Former Centers for Disease Control Director Tom Frieden warned Sunday that recent spikes in coronavirus cases in several states are not merely a reflection of increased testing, but a real spread of the virus, and that Americans must remain vigilant in combating the pandemic.Thirteen states recently set record highs for seven-day averages in cases, with…
David Oliver, USA TODAY Published 12:58 p.m. ET June 23, 2020 | Updated 2:19 p.m. ET June 23, 2020CLOSE The Department of Transportation says travelers still have rights during this time, and we have answers to some of their biggest travel questions. WochitNational Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins knows you're tired of being cooped…
Washington (CNN)Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, along with CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield and other government officials will testify Tuesday at a House oversight hea…
Ohio's health director Dr. Amy Acton, praised by some for the state’s early efforts to combat the coronavirus epidemic and criticized by others for public health rules, is stepping down from her role.The announcement came Thursday.Acton will serve as Gov. Mike DeWine's chief health advisor and "continue to focus on the COVID-19 crisis," the governor…
Randy Ludlow, Columbus Dispatch Published 4:00 p.m. ET June 11, 2020 | Updated 4:13 p.m. ET June 11, 2020CLOSE Coronavirus cases are rising in nearly half the U.S. states. And while many are chalked up to increased testing or to small, local outbreaks, some others like Arizona and North Carolina are considered more alarming. (June…
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…