WASHINGTON – Republicans on Tuesday began circulating text of a narrow coronavirus relief package on Tuesday that would restore additional unemployment benefits at half the original rate, protect companies from virus-related lawsuits and provide funding for testing and schools. The draft measure appears to be an attempt to break through …

Daisy Conant thrives on routine. The 91-year-old resident of Gardena loves reading the newspaper with her morning coffee. But lately, the news surrounding the coronavirus pandemic has been more than pleasant. ‘We drip like bottles,’ she said one recent morning, throwing her hands up. ‘She gets scared,’ explained her grandfather …

August 18, 2020 Japanese “white stork” has recently taken flight from the International Space Station. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) ninth H-II Transfer Vehicle, or HTV-9, was released from its temporary perch at the end of the space station’s robotic arm on Tuesday (August 18) at 1:36 p.m. 1736 …

For one game, the Houston Rockets were just fine without Russell Westbrook. On Tuesday, the Rockets beat the Thunder in all facets of the game en route to a 123-108 victory to take a 1-0 lead in their first round series. With Westbrook out with a quad-strain, Harden was sensational …

There’s a late summer release to Disney’s third-generation children’s movie The One and Only Ivan, one of their rare live-action offerings that is not yet an unnecessary remake of an animated hit. It’s a true story that inspired a love novel that in turn, in short, was added to a …