April 29, 2020 | 1:14am | Updated April 29, 2020 | 1:49am Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the coronavirus task force, had previously backed funding for a controversial lab in Wuhan, China that has been studying the coronavirus in bats, reports said. Fauci’s National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases had shelled out a…
Orange County announced three additional coronavirus-linked deaths Tuesday as the number of people hospitalized while battling COVID-19 hit a new high. The latest fatalities pushed the county’s total death toll to 42. However, its mortality rate associated with COVID-19 remains just under 2% — significantly lower than the state’s, which is about 4%, and neighboring…
CLOSE Winston, a pug from North Carolina, may be the first coronavirus case for a dog in the United States. USA TODAYAs coronavirus case numbers climb, another COVID-19-related concern has come to light: What about my pets?A pug in North Carolina tested positive for the virus after several of its owners did as well. It is potentially…
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says the Capitol physician is advising against the House coming back into session as planned on May 4. AP hide caption toggle caption AP House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says the Capitol physician is advising against the House coming back into session as planned on May 4. AP House Majority…
The rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak continues to upend life around the world. President Trump has downplayed the dangers of the pandemic, pressing that some Americans could return to work despite the advice of health experts. More than 1 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the United States.The Post’s Libby Casey, joined by reporters Joel…
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…