Sustained demonstrations across the US calling for racial justice and an end to police brutality in the wake of the May killing of George Floyd are being met with a rising trend for apparent counter-protesters using vehicles to threaten or slam into marchers. Tension has also continued between protesters and police in some areas, with…
Governor Cuomo said he thought the city would meet health benchmarks by then. He also cleared five upstate regions for broader reopening.Right NowConnecticut is easing restrictions on public gatherings, allowing groups of up to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors. Cases and deaths in New York State March April May 7-day average New cases…
Big-box chain Target and an array of other retailers are closing their Minneapolis stores following days of riots in which the city's major retailers were looted and a police station was set on fire to protest the death of a black man being detained by a white police officer.Demonstrations erupted Tuesday near the city’s 3rd Precinct station,…
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…