Officer to grand jury: No search of Breonna Taylor’s home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In grand jury testimony made public Friday, a law enforcement officer said police did not end up searching Breonna Taylor’s apartment on the day she was shot and killed by police who had arrived with a search warrant. Police were carrying a narcotics warrant for Taylor’s Louisville...
Joe Biden, his wife test negative for coronavirus
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, have tested negative for the coronavirus, his primary care doctor confirmed Friday. The Democratic presidential nominee and his wife were tested earlier in the day after news of President Donald Trump’s infection was announced. Dr. Kevin O’Connor released the...
U.S. signs 10-year military cooperation deal with Morocco
RABAT, Morocco — The United States and Morocco on Friday signed an accord that aims to strengthen military cooperation and the North African kingdom’s military readiness over the next decade. U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper signed the 10-year agreement during a two-day visit to Morocco, his last stop on a...
Timeline of Trump’s activities in week coronavirus hit home
WASHINGTON — With just a month to go until the election, President Donald Trump had a busy schedule during the week the coronavirus hit home with him. Trump tweeted early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus. Monday • Trump surveys a truck...
A brief history of the presidents who were ill while in office
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump announced early Friday that they have tested positive for covid-19. But this is hardly the first time a president has fallen ill in office. Here’s a brief history of presidents who have faced severe ailments while in the Oval Office: Andrew Jackson...
Joe Biden awaiting covid test result: Democrats send well wishes to Trump, first lady
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been tested for the coronavirus in the wake of President Donald Trump’s infection and is awaiting results. That’s according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share internal discussions. Biden was on...
Pandemic spells quieter return from Alps for Bavarian cows
SCHOENAU AM KOENIGSSEE, Germany — Each fall, the Resch family bring their cows down from Alpine pastures before the cold weather sets in, and each year the crowd of tourists coming to watch the traditional Bavarian spectacle grows bigger. Not this year. Pandemic travel restrictions meant the celebratory return of...
The latest: President Trump tests positive for coronavirus
The news that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus has become the biggest story of the moment. The positive tests come just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks also tested positive for the virus after traveling with...
Trump’s covid-19 diagnosis rocks final stage of presidential campaign
An election year already defined by a cascade of national crises descended further into chaos Friday with President Donald Trump declaring that he’s tested positive for the coronavirus after consistently playing down the threat. No one knows exactly what comes next. At the least, the development settles the focus of...
Trump joins growing list of virus-infected world leaders
President Donald Trump has joined a growing group of world leaders who have been infected with the coronavirus. Some, like Trump, had been accused of not taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously. A few are now sending Trump their wishes for a speedy recovery. At 74, the U.S. president is the...
Trump’s age, gender put him at risk for severe coronavirus
CLEVELAND — President Donald Trump is at higher risk of developing a severe case of covid-19 because of his age and gender. Trump, 74, was diagnosed with covid-19 hours after it became publicly known that Hope Hicks, a top Trump aide who traveled with him on Air Force One and...
White House: VP Mike Pence tests negative for covid-19
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence tested negative for covid-19 Friday morning, hours after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were diagnosed with the coronavirus. Spokesman Devin O’Malley says Pence “remains in good health and wishes the Trumps well in their recovery.” Pence...
Wife of German rapper convicted of terrorism charges
BERLIN — The widow of a German-born rapper who joined the Islamic State extremist group in Syria and was killed in an airstrike was herself convicted Friday of membership in a terrorist organization. The Hamburg state court sentenced Omaima A., 36, to three years in prison, the dpa news agency...
Shock, sympathy, criticism: World reacts to Trump infection
TOKYO — News that the world’s most powerful man was infected with the world’s most notorious disease drew instant reactions of shock, sympathy, undisguised glee and, of course, the ever-present outrage and curiosity surrounding everything about President Donald Trump. Trump’s announcement Friday on Twitter that he and first lady Melania...
Trump announces he, first lady have coronavirus; Trump experiencing ‘mild’ symptoms; more cases expected in White House
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms” of covid-19 after revealing Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning announcement that plunges the country deeper into uncertainty just a month before the presidential election. Trump, who has spent much of...
President Trump, first lady test positive for covid-19
WASHINGTON — President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early Friday. Trump’s positive test came just hours after the White House announced senior aide Hope Hicks came down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week. Trump...
Pfizer CEO pushes back against Trump claim on vaccine timing
The head of Pfizer, one of the drugmakers racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine, told employees on Thursday he was disappointed that its work was politicized during the presidential debate and tried to reassure U.S. staff that the company won’t bend to pressure to move more quickly. CEO Albert Bourla...
Stay in Congress to be fleeting for Georgia election winner
ATLANTA — More than $1 million and 30,000 ballots later, Georgia voters will be sending someone to Congress amid hopes that a month in Washington is worth it. Former Atlanta City Council member Kwanza Hall and former Morehouse College President Robert Franklin are headed to a Dec. 1 runoff after...
Trump in ‘quarantine process’ after top aide gets covid-19
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump are beginning a “quarantine process” as they await coronavirus test results after a top aide he spent substantial time with this week tested positive for covid-19. Trump’s comments came after he confirmed that Hope Hicks, one his closest...
Top Trump aide Hope Hicks tests positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON — Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides, has tested positive for the coronavirus after spending time in close proximity to him this week. Hicks, who serves as counselor to Trump and traveled with him to a rally Wednesday, tested positive Thursday, according to an administration official,...
Pa. House lawmaker tests positive for covid-19, delaying legislation on election, rent relief
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. HARRISBURG — The state House of Representatives canceled its voting session Thursday after a Republican lawmaker tested positive for the...
Trump opposes changing debate rules but will still attend
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — President Donald Trump opposes changing the rules for the remaining two presidential debates against Democrat Joe Biden, but his campaign says he will attend regardless. Tuesday’s opening debate in Cleveland quickly turned chaotic, with frequent interruptions by the candidates — particularly Trump. The Commission on Presidential Debates...
Laptop, USB drives stolen from Philly election-staging site
Computer thumb drives used to program Philadelphia voting machines were stolen from a city warehouse along with the laptop of an employee from the machines’ manufacturer. The items were stolen from a warehouse in the city’s East Falls section, city election commission spokesman Nick Custodio said in a brief emailed...
Midshipman sues Naval Academy, claims looming expulsion for racist tweets violates his free speech rights
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A midshipman facing expulsion following an investigation of racist tweets he sent over the summer sued the Naval Academy Wednesday, claiming it is violating his constitutional rights of free speech and protection from self-incrimination. The Naval Academy opened an investigation into Midshipman 1st Class Chase Standage, 21,...
Hundreds of Honduran migrants set out for U.S. amid pandemic
CORINTO, Honduras — About 2,000 Honduran migrants hoping to reach the United States entered Guatemala on foot Thursday morning, testing the newly reopened frontier that had been shut by the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities had planned to register the migrants as they crossed and offer assistance to those willing to turn...
