a funeral home overwhelmed by the coronavirus resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented trucks, and a passerby complained about the smell, officials said.