July 24, 2020 | 12:43pm | Updated July 24, 2020 | 2:51pm Enlarge Image A Black lives Matter mural that was painted on 5th Avenue is seen directly in front of Trump Tower. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images A conservative women’s group sued Mayor de Blasio and the city Department of Transportation for allowing a Black…
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci (L) speaks as Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx looks on during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus.Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesWhite House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that he and his family are…
Seattle's police officers will now respond to protests and rioting through “adjusted deployment” methods because of a new city law that bans them from using some crowd-control tools, the city's police chief said Friday.The new law, which takes effect Sunday, “bans Seattle Police officers the use of less lethal tools, including pepper spray that is commonly…
Los Angeles County reported one of its lowest recent daily totals of new coronavirus cases Friday, but attributed the dip to delays in tests results from the state, indicating higher numbers will likely result in coming days as the backlog clears. The county reported 1,949 new cases, down from daily reports over the past week that have…
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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…