You might have detected a whiff of discord in the American Experiment of late. As citizens, groups, politicians and most everyone digests, deals with and/or takes a side on the racial issues roiling the country, one prominent politician went on record last week to label slavery a “necessary evil.” Actually, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton ascribed…
Newsom says Californians need to ‘wake up’ to spread of coronavirus, turns focus to Central Valley Click here if you’re having trouble viewing this video on a mobile device. California Gov. Gavin Newsom provides an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic at noon PDT on July 27. More in Health GOP pandemic…
A wreath is shown before the start of a memorial service Monday for U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D- Ga., in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP hide caption toggle caption Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP A wreath is shown before the start of a memorial service Monday for…
The casket of Rep. John Lewis moves over the Edmund Pettus Bridge by horse drawn carriage during a memorial service for Lewis, Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Selma, Ala. John Bazemore/AP hide caption toggle caption John Bazemore/AP The casket of Rep. John Lewis moves over the Edmund Pettus Bridge by horse drawn carriage during a…
[The stream is slated to start at 3 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump is expected to sign three executive orders Friday targeting the pharmaceutical industry with the aim of lowering drug prices. It is unclear what will be included in…
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…