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Joe Biden has pledged to choose a woman as his running mate, and given his advanced age and the lack of enthusiasm for his candidacy expressed in polling, there may not be a more consequential VP pick in modern history than this one.

The massive jobless claims coming in every week since the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown cast a cloud over President Trump's re-election chances. Or do they?

Americans go jobless as coronavirus continues. As many as 20 million workers could be unemployed as April moves forward.

Inmates at the Monroe Correctional Facility have threatened hostage-taking and fires if their demands concerning COVID-19 security are not met.

The blaze started at 7:14 p.m. and tore through the second floor of a three-story apartment at 874 Jefferson Avenue.

Brandee Isom was arrested and charged with assault and obstructing government administration after she was involed in a fracas with a police officer.

Police have not yet identified the sergeant but have launched an internal investigation after the video went viral on social media on Tuesday.

The teachers reported that an unidentified teen would join their video conferencing and intentionally disrupt the class with “obscene language and gestures.”

The United States continues to suffer gravely from COVID-19 with the remaining three weeks of April projected to see more than 30,000 American deaths.

“Family disturbance calls can start out over small things, and then they escalate,” the sheriff’s station said in a statement.

The woman was spotted with a cart full of merchandise but, had no means to purchase them.

New York and New Jersey's coronavirus death tolls are setting new records as both states report the highest single-day highs for the second day in a row. 

The United States still leads the world in the number of COVID-19 cases and on Wednesday saw the largest number of daily deaths in the world from the disease.

Charlotte Figi, the child with epilepsy who ignited the medical marijuana movement several years ago, has died on Tuesday, April 7.

Divers from the Maryland police were finally able to find the body of 8-year-old Gideon McKean, the great-grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, following a five-day search.

In 1997, Linda Tripp recorded her conversations with a 22-year-old Monica Lewinsky, then a White House intern, over the latter's affair with the president.

Joel Osteen is the charismatic pastor of Lakewood Church with a reported net worth of $100 million.

The daughter of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been arrested in Houston for allegedly stabbing another woman after a heated argument.

The changes come days after CEO Eric Yuan issued an apology for the series of incidents.

A Louisville doctor has been arrested and placed on administrative leave after a video showed him strangling a Hispanic teen for ignoring social distancing orders.

Matt Mooney, a former Colorado State Patrol officer, was handcuffed in front of his wife and daughter while out a park near their home.

New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.

Khari Sanford and Ali'jah Larrue were booked at Dane County Jail and are being held on $1 million bail.

Seven of the most influential youth groups in the country who supported Bernie Sanders have begun to place pressure on Joe Biden, and issued a list of demands that if he accepts them, will unlock their $100 million in financial support and use of their political outreach resources to aid Biden's campaign.

Bill Gates weighs in on when he thinks Americans will be "completely safe' from the coronavirus.

Trump tweeted that Republicans don't do well when mail-in voting is widespread

“Thank you Bernie - for doing your best to fight for all of us, from the beginning, for your entire life,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, R-N.Y., tweeted.

The intelligence community and White House reportedly began holding briefings on coronavirus in the fall

The alternatives included masks made of t-shirts or bandanas for homemade protection against coronavirus while out in public.