Salt Lake City police officer Nickolas Pearce is facing a second-degree felony assault charge after ordering his K9 to bite Jeffery Ryans on April 23.
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Eating disorders ‘thrive in isolation’: Coronavirus quarantine has led to a nearly 80% increase in calls for help, experts say
Health experts see an increase in patients with eating disorders seeking help amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Nowhere to labor: The US oil industry, sapped by COVID-19, has lost hundreds of rigs in a ‘historic and troubling’ year
The national oil rig count has fallen nearly 30% since the end of August 2019, from 876 to 241, according to data from Baker Hughes.
Coronavirus live updates: Pfizer says vaccine may be ready by end of October; Canada’s top doctor urges wearing a mask during sex
Pfizer CEO says company may have ‘safe’ vaccine soon. More colleges shift reopening plans. Jobless aid claims still high. Latest COVID-19 news.
California fire crews, aided by cooler weather, report ‘great progress’ against LNU, SCU lightning complex fires
Some evacuation orders have been lifted or downgraded for the LNU Lightning Complex Fire in California’s wine country in the Napa Valley.
Go West, young woman: Women in the American West had been voting for decades before the passing of the 19th Amendment. Here’s why.
In 1869, Wyoming was the first U.S. territory to grant suffrage to some women, half a century before the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Coronavirus live updates: Immigration workers spared from furloughs; Cases down, but deaths still high; Usain Bolt has COVID-19
New COVID-19 cases are down 21% since early August. Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive. Latest COVID-19 news.
Southern California’s Lake Fire feeds on ‘decadent’ fuels, burns over 18,000 acres in Angeles National Forest
The Lake Fire in Southern California still has no known cause as it continued to burn over the weekend.
Chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for COVID-19? Yes. But there’s no evidence of food transmission, experts say.
According to the World Health Organization: “Coronaviruses cannot multiply in food; they need an animal or human host to multiply.”
‘Latinx’ is mostly unknown term — even among US Latinos: Only 1 in 4 have heard of it, Pew study finds.
Only 23% of U.S. Latinos have heard of the term “Latinx” and just 3% use the word to describe themselves, according to the Pew Research Center.