Grace Hauck, USA TODAY Published 11:30 a.m. ET May 8, 2020 | Updated 11:54 a.m. ET May 8, 2020CLOSE Police announced the arrests of Gregory and Travis McMichael in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery following a storm of public outcry. USA TODAYTwo white men accused of fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery in what Arbery's family is…
WASHINGTON — The White House is considering another delay in the deadline to file federal taxes, along with additional measures aimed at providing economic relief for Americans that can be adopted without legislation from Congress, two people familiar with the discussions said.Tax Day has already been pushed to July 15, but it could be extended…
President Trump has said he wants to see the country begin to reopen. The pandemic crashed the economy by keeping people at home, leading to millions of job losses. Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images President Trump has said he wants to see the country begin to reopen. The pandemic crashed the economy…
Democratic leaders have declared they will oppose such blanket protections, putting Washington’s power brokers on opposite sides of a major issue that could have sweeping implications for health care and the economy in the coming months. The battle has unleashed a frenzy of lobbying, with major industry groups, technology firms, insurers, manufacturers, labor unions, and…
The White House said Friday it won’t allow Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify at a House hearing next week on the administration’s coronavirus response, saying he has more important things to do at the moment. “While the Trump administration continues its whole-of-government response to COVID-19, including safely opening up America again and expediting vaccine development,…
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…