Social distancing is just a start when you’re traveling by air.

Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski acknowledged Thursday that she’s “struggling” over whether she can support President Donald Trump given his handling of the coronavirus and race crises shaking the United States.

U.S. officials said Thursday that U.S. Navy veteran Michael White has been freed by Iran and departed the country on a Swiss government aircraft.

Organizers have scrapped plans to mandate social distancing during President Donald Trump's appearance at a July 3 Mount Rushmore fireworks display and won't limit the crowd due to coronavirus concerns, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Thursday.

German police said Thursday they presume a British girl who went missing in southern Portugal 13 years ago is dead, but Madeleine McCann’s parents still nurture hope their daughter will be found alive.

It was one of several attacks on police officers in recent days, including one in which a driver plowed into a police sergeant who was trying to stop looting in the Bronx and a lieutenant who was struck in the helmet by a brick during a brawl with protesters in Manhattan.

Police say Manuel Ellis died in March while he was in handcuffs and restrained on the ground by officers.

Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister, police officers and community leaders met at the site of the George Floyd memorial to sign an agreement to hold authorities accountable.

Tropical Storm Cristobal crept along just inland over Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Campeche on Thursday, threatening to cause flooding the next few days before a predicted turn northward toward the U.S.

Wendy’s said in the coming days it will use its Twitter account to amplify black voices.

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has shared her sadness about racial divisions in the United States, telling students at her former high school that she felt moved to speak out because the life of George Floyd mattered.

The legislation was approved over the opposition of pro-democracy lawmakers, who see it as an infringement on freedom of expression and the greater rights that residents of the semi-autonomous city have compared to mainland China.

The diminishing pace suggests that the job market meltdown that was triggered by the coronavirus may have bottomed out as more companies call at least some of their former employees back to work.

For weeks, President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic. Now fears are growing within the White House that the very thing that finally shoved the virus from center stage — mass protests over the death of George Floyd — may bring about its resurgence.

While opportunists have sometimes joined the frenzy, police and experts say there is a sophistication that suggests a level of planning that goes beyond spontaneous acts.

Trump responded on Twitter Wednesday evening by calling Mattis “the world’s most overrated General.”

The West Virginia woman pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud in February after an investigation into "pill mill" clinic operations.

The attack was an eerie throwback to deadly attacks at schools in China over past years that prompted security upgrades.

The Trump administration moved Wednesday to block Chinese airlines from flying to the U.S. in an escalation of trade and travel tensions between the two countries.

The calmer night came as many cities intensified their curfews, with authorities in New York and Washington ordering people off streets while it was still daylight.

Management has said it will discuss a schedule of about 50 games, which would result in players receiving about 30% of their full salaries.

Movie theater chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet.

Some lawmakers and governors are hoping to harness the renewed wave of anger to push through changes on the use of force they couldn't manage after 2014.

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told lawmakers Wednesday that he would not have approved an FBI surveillance application for a former Trump campaign aide during the Russia investigation had he known at the time about the problems that have since been revealed.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday he opposes use of the Insurrection Act, which would allow President Donald Trump to use active-duty military forces for law enforcement duties in containing street protests.

The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday the storm was expected to turn north later in the week, cross the Gulf of Mexico and eventually threaten the U.S.

The investigation is part of a larger effort by Democrats and some Republicans to find out more about Trump's recent moves to sideline several independent government watchdogs.

Results published Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine show that hydroxychloroquine was no better than placebo pills at preventing illness from the coronavirus.

The Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to make it easier for businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic to take advantage of a payroll subsidy program that’s been a central part of Washington’s response to the corresponding economic crisis.

Obama called for turning the protests over Floyd’s death into policy change to ensure safer policing and increased trust between communities and law enforcement.

In an abrupt reversal, Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday overturned an earlier Pentagon decision to send a couple hundred active-duty soldiers home from the Washington, D.C., region, amid growing tensions with the White House over the military response to the protests.

Federal prosecutors say the three white men with U.S. military experience are accused of conspiring to carry out a plan that began in April in conjunction with protests to reopen businesses closed because of the coronavirus and later sought to capitalize on protests over the death of George Floyd.

Explosions have hit 50 cash machines in and near Philadelphia since the weekend, and one man has died, in a coordinated effort to steal them or take the money inside, authorities said Wednesday.

The executives are the first to be charged in a long-running investigation of price-fixing in the chicken industry

Widely seen bystander video showing Floyd’s May 25 death has sparked protests nationwide and around the world.

The asteroid, about 1,100 feet in diameter, is expected to miss our planet by about 3.2 million miles.

Ferguson voters have elected Ella Jones as the city’s first black mayor as protests over the death of George Floyd and police treatment of black communities roil the nation.

Vanessa Morales has been missing since Dec. 2. Her mother, Christine Holloway, was found dead and Vanessa's father, José Morales, was charged with her murder.

The epic damage to America’s job market from the viral outbreak will come into sharper focus Friday when the government releases the May employment report. Eight million more jobs are estimated to have been lost.

A publicist for Amy Grant says the contemporary Christian singer had open heart surgery on Wednesday to fix a heart condition she has had since birth.

One Kentucky high school student was able to receive his diploma despite having to get two organ transplants just months prior.

The helicopter, normally designated for use in medical evacuations, hovered low enough to create a deafening noise and spray protesters with rotor wash on Monday.

Johnny Majors, a legendary player and coach at the University of Tennessee, has died at the age of 85.

These ventilators are less expensive, short-term options for health care providers.

The NBA has suspended its season on March 11 “until further notice” after Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz became the first player in the league to test positive for the coronavirus.

The ice cream maker said Floyd’s death was the result of “inhumane police brutality that is perpetuated by a culture of white supremacy.”

Social distancing is still key for pandemic safety, especially while traveling.

The video shows more than a half-dozen officers confronting the journalists as they filmed and took photographs of police ordering protesters to leave the area.

Neither boy was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

More than 20,000 National Guard members have been called up in 29 states to deal with the violence.

Relics of the Old South have been removed from public display in at least three states amid continuing protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.

Voters across America were forced to navigate curfews, health concerns and National Guard troops after election officials dramatically reduced the number of in-person voting sites to minimize the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

The challengers argued that King's loss of clout, even more than the continuous string of provocative and racially-charged statements over his career, was reason enough for turning on him.

The death came on a violent night in St. Louis, during which four officers were shot, officers were pelted with rocks, and 55 businesses were burglarized or damaged.

The incident came amid chaotic scenes in recent days, when peaceful protests over the police killing of George Floyd have been punctuated by reports of violent clashes.

Trump’s actions drew widespread condemnation from Democrats and religious leaders who said he was misusing the Bible and the church where presidents have prayed for more than 150 years. Some Republicans joined in the criticism on Tuesday.

Polls have begun to close as voters navigated curfews and health concerns in a slate of primary contests that tested the nation’s ability to host elections amid dueling crises.

House Democrats say they will hear testimony from Justice Department whistleblowers and attempt to slash the agency’s budget.