It has been more than 150 years since the end of the four-year American Civil War (1861-1865) that claimed more than 600,000 lives. The Confederate States of America, also known as the Confederacy, was a group of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860. The states, in order of their secession, were…
Between 2013 and 2019, police in the United States killed 7,666 people, according to data compiled by Mapping Police Violence, a research and advocacy group. On May 25, 2020 at 9:25pm (02:25 GMT, May 26), George Floyd, a 46-year-old resident of Minnesota, became yet another victim of police brutality as he was killed in police custody while…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s 1,306 known coronavirus-related deaths are spread across 64 of the state’s 88 counties, with total cases now reaching 23,016, the Ohio Department of Health reported Friday.The death total increased 2.8% from 1,271 the day before, while the case total was up 4% from 22,131.The numbers of deaths reported the last five…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s 1,271 known coronavirus-related deaths are spread across 64 of the state’s 88 counties, with total cases now reaching 22,131, the Ohio Department of Health reported Thursday.The death total increased 3.8% from 1,225 the day before, while the case total was up 2.6% from 21,576.The number of deaths reported the last five…
As of 12 p.m. April 26, 2020, there are 6,813 COVID-19 cases among residents in 431 nursing and personal care homes. At least 952 people have died from the virus.According to Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine, nursing and personal care homes are required to contact the Pa. Department of Health if someone dies of COVID-19.…
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…