A record number of new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded across the globe on Saturday, with more than 250,000 cases reported, the World Health Organization said.It was the first time the number of new single-day infections topped a quarter-million, the health agency added, with 259,848 cases recorded.The United States, Brazil, South Africa and India, which…
ANALYSIS/OPINION: The Smithsonian’s budget for this fiscal year is $1 billion. Of that, $32.6 million is designated for the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Instead of police, we should be defunding this entity over its disgusting mantra of racism. In the website’s “Talking About Race” section, an article about…
President Trump continues to press for a quick return to life as usual, but Republicans who fear a rampaging disease and angry voters are increasingly going their own way.President Trump did not wear a mask during a visit to Atlanta this week.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesPresident Trump’s failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak and his…
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…