(Newser) – The US now has more hydroxychloroquine than it knows what to do with following a series of studies that concluded the drug is an ineffective and potentially dangerous treatment for COVID-19. The federal government, which started stockpiling the drug in March, now has 63 million surplus doses of the drug, donated by companies…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.MIAMI — Carolina Vásquez lost track of days and nights, unable to see the sunlight while stuck for two weeks in a windowless cruise ship cabin as a fever took hold of her body.On the worst night of her encounter with…
(CNN)With just 191 days until Election Day, 2020 is in full swing -- even in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. Every Sunday, I will outline the top storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail. And they're ranked -- so …
Share on PinterestSome level of physical distancing may be needed even next year. Getty ImagesAs the country comes out of lockdown, there will likely be a resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 infections. So, some level of physical distancing will be needed well into the future.Because of the risk that infections will spike again, intermittent physical distancing may…
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…