Kelly Tyko USA TODAY Published 12:07 PM EDT 19 Aug 2020 With DIY projects thriving amid the coronavirus pandemic, more consumers might consider RIY: rent it yourself. Lowe’s on Wednesday announced the company’s lease of the tool and joins its biggest competitor Home Depot, which already rents trucks, power tools …

It was at midnight, hours after his seizure of gunpoint by soldiers in the capital of Mali, when Ibrahim Boubacar Keita eventually appeared on national television. “At this very moment, as I thank the Malian people for their support over these long years and the warmth of their grace, I …

Loomer fielded five other candidates to capture her party’s nomination, and won about 43 percent of the vote Wednesday morning, according to unofficial results from the Florida constituency. But Loomer’s chances in November against the Democratic commitment Rep. Lois Frankel are less certain in a district that is heavily democratically …

Alabama 969 new cases of coronavirus overnight. Alabama’s public health numbers Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. show 106,784 cases of coronavirus in the state, an increase of 969. The state reported 1,876 deaths, an increase of 9. The state has administered 880,652 COVID-19 tests, 207,711 in the past 14 days. …

Copyright Getty Images The construction of large-scale dams has played a surprising role in limiting rising seas, scientists say. In the past century, melting glaciers and the thermal expansion of seawater levels have risen. But this new study finds that dams almost stopped the rising sea in the 1970s because …