Since there is no treatment or vaccine for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19 - the disease to which it leads - the only way to stop its spread is through social distancing and good hygiene. Shoppers wear face masks and walk around a fashion shopping center in Ashdod, as restrictions over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…
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LOS ANGELES — An aide to a longtime Los Angeles City Councilman agreed to plead guilty Wednesday to a federal charge in an ongoing FBI "pay-to-play" investigation inside City Hall that includes alleged distribution of $1 million in bribes and inducements, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.The alleged bribery included payments from a Chinese firm…
An active-duty US Army soldier in Kansas stopped a suspected gunman by ramming him with his vehicle, according to law enforcement officials.The suspect fired at oncoming vehicles "with no particular association" using a handgun and semi-automatic rifle, hitting a separate soldier who was at the scene.The Ft. Leavenworth soldier who hit the suspect was "waiting…
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…