An election official in Kenosha, Wis., with a voter on April 7. Nearby Milwaukee says it's recorded at least seven coronavirus cases related to the state's controversial decision to move forward with in-person voting. Derek R. Henkle/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Derek R. Henkle/AFP via Getty Images An election official in Kenosha,…
CHICAGO — Illinois saw another 33 deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a steep drop-off from the previous day that saw a record-high 125 deaths. There have now been 1,290 deaths from the COVID-19 infection. An additional 1,197 people tested positive for the virus in the past day, raising the overall number…
A new study by a team of researchers at Stanford University shows that Covid-19 may not be as deadly as initially thought. But some researchers are raising serious doubts over the study’s methodology and results. A study conducted by Stanford University shows that Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel Coronavirus, isn’t as deadly as…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Sunday for showcasing her gourmet ice cream while stalling the replenishment of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) emptied fund allocated to help businesses shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic."If any Republican leader, if [Senate Majority…
Criticized for refusing to lock down, Sweden’s top health official says herd immunity is inevitable and took credit for the slowing of coronavirus numbers. “According to our modelers, we are starting to see so many immune people in the population in Stockholm that it is starting to have an effect on the spread of the…
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…