Site Map August 20, 2020

Years / 2020 / August / 20

• Texas, Houston-area COVID-19 positivity rates falling
• Astros win 8th straight, defeat Rockies 10-8
• CDC: Mass coronavirus testing in US prisons finds 12 times more cases than with symptom-based testing
• Mortgage interest rates forecast for rest of 2020
• Killeen police, US Army looking for missing Fort Hood soldier
• How Houston-area school districts are handling special education amid COVID-19 pandemic
• Mets games postponed after two positive coronavirus tests
• AMC Theaters cautiously reopens its doors after 5 months of being closed due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Genetically-modified mosquitoes approved for release by EPA in Harris County
• Student loan borrowers just got another break — what should you do now?
• Harden scores 21 points, Rockets beat Thunder for 2-0 lead
• COVID-19 testing drops by 60 percent in Fort Bend County
• How would negative interest rates affect mortgages?
• Father, son ER doctors work together to save another person’s life
• Jobless Texans may get additional $300 weekly unemployment benefits soon
• Dozens of former GOP national security officials to back Biden, call Trump ‘dangerously unfit’
• President Donald Trump stages event outside of Biden's hometown of Scranton on last day of DNC
• Trump administration formally notifies United Nations of its demand to restore sanctions against Iran
• 20% of US nursing homes faced severe PPE and staff shortages amid COVID-19 surges
• Tim Hortons offering free coffee, doughnuts to Americans whose trips to Canada were canceled due to COVID-19
• Texas Equusearch searching for missing Houston man
• YouTuber invents gun that shoots masks onto people’s faces
• Nine men in custody, charged with distribution of meth, cocaine
• Two dead after house fire in southwest Houston
• Report: Department of Health and Human Services to return COVID-19 data collection process to CDC
• Bryan man sentenced to prison after defrauding an oil company out of $855,000
• Vandal spray paints George Floyd's eyes black at 38th and Chicago mural
• US unemployment claims jump back above 1 million in face of coronavirus
• Tennessee teen mom indicted on felony murder, other charges in 15-month-old's death
• Tropical Depression 14 could make landfall on southeast Texas coast near Harvey anniversary
• Houston Police search for man wanted in fatal stabbing
• Concerns over mail delivery ahead of 2020 election put spotlight on ballot deadlines
• Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice in record melt last year
• Helicopter pilot killed while battling California wildfire leaves behind wife, 2 daughters
• Wolverines return to Mt. Rainier National Park after 100-year absence
• Coronavirus concerns lead NFL prohibition of cheerleaders and mascots on field
• Russia opposition candidate in coma after alleged poisoning
• Is fear of people’s opinions (FOPO) limiting your life?
• Police: Man steals scratch-off tickets from store, tries to cash winning ticket at the same place
• Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, working families are enlisting grandparents to help with the kids
• FBI announces $10K reward for information on missing mom Leila Cavett
• First African American graduate of Rice University continues to make history
• Nearly 40% of Americans who lost their jobs during pandemic can't last a month on savings
• ALDI recalls bagged peaches that could be contaminated with salmonella
• Boston's 'Cheers' bar to permanently close due to coronavirus
• Democratic National Convention viewers adjust to virtual convention
• Dr. Anthony Fauci undergoes surgery for vocal cord polyp, according to reports
• Weed vending machines pop up in Colorado
• TWC applies for funding to provide extra $300 per week in unemployment benefits
• 'Hospital-at-home': COVID-19 pandemic pushes expansion of at-home treatment
• Expert worried future COVID-19 vaccine won't be enough to protect senior citizens
• Federal judge clears way for Manhattan DA to get Trump tax returns
• Airbnb issues worldwide party ban at its rental property listings amid coronavirus pandemic
• Motorcyclist dies in crash with car in southwest Harris County
• Ex-Trump aide Bannon pleads not guilty in border wall scheme
• Amazon rainforest continues to burn in 2020 despite promises to save it
• Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations fell below 6,000 Wednesday
• NASCAR 'Trump 2020' car keeps Goodyear tires despite president's call for boycott