President Trump says schools in US should be opened 'ASAP'
WASHINGTON D.C. -- President Trump urged the reopening of schools throughout the U.S. on Sunday, as most remain closed to limit the coronavirus spread and protect the health of students during the pandemic.His tweet was an apparent reaction to similar comments from Fox News' Steve Hilton on his program "The Next Revolution." President Trump tagged Hilton and Fox News in a tweet Sunday where he mentioned reopening schools "ASAP.""Schools in our country should be opened ASAP.
WASHINGTON D.C. -- President Trump urged the reopening of schools throughout the U.S. on Sunday, as most remain closed to limit the coronavirus spread and protect the health of students during the pandemic.His tweet was an apparent reaction to similar comments from Fox News' Steve Hilton on his program "The Next Revolution." President Trump tagged Hilton and Fox News in a tweet Sunday where he mentioned reopening schools "ASAP.""Schools in our country should be opened ASAP.
Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in 2+ months; lays wreath to mark Memorial Day
NEW CASTLE, Del. — Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance in more than two months on Monday as he marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park near his Delaware home.
NEW CASTLE, Del. — Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance in more than two months on Monday as he marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park near his Delaware home.
President Trump honors fallen soldiers on Memorial Day in twin events
BALTIMORE — President Donald Trump honored America’s fallen service members on Monday as he commemorated Memorial Day in back-to-back appearances in the midst of the pandemic.“Together we will vanquish the virus and America will rise from this crisis to new and even greater heights," President Trump said during a ceremony at Baltimore’s historic Fort McHenry. “No obstacle, no challenge and no threat is a match for the sheer determination of the American people.”
BALTIMORE — President Donald Trump honored America’s fallen service members on Monday as he commemorated Memorial Day in back-to-back appearances in the midst of the pandemic.“Together we will vanquish the virus and America will rise from this crisis to new and even greater heights," President Trump said during a ceremony at Baltimore’s historic Fort McHenry. “No obstacle, no challenge and no threat is a match for the sheer determination of the American people.”
President Trump demands immediate answer from governor on RNC capacity
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump demanded Monday, May 25 that North Carolina's Democratic governor sign off “immediately” on allowing the Republican National Convention to move forward in August with full attendance despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.President Trump's tweets Monday about the RNC, planned for Charlotte, come just two days after the North Carolina recorded its largest daily increase in positive cases yet.On Friday, Gov.
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump demanded Monday, May 25 that North Carolina's Democratic governor sign off “immediately” on allowing the Republican National Convention to move forward in August with full attendance despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.President Trump's tweets Monday about the RNC, planned for Charlotte, come just two days after the North Carolina recorded its largest daily increase in positive cases yet.On Friday, Gov.
President Trump's pitch to voters: Trust me, economy will soar in 2021
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a new pitch to voters for this fall: Trust me.As the economy faces a once-in-a-century recession, with more than 38 million people out of work, President Donald Trump is increasingly talking up a future recovery that probably won't materialize until after the November election.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a new pitch to voters for this fall: Trust me.As the economy faces a once-in-a-century recession, with more than 38 million people out of work, President Donald Trump is increasingly talking up a future recovery that probably won't materialize until after the November election.
President Trump to attend Wednesday's NASA astronaut launch in Florida
STERLING, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to be on the Florida coast Wednesday to watch American astronauts blast into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center for the first time in more than a decade.It will be the first time since the space shuttle program ended in 2011 that U.S. astronauts will launch into space aboard an American rocket from American soil.Also new Wednesday: a private company — not NASA — is running the show.Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the conductor and NASA the customer as businesses begin chauffeuring astronauts to the International Space Station.The NASA/SpaceX Commercial Crew flight test launch will carry NASA’s newest test pilots, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.They're scheduled to blast off from launch pad 39A, the same one the Apollo astronauts used to get to the moon.The shift to private companies allows NASA to zero in on deep space travel.
