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‘We opened too quickly, too soon’: Mayor Turner proposes a shutdown as city’s case count rises (KPRC 2)HOUSTON – Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Saturday proposed a shutdown, arguing it was necessary as COVID-19 cases have climbed steadily in recent weeks.“We have to acknowledge the fact that we opened too quickly, too soon,” said Turner.…
English residents rushed to pubs and hairdressers on “Super Saturday” as coronavirus restrictions eased, with authorities urging caution. Pubs opened at 6 a.m. and some hair salons reportedly welcomed customers at the stroke of midnight. Movie theaters and restaurants also reopened nationwide. Men enjoy their first beers as the Chandos Arms pub reopens, in London, Saturday, July 4, 2020. England…
When Donald Trump welcomed Texas governor Greg Abbott to the White House in May, the US president hailed his fellow Republican as “one of the great governors” and lauded the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and predicted boom times ahead. “When you look at the job he’s done in Texas, I rely on his…
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…