About 10K people expected at Donald Trump rally in Iowa. Hawaii eases travel restrictions starting Thursday. 215K US deaths. Latest COVID news.
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‘The cougar guy’: Utah hiker encounters a cougar who followed him for nearly six minutes
Kyle Burgess of Orem, Utah, stopped to record cubs he saw during his evening run. He was soon being followed by a mother cougar for nearly six minutes.
Triple-digit temperatures, strong winds forecast this week ‘elevate fire risk’ in California – again
With temperatures rising again and strong winds in the forecast this week, California’s historic wildfire season may not be over, officials warn.
Donald Trump signs Savanna’s Act, ‘a critical first step’ to address missing and murdered Native Americans
The bill is named after Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind of Fargo, North Dakota, a pregnant 22-year-old Spirit Lake tribal member who was killed in 2017.
Drowning our sorrows? American adults are drinking more alcohol during COVID-19, study finds.
The World Health Organization in April warned that alcohol consumption can put people at increased risk of contracting the coronavirus.
Hurricane Delta? New tropical depression is ‘strengthening’ and could make landfall in Gulf Coast this week, forecasters say
The newly formed tropical depression, which would be named Delta, could become the 25th named storm in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
Chicago’s LGBTQ neighborhood ‘Boystown’ changes its nickname after petition alleges exclusion
Activist Devyln Camp wrote in a petition that ‘Boystown’ street signs were a reminder that the LGBTQ neighborhood in Chicago was “for the boys.”
Coronavirus updates: CDC reverses controversial testing guidance; public still split on COVID-19 vaccine; Las Vegas bars to reopen
USPS scrapped plan to send 650 million masks. Nearly half of Americans say they won’t get vaccinated. Bars in Las Vegas to reopen. Latest COVID-19 news.
Coronavirus updates: Robert Redfield touts masks again, this time on Twitter; NCAA basketball sets Nov. 25 start date; 196K US deaths
Donald Trump blames ‘blue states’ for U.S. coronavirus death toll. Big Ten football, NCAA college basketball to return this fall. Latest COVID news.
Eating disorders ‘thrive in isolation’: Coronavirus quarantine has led to a nearly 80% increase in calls for help, experts say
Health experts see an increase in patients with eating disorders seeking help amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.