NYC public school students return to in-person learning
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Over 1,600 public schools in New York City opened their doors Thursday, welcoming half a million students back into the classroom.

Study: Trump is ‘single largest driver’ of COVID misinformation

President Donald Trump is the 'single largest driver' of misinformation over the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study.

Lightfoot to Trump: 'Keep Chicago out of your lying mouth'

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired back at President Donald Trump on Tuesday night after he skewered her city as a hotbed of crime and violence during a presidential campaign debate against Joe Biden.

No one fined on first day of threatened NYC mask crackdown

City employees distributed thousands of masks in the Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods with rising infection rates.

Far-right extremist group 'Proud Boys' celebrates after Trump callout during debate

President Donald Trump on Tuesday didn’t condemn white supremacist groups and their role in violence in some American cities this summer, branding it solely a “left-wing” problem and telling one far-right extremist group to “stand back and stand by."

Presidential debate: Trump, Biden spar over Supreme Court, health care, COVID-19

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden clashed over COVID-19 and the economy, the Supreme Court and more during the first presidential debate.

Watch the first 2020 presidential debate in full

After more than a year of circling each other, Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met on the debate stage Tuesday night in Ohio. Watch the 90-minute debate in full here.

Trump-Biden Debate: Acrid tone, animosity, interruptions

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met on the debate stage for the first time Tuesday night in Ohio. Their mutual dislike was evident from the outset. 

Nearly 100,000 NYC voters get ballot envelopes meant for someone else

Tens of thousands of New York City voters received absentee ballots with the wrong names and addresses on the return envelopes.

'Mask patrols' will fine people refusing to wear face coverings in NYC

Patrols will start issuing fines to people who refuse to wear masks even after being offered a free mask and a warning that not wearing it will result in a fine.

NYC elementary school students return to classrooms

Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms Tuesday.

Biden releases 2019 tax returns ahead of presidential debate with Trump

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, released their 2019 tax returns ahead of Tuesday’s debate.

Cindy McCain joins Biden’s transition advisory board

Cindy McCain is the second Republican on the transition advisory board, joining Bob McDonald who headed the Department of Veterans Affairs under President Barack Obama.

Gov. Cuomo raises alarm about new virus hot spots

Just 10 ZIP codes represent a quarter of the state's new infections in recent testing, according to the governor. A disproportionate number of new cases have come from communities home to many Orthodox Jews. 

New California law prompted by crash that killed Kobe Bryant, 8 others

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday approved legislation prompted by the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight other people that makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of deceased people at the scene of an accident or crime.