Lawmakers are getting closer to sending more cash payments to American families, but a second stimulus check hasn't been approved yet.Democrats sent a bill to the Senate that would expand eligibility for stimulus checks outlined in the last emergency relief package, but GOP lawmakers appear split on the issue.Meanwhile, top economists are arguing for recurring…
Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY Published 9:46 a.m. ET June 27, 2020 CLOSE Scientists are beginning a new study to tell if the blood plasma of COVID-19 survivors might help prevent infection in the first place. (June 12) AP DomesticThe claim: Doctors warn COVID-19 may trigger diabetes in otherwise healthy people ScienceAlert, an independent online site covering…
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump falsely claimed again on Thursday that his Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, is using the coronavirus pandemic to try to get out of debating…
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has responded to former national security adviser John Bolton's sharply critical book about Trump -- which Bolton describes as "a book about how not to be presi…
Clark County, Nev., election worker Stean Durias scans mail ballots at the Clark County Election Department this month. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ethan Miller/Getty Images Clark County, Nev., election worker Stean Durias scans mail ballots at the Clark County Election Department this month. Ethan Miller/Getty Images President Trump has made it clear…
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…