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Read MoreThe late civil rights activist is taken over the Edmund Pettus Bridge for a final time.The late civil rights activist is taken over the Edmund Pettus Bridge for a final time.

Read MoreSeasonal rains are common in China, but this year’s flooding has been exceptional and early.Seasonal rains are common in China, but this year’s flooding has been exceptional and early.

Read More Three people, including a 9-month-old child, were killed and three others were injured when a small plane crashed in a Utah backyard on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The plane, a Piper PA-32, was flying from an airport in Salt Lake City to Page, Ariz., when it crashed in West Jordan, a city in…

Read More Quarantine measures for people arriving from Spain may be applied to other arrivals Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Holidaymakers have been warned the government could impose “handbrake restrictions” on more countries beyond Spain in order to stop the spread of coronavirus – with travellers unlikely to be given much…

Read More The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute asked the Republican National Committee (RNC) to cease fundraising for Trump’s reelection campaign with a commemorative coin printed with the likeness of the former President paired with images of President Donald Trump. Melissa Giller, the foundation’s chief marketing officer, told TIME that the RNC had printed…

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Read MoreDe Havilland died at home in Paris, the city where she lived since the 1950s.De Havilland died at home in Paris, the city where she lived since the 1950s.

Read More ‘It’s definitely going to be a triple threat’ Trump issues an emergency declaration for Hawaii Hawaii prepared for Hurricane Douglas on Sunday, with predictions of high winds, rain and storm surge. Related: Hurricane Hanna: storm hits Texas counties struggling with Covid-19 Continue reading…‘It’s definitely going to be a triple threat’Trump issues an emergency…

Read MoreLewis was beaten on the bridge in 1965 during a voting rights march, in a pivotal event in the US civil rights movement.Lewis was beaten on the bridge in 1965 during a voting rights march, in a pivotal event in the US civil rights movement.

Read More North Korea just announced its first case of COVID-19, casting blame most conveniently on a defector who had fled to South Korea and then re-defected back to the North, supposedly bringing the bug with him.That’s the spin that North Korea’s state media, KCNA, is putting on the case after a meeting of the…

Read More As many in the Lower 48 call for statues of Confederate leaders to be removed amid a national reckoning on race, some Alaska residents are conducting a similar movement demanding statues tied to colonization be eliminated or relocated. A statue of Russian colonialist Alexander Baranov will be taken out of public view in…

Read More1968 was a year that saw America tested over issues of race and war. In 2020, the country is being tested over issues of race and the pandemic. “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with noted political figures and writers — former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Senator Tom Daschle, and Pulitzer Prize-winning…

Read More The WNBA’s season began Saturday with players from the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty walking off the court as the national anthem played, in a message for racial justice as protests around the country continue. The players jointly then dedicated 26 seconds of silence and the entire season to Breonna Taylor. “We…

Read More Polzeath Ladies surf club was founded in 2013 by George’s surf school, also based in Polzeath. The club provides a safe space for women to enjoy surfing as part of a wider community, led by professional surf coaches Continue reading…Polzeath Ladies surf club was founded in 2013 by George’s surf school, also based…

Read MoreHer career spanned more than 50 years and she was the last surviving star of Gone with the Wind.Her career spanned more than 50 years and she was the last surviving star of Gone with the Wind.

Read More Casket retraces 1965 Bloody Sunday civil rights march ‘I loved John Lewis’: Kerry Kennedy on her father’s bond John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time Sunday, as remembrances continued for the civil rights leader and congressman. Related: Bloody Sunday remembered: civil rights marchers tell story of…

Read MoreStar of Gone With the Wind was one of the last big names from Hollywood’s golden era.Star of Gone With the Wind was one of the last big names from Hollywood’s golden era.

