NEW YORK (CNN) — If large-scale shutdown policies — such as ordering people to stay home and closing schools — were not implemented after the coronavirus pandemic reached the United States, there would be roughly 60 million more coronavirus infections across the nation, a new modeling study suggests.The study, published Monday in the scientific journal…
(CNN)If large-scale shutdown policies -- such as ordering people to stay home and closing schools -- were not implemented after the coronavirus pandemic reached the United States, there would be roug…
On an average 2018 day in Michigan, 271 people died.About 69 died of heart disease. Another 58 from cancer. Third on the list was chronic lower respiratory diseases, with about 16 deaths per day.Fast forward to 2020, and the coronavirus is on pace to be the leading cause of death in April, averaging nearly 100…
Right NowThe U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7 percent and 20.5 million jobs were lost in April — devastation not seen since the Great Depression.April’s job losses highlight the depth of the pandemic’s devastation. +1 million –1 RECESSION –5 –10 –15 –20,500,000 Jobs lost in April –20 ‘06 ‘08 ‘10 ‘12 ‘14 ‘16 ‘18 ‘20 +1…
The preliminary count of 351 tornadoes last month is the second most for any April on record, according to the National Weather Service. Fourteen separate killer tornadoes touched down, taking 40 lives.
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…