Presumptive Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday that local officials, not criminals, bear the blame when vandals pull down statues of Confederate figures. Facing reporters’ questions in person for the first time in three months, Mr. Biden said local officials “have a responsibility” to move racially charged memorials to museums. The former vice president…
Trump says to "slow" down COVID-19 testing Washington — President Trump's suggestion during a campaign rally Saturday night that he directed his administration to curb coronavirus testing was quickly denounced by Democrats. Top members of his administration claimed the comments were made in jest. The remark came during a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr. Trump's…
Now some on the right are suddenly turning on Neil Gorsuch.They are bitterly disappointed that he and another conservative justice, John Roberts, joined the liberal majority in ruling that employers cannot legally discriminate against gay and transgender people. The 6-3 decision was a landmark that stunned even gay rights advocates.Now I can understand why people…
President Donald Trump's has defended himself after he appeared to struggle lifting a glass of water and descending a staircase at his graduation speech at West Point.During the speech on Saturday, Trump used two hands to sip from a glass of water, and then gingerly descended a ramp as he looked at his feet and took…
Summer-like weather across much of California drove large crowds to the beaches Saturday despite a statewide stay-at-home order intended to curb the spread of coronavirus.Temperatures reached into the 80s and 90s in Southern California, where people were swimming in the Pacific and sunbathing on beaches that had previously been closed to discourage large gatherings. Not…
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…