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A protester tried to ID a police officer on Twitter. Now he faces a felony — along with four who retweeted him.

‘I can say anything I want’: Michigan official defends using racist slur while refusing to wear a mask

Sturgis, S.D., has hosted a large motorcycle rally since 1938. Some city officials are upset that the annual festivities are starting on Friday despite a pandemic.Credit...Benjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times

‘Boxed into a corner,’ Sturgis braces for thousands to attend motorcycle rally

In this photo posted on Twitter, students crowd a hallway on Tuesday at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga. (AP)

Georgia teens shared photos of maskless students in crowded hallways. Now they're suspended. August 7, 2020 | 8:44 AM

A Beirut bride was posing for her wedding video when the explosion occurred August 6, 2020 | 4:46 PM

A man allegedly confronted a boy who was wearing a mask in a Florida restaurant August 6, 2020 | 11:34 AM

Viral obit blames Trump and Texas governor for man's COVID-19 death August 4, 2020 | 11:52 AM

In a photo provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture, a number of states reported that residents were getting packages of seeds they did not order. A combination of packets of seeds from China sent to U.S. residents which recipients are asked to hold onto the packages and mailing labels and not plant the seeds. (U.S. Department of Agriculture via The New York Times) -- EDITORIAL USE ONLY --

U.S. identifies some of the mysterious seeds mailed from China August 3, 2020 | 12:55 PM

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Fla., released the photo Graham Ivan Clark, 17, after his arrest Friday, July 31, 2020. Clark is accused of hacking Twitter, gaining access to the account of Bill Gates, Elon Musk and many others. Clark was able to scam people around the glove of more than $100,000 in Bitcoin. (Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office via AP)

From Minecraft tricks to Twitter hack: A Florida teen’s troubled online path August 3, 2020 | 12:24 PM

Arrests over illicit party boat with 170 guests cruising around New York City August 3, 2020 | 11:03 AM

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Misleading virus video, pushed by the Trumps, spreads online July 29, 2020 | 12:22 PM

The conservative alternative to Twitter wants to be a place for free speech for all. It turns out, rules still apply. July 16, 2020 | 11:10 AM

Patrons at the Ocean Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on July 3. Some scientists are warning that airborne transmission of the coronavirus in indoor settings has been underappreciated.

239 experts with 1 big claim: The coronavirus is airborne July 6, 2020 | 4:23 PM

A closed and partially demolished Vallco Shopping Mall in Cupertino, Calif., Nov. 5, 2019. Department stores are disappearing at a rapid clip amidst the coronavirus pandemic, a decline that could take down as much as a quarter of America’s malls in the next five years.

With department stores disappearing, malls could be next July 6, 2020 | 1:20 PM

Naumkeag House & Gardens in Stockbridge.

Two New England locales among Airbnb's top trending destinations June 29, 2020 | 12:39 PM

Video: CNN's Anderson Cooper announces he's a dad, introduces viewers to his newborn son Wyatt Morgan May 1, 2020 | 9:19 AM

The Pentagon released UFO videos. Don’t hold your breath for a breakthrough. April 28, 2020 | 4:00 PM

Caffeine bought online killed teen. But is Amazon at fault? April 28, 2020 | 1:36 PM

Clockwise from left to right: Wogene Debele with her husband, Yilma Tadesse, and their children Naod, 10, Mihret, 17 and Asher, 4, at home in Takoma Park. Debele, 43, died Tuesday after giving birth to a newborn son, Levi, whom she never got to see.

She gave birth to a son before dying of COVID-19. She never got to see him. April 24, 2020 | 2:33 PM

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‘They’re death pits’: Coronavirus claims at least 6,900 lives in U.S. nursing homes April 17, 2020 | 7:21 PM

This photo provided by the Harris County Sheriff's department shows Caitlyn Smith. The Houston-area teen was in jail Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, after she was accused of accidentally shooting her 10-year-old nephew after making a selfie video of herself with a gun for her Instagram account.
Smith, 19, was being held in the Harris County Jail charged with felony injury to a child. Bond has been set at $20,000. (Harris County Sheriff's Department via AP)

19-year-old babysitter accused of shooting nephew while taking selfie February 28, 2020 | 10:08 AM

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Bizarre snow strip over Kansas, just 15 miles across, highlights the challenges of forecasting February 27, 2020 | 5:49 PM

Los Angeles police officers stand after a pursuit of a stolen hearse with with a casket and body inside on Interstate 110 in South Los Angeles Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. The hearse was stolen from outside a Greek Orthodox church in East Pasadena on Wednesday night. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says one person is in custody. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Stolen hearse carrying casket recovered after freeway chase February 27, 2020 | 10:12 AM

Woman accused of leaving her boyfriend in a suitcase to die February 26, 2020 | 12:16 PM

What happened to the students caught up in the college admissions scandal? February 26, 2020 | 9:43 AM

In this Feb. 21, 2020 photo, an Amazon employee demonstrates how to scan a code from a phone to be allowed to enter an Amazon Go Grocery store set to open soon in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Following the opening of several smaller convenience-type stores using an app and cashier-less technology to tally shoppers' selections, the store will be the first Amazon Go full-sized cashier-less grocery store. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Here's how Amazon's cashier-less grocery store works February 25, 2020 | 4:58 PM

Chatham Lighthouse.

2 New England seaside locales are among the top 25 trending destinations this year February 25, 2020 | 12:29 PM

Video: Beyonce performs at memorial service for Kobe Bryant and Gianna February 24, 2020 | 3:54 PM

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Michael Jordan speaks during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center on February 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Video: Michael Jordan's tearful speech at memorial service for Kobe Bryant and Gianna February 24, 2020 | 3:28 PM

Video: Vanessa Bryant's moving eulogy at memorial service for Kobe and Gianna February 24, 2020 | 2:46 PM

Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment February 24, 2020 | 11:55 AM

A bottle of Corona beer sits in a cooler at a bar in Cancun June 29, 2012. Anheuser Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewer, is taking over Mexico's Grupo Modelo for $20.1 billion, giving it dominance in Latin America's second-largest economy and adding Corona, the top-selling imported beer in the United States, to its brands. The long-awaited deal is the biggest foreign buyout of a Mexican company in more than 20 years and shows how much global brewers are willing to pay for developing market growth in an increasingly consolidated industry. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: BUSINESS)

New York college investigating reports of coronavirus-themed party February 21, 2020 | 4:34 PM

FILE - This Jan. 9, 2020 file photo released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Jonathan Watson. Watson has confessed that he beat two child molesters to death with a cane while behind bars and says his urgent warning to a counselor that he might become violent was ignored. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP,File)

In letter, California inmate says that he killed 2 molesters in prison February 21, 2020 | 4:26 PM