Tag Archives: U.S.

Here’s what you need to know: As cases drop in the Northeast and some cities reopen, other places report stubbornly high numbers. Hong Kong police deny permission for Tiananmen Square vigil for the first time in 30 years. With the U.S. preoccupied by events at home, rivals are testing the …

Electronic Arts said it is postponing its announcement about Madden NFL 21 for Monday, due to the rioting happening in American cities. This coming week was the beginning of many game announcements that were previously scheduled for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), but the announcement from the Madden NFL 20 …

(Reuters) — SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched two Americans into orbit from Florida on Saturday in a landmark mission marking the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center …

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden recently suggested that, as the public health emergency deepens, all-mail ballots are “worth looking at, quickly.” Mail-in ballots could be helpful as a stopgap right now, but it’s a slow and inefficient process in a digital age that demands a better answer. In addition, the …

Uber is introducing an option that allows riders in the U.S. to book trips by the hour, the latest in a string of offerings the company has launched to offset the impact of the pandemic. Uber has in recent weeks been trialing its new hourly service in a handful of cities …

Here’s what you need to know: Trump wants churches to open, but in Germany, more infections emerge as worshipers return. The devastating toll of the virus nears 100,000 in the U.S. Our front page names some of the lost. C.D.C. error in counting tests baffles scientists. Hong Kong protesters, subdued …

This briefing has ended. Follow our latest coverage of the global coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you need to know: As the U.S. death toll nears 100,000, infections are rising in Latin America. Gaza reports its first pandemic death, underscoring its success and vulnerability. Trump goes golfing for the first time …

You’ve heard the reports that more people turned to video games for entertainment and socialization in April. But now, industry-tracking firm The NPD Group is putting some more numbers to that narrative. Consumers in the United States spent $ 420 million on new Nintendo Switch, Xbox Ones, and PlayStation 4s …

A long-running dispute between Apple and the U.S. government regarding the company’s cooperation with law enforcement officials deepened today, as the two sides exchanged accusations regarding their respective roles in the 2019 Pensacola, Florida naval air station terror attack investigation. Following an announcement by Attorney General William Barr suggesting that …