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Comic-Con during 2019 under the Gaslamp sign downtown (left) and people eating outside along Fifth Ave (right).

Gaslamp Businesses Missing Comic-Con, Expanding Outdoor Dining Operations

If not for the pandemic, Comic-Con 2020 would be taking over the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego this week. But with COVID-19 showing no signs of slowing down, the convention is going virtual this year.

Holman Correctional Facility is one of the Alabama prisons that the Justice Department alleges inmates are subjected to excessive force by prison staff. This photo, taken in 2019, shows a sign that reads, "HELP," in the window of an inmate cell seen during a tour with state officials.

DOJ: Alabama Prisons For Men Are Unconstitutional Because Staff Abuse Inmates

The U.S. Justice Department says there are unconstitutional conditions in Alabama's prison system. The government alleges guards use excessive force on men incarcerated in the state's prisons.

Teenage brothers Connor and Bauer Lee stand with examples of their cardboard superheroes and props. They host a virtual panel at this year's Comic-Con@Home online convention.

Build A Cardboard Superhero This Weekend With Comic-Con@Home

LA Teens host virtual panel on how to make movie props and characters

A sign directs the public and San Diego Comic-Con attendees to previous Comic Conference for Educators and Librarian programming in July 2018. This year's educator and librarian programming will take place virtually as part of Comic-Con@Home.

Literacy And Comics At San Diego Public Library’s Annual Offering For Educators, Librarians

The library's fifth annual Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians will go digital this year as part of Comic-Con@Home. Check out the literacy and literary arts-inspired panels for anyone interested in graphic novels, education or pop culture.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to unveil a Senate GOP proposal this week estimated to cost around $1 trillion.

White House And Congress At Odds Over Pandemic Relief Package

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is set to unveil a GOP proposal this week that is facing some opposition among GOP senators and the White House.

President Trump departs a July 2019 press conference on the census with U.S. Attorney General William Barr (center) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in the White House Rose Garden.

With No Final Say, Trump Wants To Change Who Counts For Dividing Up Congress' Seats

The president is calling for unauthorized immigrants to be excluded from census numbers used to divide seats in Congress. The Constitution says the count must include every person living in the U.S.

l-r) John David Washington and Robert Pattinson in Warner Bros. Pictures' action epic "TENET," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Christopher Nolan's Sci-Fi Thriller 'Tenet' Delayed Indefinitely

The new movie from the maker of Dunkirk and the Dark Knight Trilogy has been delayed yet again, with no new release date announced. This may end hopes of a Hollywood summer blockbuster season

Scott Turner is pictured in this undated photo.

Avid San Diego Hiker Offers Advice On Hiking During The Pandemic

Scott Turner is the co-author of four hiking guides, including the fifth edition of "Afoot and Afield in San Diego County."

People leave the Ocean 10 restaurant as a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. is put in place on Saturday in Miami Beach, Florida.

'A Wake-Up Call': States Battle New Surge In COVID-19 Cases

Several U.S. states reported new record-breaking coronavirus case counts over the weekend, as President Trump insisted again that the virus would "disappear."

A billboard in Miami — where coronavirus cases continue to surge — depicts a medical worker holding up the world. The number of coronavirus deaths worldwide has surpassed 600,000, with more than 140,000 of those in the U.S.

Global Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 600,000, With U.S. Accounting For Nearly A Quarter

The U.S. has reported more than 140,000 total coronavirus deaths. Over the weekend, leaders around the world tightened restrictions in response to increases in cases.

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