Deprecated: Optional parameter $output declared before required parameter $atts is implicitly treated as a required parameter in /var/www/clients/client0/web46/web/wp-content/plugins/td-composer/legacy/common/wp_booster/td_wp_booster_functions.php on line 1740
Deprecated: Optional parameter $depth declared before required parameter $output is implicitly treated as a required parameter in /var/www/clients/client0/web46/web/wp-content/plugins/td-cloud-library/includes/tdb_menu.php on line 251
Deprecated: Optional parameter $caller_id declared before required parameter $channel_that_passed is implicitly treated as a required parameter in /var/www/clients/client0/web46/web/wp-content/themes/Newspaper/includes/wp-booster/tagdiv-remote-http.php on line 124
John Lewis, the son of Alabama sharecroppers in the Jim Crow era who went on to become the dean of Georgia’s congressional delegation with legendary credentials as both a civil rights fighter and longtime Democratic lawmaker, has died. He was 80. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed his death late Friday night, calling him “one of…
A coronavirus vaccine has the potential to not only save countless lives, but also to mitigate trillions in economic damage. The U.S. Congressional Budget Office projects that the COVID-19 pandemic will cause more than $16 trillion worth of damage to the U.S. economy over the next decade. More than 140,000 Americans have already died from…
HOUSTON–When health officials quietly removed nearly 3,500 COVID-19 cases from the official Texas total on Wednesday, it launched a deluge of conspiracy theories about inflated and unreliable data in the midst of a surging pandemic.The 3,484 removed cases were diagnosed using FDA-approved antigen tests. The FDA has said positive results from antigen tests are “highly…
Cook County implements travel order for suburbs Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases, Cook County is taking no chances and jumping on Chicago’s coronavirus travel order. COOK COUNTY - Illinois saw its biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases in six weeks on Friday. There were more than 1,300 positive cases reported, with over 40,000 tests…
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks in Dunmore, Pa., on July 9, at one of the few in-person events he's holding. Despite a low-key approach to campaigning, he's built a lead over President Trump in key battleground states. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks in Dunmore, Pa.,…
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…