Test kits sit on a table at a Covid-19 testing site in Houston. | David J. Phillip/AP Photo The explosion of Covid-19 cases in Sun Belt states is becoming another albatross for President Donald Trump’s reelection hopes — and creating a new opening for Joe Biden and Democrats in November. Republican governors in Florida, Arizona…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered seven counties, including Los Angeles, to shutter bars Sunday as coronavirus cases surge in the state.Newsom, the first governor to institute a statewide-stay-at-home order, in March, also recommended that nine other counties, including Sacramento, home of the state capital, do the same.Newsom's order included several counties in the Central Valley,…

Turns out Joe Biden may have been a critical player in the plot to frame retired three-star Gen. Michael Flynn. But don’t expect reporters to ask him about it. They can’t.Democrat candidate Joe Biden has not held a press conference in 87 days. Think about that. The man who wants to be the next president of the…

Organizers of Seattle's Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) are attempting to refocus their efforts towards a street outside the East Precinct and away from the tent encampment at Cal Anderson Park, according to a report on Sunday.The switch in focus comes after some believe the park encampment is becoming difficult to manage and was potentially impacting…

When a sufficiently large proportion of a population becomes immune to an infection, it can no longer spread. A new modeling study suggests that the threshold for achieving herd immunity for COVID-19 is much lower than scientists had assumed.Share on PinterestNew research suggests that herd immunity may be more achievable than previously believed.As governments around…