Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden plans Wednesday to deliver remarks on developing and “equitably distributing” a coronavirus vaccine, while President Trump hosts a call with Jewish leaders and helps House Republicans raise money as they make an uphill push to retake control of their chamber.The events follow a day in which Trump at a town…
Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.A federal judge — and Trump appointee — struck a blow to Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor on Monday, ruling that shutdown…
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden claimed Monday that the “hellish” wildfires ravaging western states will become more frequent and more deadly if President Trump wins a second term, saying Trump has “no interest in meeting this moment” on climate change.Biden’s comments, delivered from Delaware, come on a day when both campaigns are focusing on the…
Here are some significant developments:September 14, 2020 at 5:49 AM EDTQueensland top health official under police protection in Australia, following death threatsA top Australian public health officer has become the latest global official to face death threats over her response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, prompting the deployment of a police security detail.Jeannette Young, the…
Coronavirus live: USA: 13/14 September US coronavirus latest: 18:00 PT / 21:00 ET on Sunday 13 September (03:00 CEST, 14 September ) Latest figures published by Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide Cases: 28,850,901 Deaths: 921,619 Recoveries: 19,504,101 US Cases: 6,513,489 Deaths: 194,018 Recoveries: 2,434,658 Coronavirus-related stories you might be interested in: Wisconsin Governor urges mask wearing Tony Evers reached out to the people of Wisconsin and asked for 'everyone to do their…
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…