With many countries beginning to emerge from lockdown, attention has turned to the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

    An Ethiopian soldier gunned down a 32-year-old businessman during a security crackdown last year because his phone went off during a public meeting, Amnesty International revealed Friday. 

    China, Iran and North Korea don’t allow their citizens to use Twitter.

    Remains found by Long Island detectives assigned to the Gilgo Beach murder case belong to a Philadelphia escort, an identification made through DNA and genetic genealogy.

    North Korea is pushing forward with work at a nuclear fuel plant despite calls from the U.S. to wind its program down, a report says. 

    Florida officials have approved plans for a phased reopening of Walt Disney World in Orlando starting on July 11, according to a memo from a state agency released on Friday.

    Matteo Bocelli, the son of renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, on Friday released a new version of "The Lion King" movie ballad "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," the first single from an album of classical versions of Disney songs.

    Comedian Chris Rock and actress Rosie Perez made a surprise appearance at New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's daily news conference to underscore his message that the public should wear masks to help curb the coronavirus pandemic.

    The next best thing to sitting in a darkened movie theatre? A drive-in cinema in the Spanish capital launched its post-lockdown summer season on Wednesday with a blast of escapism in the form of the 1978 musical "Grease".

    Big Hit Entertainment, the management label of South Korean K-Pop group BTS, has filed for a preliminary review of a planned initial public offering, the Korea Exchange said on Thursday.

    Friday’s top personal finance stories

    Getting your hair done will be a lonelier, quieter experience for the time being.

    ‘My wife is on permanent disability and she receives a Social Security payment monthly for them. Were we supposed to get this money?’

    The city will be the last region in the state to reopen, a result of how hard hit the Big Apple has been by the pandemic. 

    Information technology, materials and communications services were the top sectors.

    (Scripps Research Institute) How does general anesthesia cause loss of consciousness? Despite its 175-year-history of use by the U.S. medical system, science has been unable to definitively answer that question, until now. The lipid-based answer could open other brain mysteries.

    (Swansea University) A team of researchers led by Swansea University have developed new technology to monitor cholesterol in brain tissue which could uncover its relation to neurodegenerative disease and pave the way for the development of new treatments.

    (NRG Oncology) Results of the NRG Oncology clinical trial RTOG 1010 indicated that the addition of the monoclonal antibody trastuzumab to neoadjuvant trimodality treatment did not improve disease-free survival (DFS) outcomes for patient with HER2 overexpressing local and locally advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma.

    (University of Maryland School of Medicine) Scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) developed an experimental diagnostic test for COVID-19 that can visually detect the presence of the virus in 10 minutes. It uses a simple assay containing plasmonic gold nanoparticles to detect a color change when the virus is present. The test does not require the use of any advanced laboratory techniques, such as those commonly used to amplify DNA, for analysis.

    (University of Arkansas) With funding from the National Institutes of Health, University of Arkansas researchers hope to develop the first therapeutic drug to regenerate heart tissue. The lesion-seeking drug, released through stent placement, could treat coronary blockages and prevent heart failure.

    Two people under the age of 10 have contracted COVID-19.

    The Greater Metropolis Convention & Visitors Bureau said the decision is being made in the interest of public health as restrictions on social gatherings continue to be in place in Illinois.

    The investigation is still ongoing. More people may be charged as the investigation continues.

    Cape Girardeau police in Missouri say a 24-year-old man used a stolen handgun to shoot himself while inside a holding room at the jail.

    The Southern Seven Health Department says the Illinois Department of Human Services' will soon offer state-wide use of EBT for the WIC Nutrition Program. The new eWIC benefit delivery system will allow these families to use a WIC card more…

    Portal origin URL: New Sunspots Potentially Herald Increased Solar ActivityPortal origin nid: 461446Published: Friday, May 29, 2020 - 14:10Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: On May 29, 2020, a family of sunspots — dark spots that freckle the face of the Sun, representing areas of complex magnetic fields — sported the biggest solar flare since October 2017.Portal image: A satellite image of the Sun, colorized in gold. A bright spot of light hovers over the left horizon.

