Los Angeles County public health officials on Sunday reported 2,848 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with the majority of those infected under the age of 41, as related hospitalizations reached a new high.There are currently 2,216 people hospitalized with the virus, the county health department reported. This is the fifth consecutive day with hospitalizations…
11.17pm EDT 23:17 Hi, Helen Sullivan here. Thank you to those of you who sent briefcases full of unmarked bills so far today. A reminder that you can send more of those – as well as tips, suggestions and questions to me on Twitter @helenrsullivan or via email: [email protected]. 11.06pm EDT 23:06 First coronavirus-linked death…
Protesters seen near the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Federal law enforcement agencies attempt to intervene as protests continue in Portland.Mason Trinca | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesHouse Democrats on Sunday called for an immediate investigation into reports that federal law enforcement agents have unlawfully arrested protestors in…
White House officials told California Gov. Gavin NewsomGavin NewsomYoung people are increasingly driving COVID-19's spread California governor says Orange County can't reopen schools days after vote to reopen Watch live: CA Gov Newsom gives coronavirus updates MORE (D) he would need to personally appeal to President TrumpDonald John TrumpPelosi, Blumenaur condemn 'egregious abuses of power'…
July 19, 2020 | 3:08pm President Trump cast doubt on a new Fox News poll that shows Democratic challenger Joe Biden leading him in the 2020 White House race, blasting the survey as “fake.” Trump disputed the results presented to him by anchor Chris Wallace — which show Biden up by eight percent — during…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…