STERLING, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to be on the Florida coast Wednesday to watch American astronauts blast into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center for the first time in more than a decade.It will be the first time since the space shuttle program ended in 2011 that U.S. astronauts will launch into space aboard an American rocket from American soil.Also new Wednesday: a private company — not NASA — is running the show.Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the conductor and NASA the customer as businesses begin chauffeuring astronauts to the International Space Station.The NASA/SpaceX Commercial Crew flight test launch will carry NASA’s newest test pilots, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.They're scheduled to blast off from launch pad 39A, the same one the Apollo astronauts used to get to the moon.The shift to private companies allows NASA to zero in on deep space travel.
CDC warns of COVID-19 spread in group gatherings after 2 people infect dozens at church
WASHINGTON -- On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted a graphic to Twitter that detailed how two symptomatic individuals who would later test positive for COVID-19 ended up infecting at least 35 at church events in Arkansas in March, with three of those individuals dying.
WASHINGTON -- On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted a graphic to Twitter that detailed how two symptomatic individuals who would later test positive for COVID-19 ended up infecting at least 35 at church events in Arkansas in March, with three of those individuals dying.
Poll: President Trump's approval rating remains steady during pandemic
WASHINGTON — As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, Americans’ views of the federal and state government response to the crisis are starting to sour — yet President Donald Trump’s personal approval rating has remained steady.A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 41% of Americans approve of the president’s job performance, while 58% disapprove.
WASHINGTON — As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, Americans’ views of the federal and state government response to the crisis are starting to sour — yet President Donald Trump’s personal approval rating has remained steady.A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 41% of Americans approve of the president’s job performance, while 58% disapprove.
Large study casts more doubt on use of malaria drug for coronavirus
BOSTON -- Malaria drugs pushed by President Donald Trump as treatments for the coronavirus did not help and were tied to a greater risk of death and heart rhythm problems in a new study of nearly 100,000 patients around the world.Friday’s report in the journal Lancet is not a rigorous test of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, but it is by far the largest look at their use in real-world settings, spanning 671 hospitals on six continents.“Not only is there no benefit, but we saw a very consistent signal of harm,” said one study leader, Dr.
BOSTON -- Malaria drugs pushed by President Donald Trump as treatments for the coronavirus did not help and were tied to a greater risk of death and heart rhythm problems in a new study of nearly 100,000 patients around the world.Friday’s report in the journal Lancet is not a rigorous test of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, but it is by far the largest look at their use in real-world settings, spanning 671 hospitals on six continents.“Not only is there no benefit, but we saw a very consistent signal of harm,” said one study leader, Dr.
President Trump deems churches 'essential,' calls for them to reopen
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he has deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential" and called on governors across the country to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the threat of spreading the coronavirus.“Today I’m identifying houses of worship — churches, synagogues and mosques — as essential places that provide essential services," President Trump said during a hastily arranged press conference at the White House, where he didn't take questions.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he has deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential" and called on governors across the country to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the threat of spreading the coronavirus.“Today I’m identifying houses of worship — churches, synagogues and mosques — as essential places that provide essential services," President Trump said during a hastily arranged press conference at the White House, where he didn't take questions.
FBI director orders internal review of Flynn investigation
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher Wray has ordered an internal review into possible misconduct in the investigation of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, the bureau said Friday.The after-action review will examine whether any employees engaged in misconduct during the course of the investigation and evaluate whether any improvements in FBI policies and procedures need to be made.In announcing the review, the FBI, a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s wrath, is stepping into a case that has become a rallying cry for PresidentTrump supporters.
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher Wray has ordered an internal review into possible misconduct in the investigation of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, the bureau said Friday.The after-action review will examine whether any employees engaged in misconduct during the course of the investigation and evaluate whether any improvements in FBI policies and procedures need to be made.In announcing the review, the FBI, a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s wrath, is stepping into a case that has become a rallying cry for PresidentTrump supporters.
What happens to Wisconsin's COVID-19 overflow contingency plans?
WEST ALLIS -- It's not often facilities are built with the hope no one will use them.
WEST ALLIS -- It's not often facilities are built with the hope no one will use them.
President Trump declares emergency for flooded Michigan communities
MIDLAND, Mich. — Many Central Michigan residents remained cut off from their homes Thursday even as floodwaters receded, with senior citizens among the scores of displaced people staying in shelters after flooding overwhelmed two dams, submerged homes and washed out roads.President Donald Trump, who was in Michigan to visit a Ford production plant, signed an emergency declaration authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts.At Midland High School, 90% of people who slept in the school’s gym were senior citizens, said shelter coordinator Jerry Wasserman.