    Imagine you're a dog. Your owner is trapped in a box and is crying out for help. Are you aware of his despair? If so, can you set him free? And what's more, do you really want to? That's what researchers wanted to know when they gave dogs the chance to rescue their owners.

    A research team develops self-powering, color-changing humidity sensors. Applicable to various fields including smart windows, health care and safety management.

    Watching and measuring what happens in tissues inside the human embryo is currently not possible, and it's difficult to do in mammalian models. Because humans and the fruit fly Drosophila share so many biological similarities, researchers tackled this problem by focusing on fruit flies. The team reports today that they can predict when the tissue will begin to rapidly flow just by looking at cell shapes in the tissue.

    Researchers used existing technologies to show that exposing the coronavirus to riboflavin and ultraviolet light reduces blood-borne pathogens in human plasma and whole-blood products.

    The Arizona Diamondbacks have eliminated or furloughed about one-quarter of the team's employees because of lost revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic

    Big 12 schools still got a strong payout from the conference during the pandemic

    The Chargers of the University of Alabama in Huntsville have always been outliers

    Arizona Cardinals running back Kenyan Drake joined FOX Football Now from his home in Atlanta. He is happy DeAndre Hopkins was traded to the Cardinals this offseason because he was burned by the prolific wide receiver when Drake played for the Miami Dolphins. He also talks about his possible future with the Arizona Cardinals and his first chance at being the feature back in an offense.

    Aldon Smith says he's better man, seeks revival with Cowboys

    Samsung announced Friday what could be the most interesting laptop in some time. The latest Galaxy Book S with Intel’s new “Lakefield” hybrid chip inside will compete against Qualcomm’s battery-sipping Snapdragon 8cx chips vying for all-day battery life.In fact, Samsung already offers a version of the Galaxy Book S with a incredible 16 hours of battery life for an even $1,000, which PCWorld reviewed in March. Unfortunately, that otherwise excellent laptop comes with the usual restrictions associated with a Snapdragon processor: slower performance when it has to emulate software, and (for now, anyways) a complete inability to run 64-bit X86 instructions.To read this article in full, please click here

    Time is up for Amazon’s $200 Echo Look, which snaps photos of your outfits and makes Alexa-powered fashion suggestions.

    Digging deep into Windows 10Image by Dan Masaoka/IDGWindows 10’s constantly evolving nature means fresh features arrive twice per year, most recently via the big May 2020 Update. With all the new goodies come a legion of new tweaks and tricks—some of which unlock powerful functionality hidden to everyday users. Others simply let you mold the Windows 10 experience into the shape you see fit. Here are some of the most useful tweaks, tricks, and tips we’ve found over Windows 10’s many iterations.To read this article in full, please click here

    Apple now sells three phones that can all be considered affordable. But even if you have enough to buy the most expensive one, should you?

    Apple now sells three phones that can all be considered affordable. But even if you have enough to buy the most expensive one, should you?

    A deal regarding a fund to compensate the dozens of alleged sex-trafficking victims of Jeffrey Epstein has been reached between the late financier's estate and the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands following an impasse.

    Photos from the third day of protests in Minneapolis, Minn.

    The family of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man who died shortly after he was arrested by police officers on suspicion of passing a counterfeit $20, has retained prominent forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden to perform an independent autopsy. 

    The Justice Department under the Trump administration has significantly scaled back its investigation of police agencies.      

    The complaint states former police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd's neck for 2 minutes, 53 seconds after Floyd was non-responsive.      

    The Dalai Lama blamed racism and discrimination for the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minnesota, which has sparked riots and demonstrations across the country. 

    Greece will begin lifting its coronavirus lockdown for business and travel ahead of the peak summer tourism season, officials announced Friday.

    Coronavirus deaths in Brazil reached 27,878, the Health Ministry said on Friday, surpassing Spain to become the fifth ranking nation in the number of dead.

    President Donald Trump on Friday ordered his administration to begin the process of eliminating special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish China, but stopped short of an immediate end to the territory's cherished privileges that have helped it remain a global financial center.

    North Korea on Saturday expressed its support for China's decision to impose new national security laws in Hong Kong, calling it a "legitimate step" to safeguard the state security.