state of emergency

Japan’s state of emergency took effect Sunday in an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

Chain-link fencing surrounds state capitols and police and National Guard troops are on patrol or standby in advance of possible violence leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden

Hurricane Sally made landfall on the Gulf Coast early Wednesday morning and is crawling north at 5mph, leaving floods and building damage in its wake.