The national oil rig count has fallen nearly 30% since the end of August 2019, from 876 to 241, according to data from Baker Hughes.
Author: Jessica Flores, USA TODAY
Coronavirus live updates: Judge nixes Florida’s school reopening order; First case of COVID reinfection reported
Summer wildfires and hurricanes – how communities are preparing to evacuate. The CDC removed its 14-day quarantine recommendation. Latest COVID-19 news.
Southern California’s Lake Fire feeds on ‘decadent’ fuels, burns over 18,000 acres in Angeles National Forest
The Lake Fire in Southern California still has no known cause as it continued to burn over the weekend.
Chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for COVID-19? Yes. But there’s no evidence of food transmission, experts say.
According to the World Health Organization: “Coronaviruses cannot multiply in food; they need an animal or human host to multiply.”
Florida man arrested, charged with murder after fatally shooting Burger King worker over drive-thru delay, police say
A Florida man fatally shot a Burger King employee over a long drive-thru line, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Feds charge Florida man with fraud for buying Lamborghini with COVID relief funds
A Florida man was arrested and charged with fraud for buying Lamborghini sports car with Paycheck Protection Program loans, authorities say
Live updates from weekend protests: ‘Unlawful assembly’ in Richmond; Man shot to death in Austin; 11 protesters arrested in Louisville
A man was shot to death in Austin. Richmond police declared an “unlawful assembly” and Portland police declared “a riot.” Latest protest news.
California set to become first state to file lawsuit against Trump administration’s new international student visa policy
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the state’s 86th lawsuit against the Trump administration during a virtual news conference.
Coronavirus updates: Fauci says new cases could hit 100,000 daily; new ‘pandemic potential’ found in China; vaccine on track
A new pandemic threat could be simmering in China. Anthony Fauci says he hopes a vaccine would be widely available early in 2021. Tuesday’s news.
Air Force chooses JoAnne Bass as first woman to serve as top enlisted leader: ‘The history of the moment isn’t lost on me’
The U.S. Air Force has made history twice in June, appointing the first woman as its top enlisted leader and the first Black person as chief of staff.