The California Department of Public Health has issued guidelines for reopening places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic. Among other things, religious leaders are asked to “strongly consider” discontinuing singing and group recitation where transmission of the virus through exhaled droplets is increased. Sharing items like prayer books, prayer rugs, and hymn books is also…… MORE

A white woman has apologized for calling police on a black man in Central Park on Monday, after the two argued about her unleashed dog. Amy Cooper told CNN she wanted to “publicly apologize to everyone.” “I’m not a racist. I did not mean to harm that man in any way,” she said, adding that…… MORE

S. Lee Merritt, an attorney for the family of Ahmaud Arbery, told CNN on Monday that the US Department of Justice is investigating the shooting death as a hate crime. Merritt said he learned about the development after meeting with United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia Bobby Christine on Thursday. CNN has…… MORE

Twenty hikers were rescued Monday near a swimming hole known as the Devil’s Bathtub in Virginia, CNN affiliate WJHL reports. The rescue began Sunday when heavy rains caused flash flooding along the popular trail and the hikers became stranded about 7 p.m., Fort Blackmore Volunteer Fire Department officials told affiliate WCYB. Devil’s Bathtub is a…… MORE