Likely Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said that with “notable exceptions,” the Black community lacks the kind of diversity in attitudes he sees among Hispanics. Mr. Biden made the comment as he vowed to reengage the U.S. in the country’s relations with Cuba. “By the way, what you all know but most people don’t…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Scenes like this are unlikely as the US faces a spike in coronavirus cases For millions of Americans, celebrating 4 July comes with certain rituals and traditions.Parades, public fireworks displays and large family reunions are some of the most popular ways Americans mark the nation's independence from Britain in…
Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday encouraged people living in areas with coronavirus outbreaks to wear masks to prevent the spread of the virus.At a news conference alongside Texas and Trump administration officials at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Pence plainly called on Americans to "wear a mask, wherever it's indicated.""We…
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…