Los Angeles County health officials on Thursday reported a sharp increase in the spread of the coronavirus at workplaces as the region enters what officials have called an “alarming and dangerous phase” of the pandemic. While the county is seeing outbreaks at a variety of workplaces, the sectors with the highest numbers are food processing…
Texas on Saturday reported its largest daily rise in confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic -- 8,258 -- following a facial mask mandate from Gov. Greg Abbott in an effort to slow the uptick in cases.Texas health officials said the state’s total number of confirmed cases is now up to 191,790, The Associated Press reported.In addition, there were reportedly 33…
El Paso EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Department of Public Health reported 233 new coronavirus cases El Paso on Friday. That's the highest single-day increase ever recorded in the county. There have now been 5,217 total cases. More than 3,500 people have recovered, and there are 1,541 known active cases -- a new record.…
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…