ALLEGHENY CO., Pa. — The Allegheny County Health Department has issued new orders Thursday that will close all bars, restaurants, casinos and events of more than 25 people for a week starting July 3. This is in addition to the previous order from Dr. Debra Bogen that bans restaurants and bars from selling alcohol for…
Photo: Julia Lototskaya (Shutterstock)Recently, headlines warned of a new flu virus with “pandemic potential,” based on a study of viruses on pig farms in China. There’s no need to immediately start freaking out, however: While it’s always a safe assumption there will be another pandemic someday, this one is not cause for concern just yet.…
By Maggie Fox, CNN Published Jul 3, 2020 2:15:18 AM (CNN) - A global study has found clear evidence that a new form of the coronavirus has spread from Europe to the US. The new mutation makes the virus more infectious but does not seem to make people any sicker, an international team of researchers…
People wearing masks walk past a "Real New Yorkers Can Handle It" sign near Union Square amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 16, 2020 in New York City.Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty ImagesFacebook announced Thursday it will start recommending that people wear face coverings when out in public as coronavirus cases spike in the United States.Both…
Police were called to Wegmans in Hanover Township, Northampton County after a dispute involving an unmasked patron.A video of an unmasked man shopping at Wegmans in Hanover Township, Northampton County and yelling profanities when approached by a masked patron and the store’s manager led to a police presence and footage of the incident spreading across…
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…