Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Tuesday cautioned Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on his decision to reopen a portion of the state's economy too quickly in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.Kemp announced Monday that certain businesses -- including gyms, barbershops and nail…
April 21, 2020 | 5:30pm Enlarge Image Chuck Schumer carries his face mask as he arrives inside the US Capitol after it was announced congressional leaders and the White House agreed on nearly $500 billion more in coronavirus relief for the US economy. REUTERS/Tom Brenner The Senate overwhelmingly passed a near half-trillion-dollar coronavirus bill on…
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, profanely attacked President Trump's latest immigration order on social media Tuesday, rhetorically asking who the "f--k" Trump thinks is working on farms, processing plants, and other facilities."Who the f--k do you think is working on the farms and feed lots, in the packing houses and processing plants at a time where we are struggling…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A Michigan inmate who served 44 years for first-degree murder died of the coronavirus last week while waiting to be released from prison.William Garrison, 60, had the chance to be paroled in February before Michigan had any reported cases of the virus but…
Natalie Williams | BDN Natalie Williams | BDN A sign urges people to stay away from Stillwater Health Care nursing home in Bangor to protect people at the facility. By Lynne Fort, BDN Staff • April 21, 2020 6:32 pm Click here for the latest coronavirus news, which the BDN has made free for the public.…
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…