2020: Latest News

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 04: James Bradberry #24 of the New York Giants warms up before the game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on October 04, 2020 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with veteran cornerback James Bradberry, the team announced on Wednesday. Bradberry, 28, spent the last two seasons as a starter for the New York Giants and made a Pro Bowl for the team in 2020.

Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2020 shows palm trees in a Tiankeng, or giant karst sinkhole, at Luoquanyan Village in Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelo’s oldest son Michael has finally gotten to properly celebrate his college graduation.

Madison Cawthorn speaks during former US President Donald Trump's rally in Selma, NC, on April 9, 2022. (Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Printing mistakes will force local election officials in Pennsylvania and Oregon to redo thousands of mailed ballots, a laborious process that could delay results for some closely contested races in Tuesday's primaries.In Pennsylvania, where GOP primaries for governor and U.S. Senate are drawing national attention, officials in Republican-leaning Lancaster County said the company that printed its mailed ballots included the wrong ID code, preventing scanning machines from being able to read them.

PHILADELPHIA - Doug Mastriano has clinched victory in the Republican primary to take on Democrat Josh Shapiro for governor in Pennsylvania, according to the Associated Press. Mastriano defeated a nine-person Republican field, including former U.S. Rep.

NEW YORK - When Joe Biden talks about his decision to run against President Donald Trump in 2020, the story always starts with Charlottesville. He says it was the men with torches shouting bigoted slogans that drove him to join what he calls the "battle for the soul of America."Now Biden is facing the latest deadly manifestation of hatred after a white supremacist targeted Black people with an assault rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and left 10 people dead, the most lethal racist attack since he took office.The president and first lady Jill Biden are to visit the city on Tuesday, where their first stop will be a makeshift memorial outside the supermarket.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - As Pennsylvania Republicans prepare to choose a nominee for governor Tuesday, some party officials are twisted in knots over the possibility of a primary victory by a candidate many see as too far too the right to win statewide this fall.Doug Mastriano, a retired U.S. Army colonel and state senator since 2019, has led polls while spending a fraction of the money that some of the other eight candidates listed on the Republican primary ballot have spent.Mastriano recently won the endorsement of Donald Trump after working with the former president to overturn his loss in 2020's election in the presidential battleground state and helping spread Trump’s lies that widespread voter fraud cost him victory.

PHILADELPHIA - Recently, pedestrians walking near the Art Museum have had to make the decision to use the crosswalk or risk it, and run. In 2020, Philadelphia installed horizontal rumble strips in various spots on Eakins oval with hopes to cut down on drag racing and speeding. Now, pedestrians are confused about which white lines they are supposed to cross through when navigating their way through the busy lanes."Oh, it’s dangerous," said pedestrian, Willy Bradley.

WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2022/05/13: Far Right candidate for Pennsylvania Governor Doug Mastriano speaks to his supporters in Wilkes-Barre. Doug Mastriano is a Pennsylvania GOP candidate for Governor.

PHILADELPHIA - The first piece of the 76ers’ offseason is set: Doc Rivers will return to coach next season, early exits and all. Another question mark seems somewhat settled, James Harden wants to stay in Philly and the Sixers want him back.

A study of 2,163 US hospitals shows that, despite substantially reduced operating margins in 2020, their overall profit margins remained similar to those before the COVID-19 pandemic, and government, rural, and smaller hospitals performed even better than in previous years.

third quarter results, Aurora Cannabis announced Thursday it would be closing its Aurora Sky facility in Edmonton.“We will continue to employ a talented team in Alberta, operate an Edmonton office and remain committed to our business in Canada as a whole,” Aurora Cannabis’ vice president of communications Michelle Lefler told Global News in an email.“This decision was not taken lightly. The company continues to make tough yet responsible changes to optimize our business to meet the challenges and opportunities of the cannabis industry and position Aurora for long-term global success.“Our patients and consumers in Alberta can continue to rely on Aurora as a provider of premium cannabis they trust,” Lefler wrote.“Aurora’s roots will always be in Alberta.

NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 11: Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Dr.

