The New York Times said that one of its reporters "went too far" with his blistering criticism of the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak in a recent TV appearance.Donald McNeil Jr., the paper's science and health reporter, went on a tear against several members of the White House task force, including Vice President Mike Pence, who he…
The New York Times raised eyebrows this week with a collection of "related" op-eds about former Vice President Joe Biden.First flagged by journalist Peter Hamby, the Times published an opinion piece on Sunday titled "How to Outflank Trump Online," which was written by veterans of the Buttigieg and Yang presidential campaigns regarding the Biden campaign's…
An infectious outbreak can conclude in more ways than one, historians say. But for whom does it end, and who gets to decide?A Sicilian fresco from 1445. In the previous century, the Black Death killed at least a third of Europe’s population.Credit...Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesMay 10, 2020Updated 9:43 a.m. ETWhen will the Covid-19 pandemic…
A New York Times opinion writer blasted Democrats on Thursday for their ongoing support for Joe Biden following the report of a newly surfaced court document that further helps corroborate Tara Reade's claims.The San Luis Obispo Tribune obtained a 1996 court filing from San Luis Obispo County showing Reade's then-husband, Theodore Dronen, referring to her time working for the Delaware senator.…
Many Orange County beaches have reopened this week following the brief “hard closure” Gov. Gavin Newsom imposed over concerns that crowding along the coast could accelerate the spread of the novel coronavirus. In each case, the sandy stretches are open for active recreation — think running, walking, biking, swimming and surfing — rather than sitting…
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…