MIDLAND, Mich. — Many Central Michigan residents remained cut off from their homes Thursday even as floodwaters receded, with senior citizens among the scores of displaced people staying in shelters after flooding overwhelmed two dams, submerged homes and washed out roads.President Donald Trump, who was in Michigan to visit a Ford production plant, signed an emergency declaration authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts.At Midland High School, 90% of people who slept in the school’s gym were senior citizens, said shelter coordinator Jerry Wasserman.
Officials call for funding extension, continued COVID-19 aid from National Guard troops: 'This is important'
MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin National Guard has 25 different teams spread out across the state currently, totaling roughly 1,400 service members on duty, to aid in COVID-19 response efforts.The funding to cover those costs is coming from the federal government right now.
MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin National Guard has 25 different teams spread out across the state currently, totaling roughly 1,400 service members on duty, to aid in COVID-19 response efforts.The funding to cover those costs is coming from the federal government right now.
President Trump to order flags flown at half-staff for 3 days in memory of lives lost to COVID-19
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he will order the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff over the next three days as the death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 95,000.President Trump tweeted Thursday: “I will be lowering the flags on all Federal Buildings and National Monuments to half-staff over the next three days in memory of the Americans we have lost to the CoronaVirus.”He said the flags will continue to be flown at half-staff on Memorial Day in honor of those in the military who died serving their country.The move follows a request from Democratic leaders to do so to recognize a “sad day of reckoning when we reach 100,000 deaths.”House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote to President Trump that an order to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff would “serve as a national expression of grief so needed by everyone in our country.”
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he will order the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff over the next three days as the death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 95,000.President Trump tweeted Thursday: “I will be lowering the flags on all Federal Buildings and National Monuments to half-staff over the next three days in memory of the Americans we have lost to the CoronaVirus.”He said the flags will continue to be flown at half-staff on Memorial Day in honor of those in the military who died serving their country.The move follows a request from Democratic leaders to do so to recognize a “sad day of reckoning when we reach 100,000 deaths.”House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote to President Trump that an order to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff would “serve as a national expression of grief so needed by everyone in our country.”
Pat Connaughton radiothon for COVID-19 relief draws big names, news from Wisconsin sports
MILWAUKEE -- With no basketball and an opportunity to help, Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton held a radiothon to raise money for COVID-19 relief on Thursday, May 21.One of the great things about Connaughton being on the radio all day, he was able to provide optimism with news from the Bucks' General Manager Jon Horst.
MILWAUKEE -- With no basketball and an opportunity to help, Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton held a radiothon to raise money for COVID-19 relief on Thursday, May 21.One of the great things about Connaughton being on the radio all day, he was able to provide optimism with news from the Bucks' General Manager Jon Horst.
Businesses in Milwaukee Co. set to reopen to customers: 'Make everything as safe as possible'
MILWAUKEE -- Businesses in Milwaukee County will be allowed to reopen their doors at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 22 -- except those located in the City of Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE -- Businesses in Milwaukee County will be allowed to reopen their doors at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 22 -- except those located in the City of Milwaukee.
'I think it's wrong:' Milwaukee pastor among filers of federal lawsuit against local stay-at-home orders
MADISON — Seventeen Wisconsin residents, including one of the organizers of a “reopen Wisconsin” protest last month at the state Capitol, have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that local stay-at-home orders are unconstitutional.The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Milwaukee, challenges the local orders that took effect after the Wisconsin Supreme Court last week tossed Gov.
MADISON — Seventeen Wisconsin residents, including one of the organizers of a “reopen Wisconsin” protest last month at the state Capitol, have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that local stay-at-home orders are unconstitutional.The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Milwaukee, challenges the local orders that took effect after the Wisconsin Supreme Court last week tossed Gov.
Analysis: The NBA seems on the cusp of a comeback plan
MILWAUKEE -- Something is finally clear in the uncertain NBA: Players believe they’re going to play games again this season.The obvious questions — How?
MILWAUKEE -- Something is finally clear in the uncertain NBA: Players believe they’re going to play games again this season.The obvious questions — How?