An analysis of federal data for the first time estimates excess deaths -- the number beyond what would normally be expected -- during that period. Excess deaths minus covid-19 60,000 weekly deaths Covid-19 deaths reported at the time 50,000 Excess deaths are deaths above what is historically expected for this period. 40,000 Jan. Feb. Apr.…
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…