-
Police officer’s wife dies after getting locked in SUV
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – A Florida police officer’s wife died after becoming trapped in the back of his patrol vehicle for several hours during a hot afternoon, police said Monday. Investigators are treating the death of Clara Paulino, 56, as an accident, the Miami Herald reported. Aristides Paulino, 58, who works for the city of…
-
Declared dead, young woman found alive at funeral home
Workers at a Detroit funeral home discovered a 20-year-old woman breathing hours after she was declared dead by paramedics and was sent to the mortuary by her grieving family, authorities said. The woman, whose name has not been released, was found alive on Sunday at the James H. Cole Funeral Home and taken to a…
-
South Korea imposes new COVID-19 lockdown rules
South Korea is resuming certain lockdown measures as it battles a new coronavirus outbreak. Health Minister Park Neung-hoo announced new bans on large gatherings, with closures for beaches, nightspots and churches, as well as removing fans from professional sporting events. The government said it did not take the decision lightly, but felt the restrictions were…
-
Joe Biden: No pressure to select Kamala Harris
In his first interview as the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden discussed his motives for choosing a woman of color as his running mate. “Did you feel pressure to select a Black woman?” asked “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts in an exclusive interview Friday in Wilmington, Delaware. “No, I didn’t feel…
-
Joe Biden to ‘shut [country] down’ to prevent spread of COVID-19 if elected
![Joe Biden to ‘shut [country] down’ to prevent spread of COVID-19 if elected](https://popnews.online/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/good1.jpg)
Former Vice President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC “World News Tonight” Anchor David Muir on Friday that as president, he would shut the country down to stop the spread of COVID-19 if the move was recommended to him by scientists. “I would shut it down; I would listen to the scientists,”…
-
Hong Kong to offer free COVID-19 tests to everyone
HONG KONG – Hong Kong will offer free coronavirus tests to its residents starting Sept. 1 as it grapples with its worst outbreak since the pandemic began, leader Carrie Lam said Friday. The testing program, which will last up to two weeks, will allow every Hong Kong resident to be tested on a voluntary basis,…
-
Florida to release 750 million mosquitoes
Local officials in Florida have approved the release of 750 million mosquitoes that have been genetically modified to reduce local populations. The aim is to reduce the number of mosquitoes that carry diseases like dengue or the Zika virus. The green-lighting of a pilot project after years of debate drew a swift outcry from environmental…
-
Scientists admit COVID-19 is hard to contain
New Zealand — once the world’s COVID recovery darling, applauded internationally for its lockdown and apparent quashing of the pandemic coronavirus — is now facing a fresh cluster of cases. After the country’s recent celebration of 100 days without any documented coronavirus cases, scientists say New Zealand’s latest COVID-19 resurgence is shedding new light on…
-
Domino’s Pizza to hire more than 20,000 workers
Domino’s Pizza plans to hire more than 20,000 workers this year as the nation’s largest pizza chain staffs up amid rising sales. The company said Monday it is looking for delivery drivers, managers, customer-service reps and pie-makers, encouraging people who have lost jobs during the economic collapse that followed the coronavirus pandemic to apply. Domino’s…
-
300 Pizza Huts, mostly dine-in locations, to close
Up to 300 Pizza Hut restaurants will be closed, most of them dine-in locations not well suited for carryout and delivery at a time when millions of people are sheltering and eating at home. Pizza sales have exploded during the pandemic. Domino’s last month reported a 30 percent spike in quarterly profits. On Monday, it…