The United States marked a subdued Fourth of July holiday with social distancing and restrictions on crowds preventing the typical gatherings and firework displays amid a surge in coronavirus infections in southern and western states. Racial justice protests were also planned in the US capital on Saturday, where President Donald Trump is set to deliver…
The global coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 11.1 million people and claimed over 528,000 lives. Here are updates for July 4: People, social distancing and wearing masks, wait in line at a mask distribution event, Friday, June 26, 2020, in Miami, US. (AP) Saturday, July 4WHO reports record single-day rise in casesThe World Health…
(CNN)Florida will enter July Fourth weekend after marking yet another record for new coronavirus cases, a staggering 10,109 new infections that bring the state's case total to 169,106. The Sunshine…
PITTSBURGH — Health officials in Allegheny County report one of the largest daily increases in coronavirus cases in weeks, with 61 new cases confirmed on Friday. There were 61 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday. You can now customize your WPXI News App to receive breaking news alerts. CLICK HERE to find out how.…
There’s a phoenix-like energy around Pride Month ahead of the 50th anniversary of the first pride march that for many comes as a welcome shift from the status quo. Reinvigorated by a plank centered around racial justice, this shift has been especially embraced by LGBTQ people of color, who say they’ve long jostled for space…
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…