Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that the state will not reimpose sweeping shutdowns amid rising coronavirus infections, saying that going back to lockdowns would cripple the economy without saving lives.DeSantis drew the line even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week ordered all bars closed, and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey told residents to stay home…
MIAMI — John Delgado has slept in a tent in his backyard for 57 nights and counting. As the inventory manager of Farm Share, an immense South Florida food bank, Delgado, 51, finds himself holding his breath under his face-covering as he speaks to the many clients who come in without masks, for fear that…
A surge in coronavirus cases has prompted officials to prohibit alcohol sales in bars and close Miami beaches for the coming holiday. But will it be enough?Miami on Saturday. On Saturday for the second straight day, Florida has crushed its record for new coronavirus cases.Credit...Saul Martinez for The New York TimesJune 28, 2020Updated 8:09 p.m.…
June 28, 2020 | 12:36pm Enlarge Image People without masks take a stroll Saturday in Miami Beach. Michele Eve Sandberg / SplashNew Florida continued to record high coronavirus numbers Sunday — adding more than 8,500 new cases to its statewide tally, according to a report. The Sunshine State logged 8,530 new infections, bringing its total…
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…