LOS ANGELES - From the perfect venue to the dress to the food to the entertainment, it’s no surprise that weddings can be costly — and according to new data, it’s just getting costlier to tie the knot. According to The Wedding Report — a wedding market research company — the average amount spent on a wedding increased to $27,063 in 2021, which is up 25% from $20,286 in 2020. "This is a significant increase over a horrible 2020 and a welcome sign for the industry," the company noted in its recent analysis.Average spending per wedding for market summary (Credit: The Wedding Report) In addition, results illustrate the average cost of a wedding was higher prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 when comparing the cost in 2020, but was still about $3,000 less than 2021’s momentous price.The data was based on 1,669 cost survey samples from people getting married and nearly 40,000 behavioral data samples from The Wedding Report’s wedding cost estimator. Demographic distribution includes multiple ethnicities, education levels, occupation types, income levels and first, second and third plus marriages.Newlyweds kiss each other behind their bouquet of flowers and two wedding rings lying on the bridge railing.

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration says it is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, removing millions of acres from possible drilling as U.S. gas prices reach record highs.The Interior Department announced the decision Wednesday night, citing a lack of industry interest in drilling off the Alaska coast and "conflicting court rulings" that have complicated drilling efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, where the bulk of U.S.

Election workers count Fulton County ballots at State Farm Arena on November 4, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) ATLANTA - A judge has dismissed conservative cable news channel One America News Network from a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers after the two sides reached a settlement.Fulton County election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss in December sued OAN, its owners and its chief White House correspondent over debunked claims that the mother-and-daughter pair introduced suitcases of illegal ballots while working as ballot counters at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta in November 2020 and committed other acts of fraud to try to alter the outcome of the presidential election in Georgia.The terms of the settlement agreement were not disclosed, but both sides described it as fair.RELATED: Georgia election workers reach settlement terms with OANFreeman and Moss on Wednesday filed a motion to dismiss OAN from the lawsuit, and U.S.

KATWIJK, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 20: A logo of Airbnb is is displayed on a computer screen on April 20, 2020 in Katwijk, Netherlands. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Airbnb said Wednesday it is overhauling the way that consumers search for rental listings, adding dozens of categories including "chef’s kitchens" and "historical homes" to its current listings, which are mostly searched by location.The company will also let people book split stays between homes and it promised new protections for renters when listings fall short of advertised promises.Airbnb said the changes will help people find listings that they didn’t know existed before and in locations that they had not considered, taking pressure off overtourism in popular destinations.CEO Brian Chesky called it the biggest change to the company’s site in a decade.RELATED: Airbnb expands anti-party restrictions to include Memorial Day weekendThe changes are being rolled out this week, in time for what Airbnb predicts will be a strong summer season for rentals.

NEW YORK - Brooklyn-based rapper Casanova, who was one of 18 people indicted in connection with a litany of gang-related crimes including racketeering, murder, drugs, firearms, and fraud offenses has pleaded guilty to various charges.Casanova, whose real name is Caswell Senior, admitted to a shooting and a robbery and being a gang leader in the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods Gang.He is the 13th person to plead guilty in the case.As part of the racketeering conspiracy offense, Senior admitted to participating in a shooting in Florida on July 5, 2020, a robbery in New York City on August 5, 2018, and conspiring to traffic over 100 kilograms of marijuana.According to the indictment, between 2004 and 2020, Senior was part of a racketeering conspiracy with the Gorilla Stone gang.He admitted that on or about July 5, 2020, while at a party in Florida that included gang members, he shot someone during a gambling dispute.He also said that as part of an August 5, 2018 robbery in Manhattan, a victim was restrained and suffered serious bodily injury. He also admitted to helping to traffic at least 100 kilograms of marijuana.Senior, 35, of Montville, New Jersey, is scheduled to be sentenced by United States District Judge Philip M.

