Some experts thought that the warmer summer temperatures would lead to a slower spread of COVID-19. But summer has come, and the number of COVID-19 cases is increasing dramatically, especially in several states with warmer climates. Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at …

Photo by: Nick Krug Lawrence City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St., appears in the photograph on May 3, 2016. Additional information related to COVID-19 is available on the city website, lawrenceks.org/coronavirus. More information is also available at the Douglas County Coronavirus Response Center, douglascountyks.org/coronavirus, including health orders and guidance from …

A North Carolina race track has lost some associations after its owner announced “Bubba Rope” for sale online days after NASCAR said a knot had been found at Bubba Wallace’s garage stall, the only one black pilot of the upper series. A concrete company and a series of drivers ended …

Sacha Baron Cohen is believed to have been behind a stunt at a conservative rally in Olympia, Washington. The 48-year-old actor is said to have made attendees sing about the “Wuhan Flu” while dressing up as a country music singer at the right-wing March for Our Rights 3 rally. In …

Microsoft, one of the first to enter games on its Xbox consoles in the early 2000s, announced last Monday that it will close its live streaming service, Mixer, before July 22. The company acquired Mixer in 2016 and last year paid game stars like Ninja millions of dollars to sign …