Monthly Archives: August, 2020

CLOSE Communal living spaces and a younger population may be a contributing factor to new surges in COVID-19 cases on college campuses. USA TODAYJust three weeks after surpassing 5 million confirmed coronavirus infections, the U.S. on Monday quietly rolled past 6 million cases.Global cases surpassed 25 million on Sunday. But of course the actual number of infections…

Some politicos are wondering in the new age of the Democratic Party whether a member of the Kennedy dynasty stands a chance against a longtime incumbent senator from Massachusetts who’s reinvented himself with young progressive support by brokering the Green New Deal alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, 39, will face off against…

CLOSE A fatal shooting in Portland has led to a war of words between Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and President Donald Trump. USA TODAYOregon Gov. Kate Brown announced a plan to curb violence in Portland as the state's largest city was reeling after a fatal weekend shooting following clashes between Trump supporters and counter protesters.Brown said…

Gabriel Johnson, a retired Marine who said he heard the gunshots that killed a man in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, told “Fox & Friends” on Monday that he was “appalled” by “all of the people in the street celebrating” his death. Violent clashes between a massive pro-Trump caravan that drove through Portland and Black Lives Matter protesters left…

As some schools begin in-person classes, data compiled by the American Academy of Pediatrics from the summer show that cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus have increased at a faster rate in children and teenagers than among the general public. Cases +720%Children +270%All May 21Aug. 20 Hospitalizations +356%Children +122%All May 21Aug. 20 Deaths +229%Children…