HARRISBURG - Several prominent conservative groups are getting involved in Pennsylvania's race for U.S. Senate and backing candidate Kathy Barnette as an alternative to Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump.The anti-tax Club for Growth endorsed Barnette on Wednesday and has begun airing TV ads on her behalf.

car collection with a notorious past is up for auction in Massachusetts.The sports cars were seized by the Northwestern District Attorney's Office in 2020 following the arrest of Cory Taylor, who police found with 138 pounds of marijuana in a van he was driving during a routine traffic stop. This 1993 Supra has just 8,169 on the odometer. (Stanley J.

data compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2020 alone, 79% of all homicides and 53% of all suicides involved a firearm and while all population groups experienced gun-related deaths, some groups were more impacted than others, the CDC noted. Nearly 20,000 Americans were killed in gun homicides in 2020, with the rate increasing 4.6 to 6.1 per 100,000 persons. More than 24,000 Americans killed themselves with firearms in the same year, a slight increase over the 23,888 Americans who died by suicide using a firearm in 2019. "The tragic and historic increase in firearm homicide and the persistently high rates of firearm suicide underscore the urgent need for action to reduce firearm-related deaths.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY - JUNE 01: Visitors attempt social distancing as they watch Old Faithful geyser erupt when Montana gates opened for day trips on June 1, 2020 in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The park's Montana entrances opened as YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - A 4.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Yellowstone National Mark in Wyoming Wednesday, according to the Wyoming Geologic Association.Geologists said the epicenter struck at 7:32 a.m.

FILE-Image of Beijing Hyundai Motor Co. 2013 Sonata sedans bound for shipment sit outside the company's plant in Beijing, China. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images) DETROIT - Hyundai is recalling more than 215,000 midsize cars in the U.S.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - It appears that Kyle Rittenhouse is coming to Texas for college. Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen acquitted of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020, posted pictures of himself at Texas A&M University on social media with the caption "Ready or not…!!!"Last week, the 19-year-old wrote "I’m thinking about staying" on an Instagram post, hinting at the possibility of attending the Texas college in College Station."ASU has been fun, but becoming an Aggie might be better.." he wrote in another Instagram post.During his trial in November, Rittenhouse said he was taking online courses at Arizona State University, but soon after the school said he was no longer enrolled at the school. ASU officials released a statement at the time:"Kyle Rittenhouse has not gone through the admissions process with Arizona State University and is not enrolled in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. ASU can confirm that Mr. Rittenhouse enrolled as a non-degree seeking ASU Online student for the session that started Oct.

Fred Eisenberger has ended the city’s COVID-19 emergency declaration.The action was first declared in unison with Ontario’s state of emergency enacted on March 17, 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic first began.A temporary order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) allowed municipalities the flexibility to deploy staff where they were needed to manage the city’s vital services.Eisenberger said the measure was “not rescinded lightly” by the city and that the community still needs to be “aware and be vigilant” as it eases into a “normal state.”The change means the city will return to in-person meetings, also offered in a hybrid format, on May 25 with committee meetings coming back on the week of May 30.City advisory committees will also return the week of May 30 while full-on advisory committees will still be limited as staff work through the process of a full return. Ontario COVID numbers: 1,555 people in hospital, 188 in intensive care The city’s mask mandate for its employees will also be lifted on May 25 with in-person public engagement allowed on the same day.“I do want to recognize the importance of this moment,” Eisenberger said in a virtual media conference on Tuesday. “It’s taken us two and half years to get here.”Public health epidemiologist Michelle Baird characterized the community’s current COVID situation as better having past the peak of transmission in the most recent wave.Case numbers, the percentage of PCR tests coming back positive and wastewater signals continue to show declines in spread of COVID.“Although transmission is decreasing, we are still in a pandemic,” said Baird.“But we are now in a phase where we are learning collectively what it means to live with COVID.

PHILADELPHIA - Many homeowners are facing a tax hike and residents in North and West Philadelphia could be facing the largest increase.  Officials released the first property reassessments in three years, and they say the average residential property in Philadelphia is up 31% from the last assessment.

Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano delivers his speech during a rally against vaccination mandates. Protesters gathered on the steps of the Pennsylvania State Capitol to protest against covid-19 vaccination mandates.