Read More Double Oscar-winning actor, who won acclaim for multiple Hollywood costume dramas before moving to Paris, has passed away Olivia de Havilland, the fragrant queen of the Hollywood costume drama, has died at the age of 104. According to the Hollywood Reporter, her publicist said she had died from natural causes in Paris, where…

Read More Two workers, an epidemiologist and a psychologist explore the highs and lows of returning to the office post-lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The psychologist: John Ameachi Office life may never return to how it once was says organisational psychologist John Amaechi – and nor should it. “We can’t…

Read More Olivia de Havilland, who starred in Gone with the Wind, has died aged 104. The two-time Oscar winner was the last remaining star of the iconic film, and is credited with taking on the Hollywood studios in a landmark court case. De Havilland played Melanie Hamilton Wilkes, a friend who is seen as…

Read More White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday that the federal moratorium on evictions, which expired Saturday and aimed to protect millions of renters from getting evicted during the coronavirus pandemic, will be lengthened. Kudlow, director of the White House National Economic Council, made the remarks at the end of an interview…

Read MoreWomen are primary caregivers in their communities. They can play a key role in the fight against COVID-19.Women are primary caregivers in their communities. They can play a key role in the fight against COVID-19.

Read More Troubles with the deadly coronavirus in North Korea may be worse than expected after the country publicly reported its first suspected case of Covid-19 and the complete lockdown of an entire city. North Korea’s battle with Covid-19 took a dire turn on Sunday when Kim Jong-un ordered the implementation of a “maximum emergency…

Read MoreGreece has made the return of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum in London one of its top priorities.Greece has made the return of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum in London one of its top priorities.

Read MoreIn the United States, museums have shut, theatres sit empty, and concerts and festivals have been cancelled.In the United States, museums have shut, theatres sit empty, and concerts and festivals have been cancelled.

Read More (SEATTLE) — Seattle police retreated to a precinct early Sunday, just hours after declaring a riot during large demonstrations in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood near where weeks earlier people had set up an “occupied protest zone” that stretched for several blocks. Some demonstrators lingered after officers filed into the department’s East Precinct…

Read MoreDemonstrations started in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but anger has also been growing over President Donald Trump’s decision to send federal agents to the city.Demonstrations started in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but anger has also been growing over President Donald Trump’s decision to send…

Read More The U.S. continues to push for an end of the four-nation boycott of Qatar, even after the hospitalization of Kuwait’s ruling emir who led talks to resolve the yearslong dispute, a U.S. diplomat said Sunday. U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook acknowledged the challenge ahead on ending the crisis that’s torn apart…

Read MoreSpain says new coronavirus cases are isolated, as the UK tells arriving passengers to self-isolate.Spain says new coronavirus cases are isolated, as the UK tells arriving passengers to self-isolate.

Read MoreTwo people were killed during a protest in Garissa sparked by the arrest of a murder suspect.Two people were killed during a protest in Garissa sparked by the arrest of a murder suspect.

Read More Team of 16 volunteers carried Daisy off mountain on a stretcher during five-hour operation A mountain rescue team has said its members “didn’t need to think twice” when they were called to help a 121lb (55kg) St Bernard that had collapsed while descending England’s highest peak. Sixteen volunteers from Wasdale mountain rescue team…

Read More Texas hospital sets up ‘death panel’ as Covid-19 cases surge How Hawaii avoided a spike – but damaged its economy ‘White as hell’: are Portland protests eclipsing BLM? Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.11pm BST Should anyone not have noticed, two US states, both with Covid-19-related problems, are currently being threatened…

Read More Two people were killed during a protest in Garissa sparked by the arrest of a murder suspect. Two people were killed during a protest in Garissa sparked by the arrest of a murder suspect.

Read More The use of racial slurs in Sudan shows how deeply entrenched racism is there, writes Zeinab Mohammed Salih. The use of racial slurs in Sudan shows how deeply entrenched racism is there, writes Zeinab Mohammed Salih.

Read More For students heading to Colby College in Maine this fall, coronavirus testing is expected to be a routine part of campus life. Colby, a private school of 2,000 students, joins a growing number of colleges announcing aggressive testing plans to catch and isolate COVID-19 cases before they spread. Harvard University says all students…