The US reported a daily global record of more than 55,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday as infections rose in the vast majority of states and America’s top public health expert spoke of a “very disturbing week”. Hospitals in some of the new hotspots in the US south and west put themselves on a crisis…
State reports 290 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths SIGN UP FOR BREAKING NEWS Get local stories sent straight to your inbox as news breaks. Privacy Notice State reports 290 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 17 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state Friday, bringing the state's total to 8,149.In…
The number of Minnesotans receiving intensive hospital care for COVID-19 jumped by nine Friday, the largest single-day increase in more than a month. The increase comes as government leaders across the country are taking steps to prevent new transmissions and curb a national spike in new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, which are now surpassing 50,000 a…
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich voiced his concern Friday after seeing reports that "deep state Republicans" would back presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in November.FORMER GEORGE W. BUSH OFFICIALS FORM NEW GROUP TO BACK BIDEN"There are reports that a substantial number of 'deep state Republicans' are likely to endorse Biden," he…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during his coronavirus briefing on Monday. (Ohio Channel)Ohio ChannelCOLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Health reported 1,301 new coronavirus cases Thursday, continuing a nearly three-week trend of spiking case numbers that is also now being reflected in hospitalizations.The newly reported cases raised the total to 54,166 known cases since…
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…