Perseid Meteor Shower 2020: Dates, best time to view and more
The meteor shower is widely considered the best of the year, boasting up to 75 shooting stars per hour.
The meteor shower is widely considered the best of the year, boasting up to 75 shooting stars per hour.
Volunteers for Wildlife operates the largest wildlife hospital on Long Island, admitting well over 2,000 injured & orphaned animals each year. Since 1982, they have been able to help over 30,000 animals.
New York City unveiled "Take Care Packages" to help people quarantine at home during the pandemic. Also, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rescinded an order requiring people traveling from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to isolate for 14 days.
The 26 billboards around Louisville each represent one year of Breonna Taylor's life.
Police says the little girl's name is Alayah and that she was taken from her home on Carlton Avenue in Fort Greene.
Abdul Karim, a police officer, said the dead included one of the pilots. He said at least 15 of the injured were in critical condition.
A brief but widespread power outage had a big impact on Upper Manhattan in New York City early Friday, affecting the Upper West Side, Upper East Side, and Harlem.
New power outages were reported Friday morning in Queens, adding insult to injury to residents are still living in storm zones ravaged by Tropical Storm Isaias.
Some 105,000 remained without power on Long Island Thursday after Tropical Storm Isaias caused widespread damage, downing trees and power lines and leaving almost half of PSEG's 1.1 million customers in the dark at the peak of the outages.
There is growing anger and frustration in Connecticut, where utility companies have hardly put a dent in the number of widespread outages from Tropical Storm Isaias.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that every school district in every region is authorized to reopen in the fall. He added that they will continue to monitor the infection rate leading up to the first day of school.
The torrential rains and strong winds from fast-moving Tropical Isaias dealt such a wallop that millions were left without power in the Tri-State area, and governors had to put into place emergency orders to speed up the recovery.
RIP HERO: Manjeet Singh saw three children being swept away in a river and jumped in, but he drowned in the effort.
Officials evacuated 75 tourists and residents amid fears the glacier could soon break apart and crash into a popular Italian Alpine valley.
The Aug. 7 to 16 event in South Dakota could be the biggest anywhere so far during the pandemic.
Both sides said the future of the talks is uncertain. No meeting is scheduled so far for Friday, an informal deadline to reach the broad outlines of an agreement.
A Georgia high school has lifted the suspension of a student who shared a photo of a crowded hallway on social media.
Nat Hines used to go to the gym three days a week but that all changed with COVID-19. Undeterred, he bought home workout equipment and continues to exercise at home.
Last month, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had laid out the formula that will be used to reopen schools across the state and the guidelines for how schools can hold classes this fall.
Despite some progress being made - 12,000 fewer power outages on Friday morning than there were Thursday morning - some New York City residents are still living in storm zones ravaged by Tropical Storm Isaias.
This is fueling suspicions he's being pushed to run by allies of President Donald Trump hoping to siphon support away from Joe Biden.
A brief power outage has a big impact on Upper Manhattan in New York City early Friday affecting the Upper West Side, Upper East Side, and Harlem.
This week's First Responder Friday honors Stratford Fire Department Deputy Chief Ellen Murray.
There are still more than 300,000 power customers in the dark in New Jersey. The vast majority are in North Jersey, which especially problematic during the pandemic when so many people are working from home.
In July, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum announced that family members wouldn't read the names of the victims this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.