Month: November 2020

The most populous county in Washington state is moving forward with a plan that will allow community groups — instead of courts — decide the punishment for some low level felonies. King County, which includes Seattle, approved funding for criminal justice diversion programs on Tuesday as part of its $12.59 billion, two-year budget. The budget

A number of museums in Washington, DC are closing their doors again amid a spike in coronavirus cases. The Smithsonian Institution announced on Thursday it will temporarily close all its museums and the National Zoo beginning on November 23 due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases across DC and nationwide. “The Institution’s top priority

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday defended his decision to shut down the public school system as a second coronavirus wave spreads. The move to remote learning for the system’s 1.1 million students was announced Wednesday after the city’s seven-day average reached the 3% positive testing rate threshold. “We’ve got to fight back

Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, the husband of actress Lori Loughlin, reported to prison Thursday to begin his five-month sentence at the Federal Correctional Complex Lompoc, according to prison spokeswoman Suzanne Scott. Giannulli and Loughlin became some of the highest-profile parents involved in the college admissions scandal and admitted paying the scheme’s mastermind, William “Rick” Singer,

Chicago’s Wrigley Field was designated a National Historic Landmark on Thursday by David Bernhardt, the Secretary of the Interior. National Historic Landmark sites are recognized as buildings, sites, districts, structures or objects that are “nationally significant in American history and culture,” according to the Department of the Interior. “The historical significance of Wrigley Field is

After decades of aiding astronomical discoveries, one of the most powerful telescopes on Earth will cease its observation of the universe after sustaining irreparable damage. The 305-meter telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico will be decommissioned, according to an announcement made by the US National Science Foundation on Thursday. The spherical radio/radar telescope includes

All residents of Key West must wear masks any time they leave their homes — even when they’re able to keep a safe distance from others. The most populous city in the Florida Keys issued the tough new mask requirement Thursday. It’s among the most stringent mask measures in Florida, where coronavirus cases have surpassed