Climate change will have significant, albeit uneven, impacts on temperatures in the United States within two decades, according to a USA TODAY analysis of climate projection data. The Gulf Coast could see a significant increase in extreme heat. Large parts of the northern United States could experience dramatic warming. And across the country, more Americans […]
An 18-year-old was arrested after officers responded to reports that a “man was wearing a mask to conceal his identity,” Nassau County police said. Nassau County government signs mask ban law effective immediately A new law in New York makes it illegal to wear a mask in public to conceal one’s identity. Masks worn for […]
Hurricane Ernesto brings heavy rain and wind as it passes Puerto Rico Ernesto intensified from a tropical storm to a hurricane, bringing damaging winds and heavy rains as it passed north of Puerto Rico. Ernesto intensified into a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday as it raged north of Puerto Rico, unleashing torrential rains and damaging […]
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the mask ban, the first of its kind in the United States, into law early Wednesday morning. On Wednesday, a controversial ban on wearing face coverings in public was passed in the New York suburb of Nassau County. Civil rights activists and state officials immediately criticized the move as […]
The county of Santa Cruz accuses Elizabeth Gutfahr of stealing funds totaling more than $39 million over the years. PHOENIX — A southern Arizona county has filed suit against its former treasurer, who had a history of tax liens, accusing her of embezzling more than $39 million over a decade by diverting taxpayer funds to […]