Hilary Duff bared all while gracing the cover of Women's Healthfor the outlet's May/June issue, less than a year after giving birth to her third child.As she proudly showed off her gym-honed physique, the34-year-old How I Met Your Father star pointed out to readers that 'a makeup artist was there putting glow all over my body' andshe's standing 'in the most flattering position.''I'’m proud of my body. I’m proud that it’s produced three children for me,' she told the magazine of her decision to pose in the buff.

PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia are trying to identify a suspect wanted in connection with multiple sexual assaults across the city. According to police, the first incident happened on March 15 at 5:00 a.m.Authorities say a 35-year-old woman was walking in the area of Whitaker Avenue and Erie Avenue in North Philadelphia. A man in a black-colored car drove the victim to a remote area, showed a handgun and then sexually assaulted her, police say. Weeks later on April 5 at 5:15 a.m., a 28-year-old woman was leaving a convenience store at 3505 Kensington Avenue when she was approached by a man in a dark gray Dodge Charger with a covered tag, police say. According to authorities, the suspect forced her into his car, drove to the area of 4000 Orchard Street in Frankford and sexually assaulted her before letting her out on Torresdale Avenue. Police say another assault happened on April 21 at 1:00 a.m. in the area of Kensington Avenue and Huntingdon Street in Kensington when a 29-year-old woman was approached by a man in a silver sedan offering a ride, authorities say. The woman accepted and the suspect showed a gun, forced the woman into the back seat and sexually assaulted her in the area of 2600 Kensington Avenue, according to officials. Police say he also stole her iPhone 11 before dropping her off on Broad Street. Authorities are searching for a charcoal gray Dodge Charger four-door sedan made between 2016 and 2020.

PHILADELPHIA - After a two-year delay, city leaders on Monday shared new reassessment values for all properties in Philadelphia that left some residents concerned. Philadelphia's Office of Property Assessment estimated that the value of Philadelphia properties have risen by 21% since the 2020 tax year. It Philadelphia's first widespread property reassessment since the coronavirus pandemic gripped the city. One Philadelphia resident whose parents purchased their home on Wilt Street over 30 years ago described the changes his neighborhood has gone through.

PHILADELPHIA - Ron Brooks, the longtime anthem singer for the Philadelphia 76ers, was given an amazing surprise at Sunday's game. The team presented Brooks, who is a double amputee, with a new wheelchair after singing the anthem. The Sixers longtime national anthem singer Ron Brooks was gifted a new wheelchair at Sunday's game against Miami Heat.  (Philadelphia 76ers)Sunday's appearance was also his first game back since February 2020. RELATED: Harden, Embiid power 76ers past Heat, even series 2-2The Sixers say Brooks is loved by everyone and he had a great return ahead of the team's victory over Miami Heat to tie the series 2 -2. AdvertisementSixers' longtime national anthem singer Ron Brooks smiles after being gifted a new wheelchair.  (Philadelphia 76ers)

Long Covid sufferer Scott Davidson is looking for a much happier next five years in power after nearly losing his life.

bidding wars, but that the slowing bids haven’t yet led to big price drops.

Naked Attraction contestant has appeared in court after telling police officers that she hoped they died from Covid-19 and coughed at them.Amira Nadeem, who featured on the Channel 4 show in 2019, hurled abuse at the officers when they arrived at her home in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire on November 12 in 2020.Numerous people were found in the living room including a woman, Nadeem's mum and step-dad and excessive noise and music was also heard.Prosecutor Lauren Donnelly said: "Nadeem presented at the door and immediately shouted at officers in an aggressive manner while gritting her teeth."She shouted 'F*** you, you p****s, I hope you die of Covid'."Nadeem also said: "I hope you and your family die from coronavirus."The 24-year-old, Naked Attraction's first transgender contestant, continued to shout and swear and then coughed in the direction of an officer before being arrested, the Daily Record reports.Miss Donnelly added: "She threatened to cough at an officer and thereafter deliberately coughed in their direction."Andy Iles, defending, told the court that Nadeem had undergone surgery at the time and was on medication and that the woman was her friend and had gone to "check-up" on her.Mr Iles added: "Her parents were there caring for her as she was unable to look after herself after the surgery."At a hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court on May 5, Nadeem pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.Sheriff Tony Kelly told Nadeem that she should prepare herself for custody, saying prison was "at the forefront of my mind" due to the gravity of the offence.A sentencing hearing is due to take place next month pending background reports.Nadeem, still of Rutherglen, was granted bail.This is not her first

