| April 16, 2020 01:17 PM Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended New York’s social distancing order until May 15 and expressed uncertainty about what actions the state will take next. Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, the governor said that New York has been able to control the "beast" coronavirus thanks to restrictions on nonessential…
wear them when they cannot maintain social distance.He said that face coverings must be worn by everyone on mass transit or in for-hire vehicles, including the operators. They must also be worn by all children age 2 or older. The order goes into effect tomorrow.And Mr. Cuomo said that New York would send 100 ventilators…
April 16, 2020 | 1:51am New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has hired high-powered consultants to develop a science-based plan for the safe economic reopening of the region that can thwart expected pressure from President Donald Trump to move more rapidly, state government sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Cuomo, along with many other U.S. governors, shut…
The federal government has issued constantly evolving criteria for Americans to return to work safely during the coronavirus crisis, while various governors this week began adding their own layers of rules for reopening states for business — a process increasingly leading to partisan disputes in state capitals. The guidance has ranged from the Centers for…
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…