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President Trump is reportedly considering temporarily blocking U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents who are abroad from returning home if authorities believe they are infected with the coronavirus. A proposal draft of the immigration rule obtained by the New York Times said American citizens and permanent residents could be stopped at the border if an …

Former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb sounded a note of caution on Tuesday against Russia’s claim to have produced a vaccine for the coronavirus. Russian president Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday morning that his country had discovered the first effective treatment for the coronavirus, calling the vaccine “Sputnik V.” However, Gottlieb said that …

Derrius Guice allegedly attacked his girlfriend three times earlier this year, including once when he “strangled her until she was unconscious,” according to court documents obtained by The Washington Post and USA TODAY. Guice, a 23-year-old running back, was released last week by the Washington Football Team after he was charged with strangulation, three counts …

Justin Hartley and Sofia Pernas appeared to subtly confirm their relationship following the Season 3 premiere of “Selling Sunset,” which captured the actor’s split from his ex-wife, Chrishell Stause. On Sunday, the pair shared photos with similar captions on each of their Instagram Stories. Hartley, 43, captioned a picture of himself holding a dog while …

There could be a double meaning when the 2020 World Series champion pours out the bubbly. Popping those champagne corks might happen inside a bubble, as MLB is discussing going to an isolation format for the postseason, according to reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN. COVID-19 outbreaks have disrupted the regular-season schedules of …

Leaders of Amazon, Google, JPMorgan Chase and two dozen other giant companies have pledged to hire 100,000 New Yorkers from disadvantaged backgrounds by 2030. The 27 corporate titans formed the New York Jobs CEO Council to create paths to in-demand jobs for low-income, black, Latino and Asian workers, including 25,000 CUNY students, according to a …

Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) doubled down on his criticism of President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders in a tweet on Monday afternoon, saying “no president” has the power to make such unilateral policy decisions. “No president — whether named Obama or Trump or Biden or AOC — has unilateral power to rewrite immigration law …

President Trump was abruptly escorted out of the White House briefing room on Monday before quickly returning to tell reporters, “There was a shooting outside of the White House.” “There was a shooting, law enforcement shot someone, seems to be someone, and the suspect is on the way to the hospital,” Trump said, restarting the …

New York governor Andrew Cuomo rejected calls for an independent investigation into deaths of coronavirus patients in state nursing homes, saying such an investigation would be “political.” The state has seen over 32,000 deaths from coronavirus, with at least 6,500 of those deaths among residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities. However, if a …

The director of California’s Department of Public Health abruptly resigned on Sunday amid news that a computer system failure resulted in the undercounting of COVID-19 cases in the state. Dr. Sonia Angell, who was appointed to her role by Democratic governor Gavin Newsom in 2019, announced her resignation in an email sent to department staff …