murder suspect Casey Cole White, who escaped from an Alabama jail last week with the help of a correctional officer he developed a "special relationship" with, has multiple tattoos associated with the white supremacist prison gang Southern Brotherhood, the U.S. Marshals said.It's been nearly one week since Vicky White, formerly the assistant director of corrections at Lauderdale County Detention Center, led Casey White out of the facility and never returned.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) - When a man took his Jeep to Rochester Hills Chrysler Jeep Dodge on March 13, 2020, it was for a routine oil change.

Kerala alone -- were reported in a 24-hour span, taking the cumulative death toll to 5,24,002.

FILE IMAGE - An independent contractor wearing a protective mask and gloves moves shopping carts with Amazon Prime grocery bags to a car outside a Whole Foods Market in Berkeley, California, U.S., on Oct. 7, 2020.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A man takes his car for an oil change and gets sued - after his car was involved in a deadly accident killing a worker while at the dealership.On March 13, 2020, the customer took his car to the Rochester Hills Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership and a young 19-year-old mechanic attempted to change the oil.

ISIS in Syria, a court heard.Tarek Namouz, 42, faces eight charges of entering into a terror funding arrangement between November 2020 and May 2021.Namouz, who appeared at the Old Bailey by video link from Wandsworth jail yesterday, is also accused of two counts of possessing terrorist information relating to videos.The defendant, who spoke only to confirm his identity, was remanded into custody until his next appearance.He has not yet entered any pleas.Prosecutor Jonathan Polnay told the court it is alleged the defendant sent "the proceeds of coronavirus bounce back funding loans to ISIS".Mr Justice Sweeney said it was a "serious case" which would be heard by Judge Peter Lodder, the Recorder of Richmond sitting at Kingston Crown Court.A plea and case management hearing was set for July 22, with a provisional two-week trial from November 21.The bounceback loans, which were fully guaranteed by the Government, were intended to compensate firms for reduced trade during the Covid lockdowns.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Bosses could apply for up to £50,000 or 25% of annual turnover.Banks were ordered to ease the usual checks.

Kate Garraway, 54 and husband Derek Draper, 54 are celebrating their 16th wedding anniversary today despite having a difficult two years.

coronavirus deaths being published by some agencies with respect to India must stop.

Oprah Winfrey took the coronavirus pandemic very, very seriously.

ATLANTA - Selection begins for a special grand jury in Fulton County tasked with deciding if former President Donald Trump and others broke the law by pressuring Georgia officials to overturn the results of the 2020 election.The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is preparing for crowds inside and outside the courthouse in Atlanta by shutting down nearby streets and ramping up security.Cameras will be permitted inside the grand jury room during jury selection, which begins Monday. Cameras won’t be allowed to show potential grand jurors.

Twitter last year after repeatedly making the baseless claim that former President Trump won the 2020 election, created a new account on the social media platform Sunday but was banned again just hours later. "Hello everybody, I'M BACK ON TWITTER. My only account is @MikeJLindell! Please RT and FOLLOW to SPREAD THE WORD," Lindell tweeted shortly before noon.A Twitter spokesperson told Fox Business around 5 p.m.

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - The countdown is on until disposable bags are a thing of the past in New Jersey. The Garden State’s bag ban goes effect Wednesday and it isn’t just plastic bags.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - The Broad Street Run triumphantly returned to Philadelphia, after the pandemic shut the 10-mile race down in 2020 and postponed it in 2021. The race is now in the books, as tens of thousands of runners competed in the race, the largest of its kind in the nation."Being brave and getting out of your comfort zone," runner Erica Panei explained her mindset regarding the run.More than 27,000 runners got out of their comfort zone and bravely ran the 10-mile race.