The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped more than 1.6 million as deaths rose to more than 97,000, a tally from Johns Hopkins University shows. President Donald Trump threatened to pull the Republican convention out of North Carolina if the governor's coronavirus restrictions impose a limit on the number of people who can…
Former White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove ripped Democrat Beto O’Rourke Monday for taking a "cheap shot" at the Texas Republican governor's plan to reopen the state in a responsible and safe manner.The former congressman and presidential candidate mocked the gradual reopening of the Texas economy from coronavirus shutdowns as “dangerous, dumb and weak.” O’Rourke’s Twitter post was a reaction…
A Missouri mayor has expressed concern after seeing images of a crowded pool party by the Lake of the Ozarks amid the coronavirus pandemic, but lamented that there is no way to shut down such activities.John Olivarri, mayor of the small town of Osage Beach situated on the edge of the Lake of the Ozarks,…
President Trump on Monday visited Arlington National Cemetery and Baltimore’s historic Fort McHenry to honor fallen soldiers for Memorial Day as he touted America's long history of courage and fortitude in the face of adversity -- and sought to once more rally that national spirit in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic."Together, we will vanquish the virus, and America will…
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden made his first public appearance in months, after being taken off the campaign trail due to the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, on Monday to celebrate Memorial Day in honor of those who lost their lives defending the nation. The former vice president placed a wreath at a veterans park…
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…