A re-energized Tropical Storm Isaias is now expected to make landfall in the Carolinas as a hurricane on Monday before spreading its impacts to over 100 million people along the Eastern Seaboard as far as Maine.The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said the storm now has maximum sustained winds of 70 mph -- just 4 mph shy of officially…
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden leads President Trump by 4 points in Ohio, according to a poll released on Monday. Mr. Biden had a 4-point, 46% to 42% lead over Mr. Trump among registered voters, according to the Center for Marketing and Opinion Research/University of Akron poll. Unlike other surveys, the poll gave…
Patient receives dialysis at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.Mount SinaiSonia Toure remembers the exact moment when her life changed forever. She was on a Zoom call in mid-March with her work colleagues when she coughed. It was a deep, strange-sounding cough that startled everyone. Later that night she got a 103-degree fever and…
Dr. Deborah L. Birx said the U.S. had entered a “new phase” in the fight against the virus, and urged people to consider wearing masks at home. With a focus on the coronavirus, other deadly diseases are making a comeback.Right NowThe World Health Organization said that while progress has been made in treating the virus,…
President Trump, in a recent memo, asked executive departments to report back by early August on how they can develop a U.S. "fleet" of icebreaking ships to navigate the frozen Arctic and Antarctic -- marking yet another step in the administration's efforts to strengthen U.S. influence in the region as it faces challenges from Russia and China.Specifically, the Trump memo…