One of the most prominent veterans serving in Congress is pushing her colleagues to approve hazard pay for troops working on the front lines of the coronavirus response, arguing the risk warrants that designation. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and a retired lieutenant colonel from the Iowa National Guard who served in the Middle East during […]

An 80-year-old man was killed in a physical assault in Denver Saturday, and a 36-year-old woman is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, according to an arrest affidavit filed by the Denver Police Department. The incident happened at about 1:50 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of E. Colfax Avenue and Grant Street. Video surveillance […]

Delhi boy questioned following backlash over chat group where students shared photos of girls and talked of gang rape. Police in India are investigating a teenage boy over an online chat group that made light of gang rape and where members shared images of teenage girls, causing a backlash on social media. An Instagram chat […]

ISLAMABAD/DUBAI (Reuters) – Pakistan has raised concerns with the United Arab Emirates that many citizens were returning home from the Gulf Arab state infected with COVID-19 and that crowded living conditions for workers in the UAE may be helping spread the virus, officials said on Tuesday. “Both (governments) are working together to find (an) optimal […]

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 59 in the last 24 hours to 3,520, Health Ministry data showed on Tuesday, as a slowdown in deaths and ICU patients continued. The overall number of cases rose by 1,832 to 129,491, the data showed, the highest […]

Middlesex OPP are investigating after a crash involving a transport truck and a passenger vehicle Tuesday morning. West Region OPP tweeted about the crash at roughly 10 a.m. Tuesday, saying emergency crews were called to a two-vehicle collision on Highbury Avenue between 10 Mile Road and Ilderton Road. Provincial police say the drivers have been […]

LOW-cost airline Wizz Air has announced six new routes taking off from Luton Airport next month. The flights include Faro in Portugal and four Greek islands after coronavirus crippled the global travel industry. Wizz Air confirmed there will be "enhanced" health and safety measures amid the pandemic. Owain Jones, managing director said: "Although travel is […]

Calls for ‘small-scale’ church funerals to be restarted after 36 Tory MPs tell senior CoE clergy that the ‘wishes of the deceased and bereaved are not being fulfilled’ during lockdown A letter signed by 36 MPs suggests clergy should be allowed into churches   It says that ‘wishes of the deceased and bereaved are not being […]

THE UK should bring in border controls to slow the spread of coronavirus, scientists have claimed. A panel of experts set up to rival the Government's own recommended"taking advantage" of Britain's island status and closing the borders. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Sir David King organised the panel […]

Some are calling for flexibility from parking authorities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While many are working from home or have been temporarily laid off, Impark is still charging monthly parking rates for parking stalls that are sitting empty and unused. The company requires 30 days notice for cancellations, and that policy isn’t changing despite COVID-19. […]