TOPLINE America sped past a somber signpost on Wednesday, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases within the United States surpassed 3 million, according to Johns Hopkins University data. GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT - MAY 8: A health worker tests Guatemalan immigrant Zully for COVID-19 on May ... [+] 8, 2020 in Greenwich, Connecticut. Zully was being…
Coronavirus cases in California continued a troubling spike this week, but it remains unclear how much worse conditions must get before officials move to slow the rapid reopening of the economy.For the second consecutive day, California shattered a daily record for new cases Tuesday. More than 6,600 infections were reported — the largest single-day count…
In One Chart Published: June 17, 2020 at 2:05 p.m. ET Flushing a toilet can generate a mist of aerosol droplets that wafts three feet in the air and lingers long enough to be inhaled by the next visitor Eww! MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto Wash your hands, don’t touch your face, maintain social-distancing, wear a mask…
States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn't done with the U.S. Cases are rising in nearly half the states, according to an Associated Press analysis, a worrying trend that could intensify as people return to work and venture out during the summer. In Arizona, hospitals have been told to prepare for the worst.…
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…