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Tuesday, Dallas County Commissioners will consider a resolution to declare racism as a public health crisis. The measure says racism “unfairly disadvantages specific individuals and communities while unfairly giving advantages to other individuals and communities, and saps the strength of the whole society through the waste of human resources.” Health disparities in Black communities including …

Image copyright AFP Image caption The leaked diesel oil drifted some 12km (7.5 miles) from the site of the accident Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle. The spill happened when a fuel tank at a power plant …

VESTAL (WBNG) — The Town of Vestal declared a state of emergency on Sunday. Chief Executive Shaffer said the state of emergency goes into effect Sunday, May 31 at 1:30 p.m. He also said it will remain in effect for thirty days or until revoked by a consequent order. Chief Executive John Schaffer said in …

(Updated at 11 a.m.) While sitting a safe distance away from each other, members of the Arlington County Board voted 4-0 to approve a declaration of local emergency this morning, amid the coronavirus outbreak. County Manager Mark Schwartz signed the declaration of emergency at 7 p.m. Friday. He said the declaration will allow the county …

Every aspect of modern life is being hit as sweeping measures are rolled out in an effort to stem the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump declared a national emergency Friday “to unleash the full power of the federal government.” “No resource will be spared, nothing whatsoever,” the president said, as stocks rose sharply to regain some of …

“I am declaring a public health emergency under the laws of Guam.”  So states the governor in a special address released shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday.  The governor’s declaration follows President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency, which Leon Guerrero said makes billions of dollars worth of resources and equipment available to Guam. Ordered all …

A pandemic is defined as the “worldwide spread” of a new disease. One of the biggest sports events of the year, the men’s Division I basketball tournament, known as March Madness, will be played with only family members and essential personnel in attendance, NCAA President Mark Emmert announced. The women’s tournament also will be played …

Amid questions over the fate of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Riverside County declared a public health emergency after confirming its first case of the coronavirus. Riverside County public health officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser said no decisions have been made yet about the fate of Coachella and other public events. He said officials …

File photo Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency and a public health emergency late Monday afternoon as part of New Jersey’s continuing efforts to contain the growing spread of COVID-19. It is unclear what actions the governor will take under the public health emergency, but the order — read Executive Order No. 103 …

CLOSE With help from the CDC, we answer some of Google’s most searched questions about the coronavirus crisis. USA TODAY Indiana officials Friday morning urged the public to take necessary precautions as the first person in the Hoosier state has tested presumptively positive for coronavirus.   The patient is an adult from Marion County who traveled …