Americans pining for better COVID-19 tests should see relief by the fall thanks to a $500 million federal effort to deliver rapid and portable tests, including a lunchbox-sized machine that reads pop-in cartridges and sample tubes that plug into computer tablets and spit out results. The National Institutes of Health is shepherding thousand of applicants…

Federal judge's son, 20, is shot dead and her criminal defense attorney husband is critically injured after a gunman dressed as a FedEx driver ambushed their home - four days after she was assigned a case linked to Jeffrey EpsteinA man dressed as a FedEx driver opened fire at the home of judge Esther Salas  The attack…

Los Angeles County public health officials on Sunday reported 2,848 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with the majority of those infected under the age of 41, as related hospitalizations reached a new high.There are currently 2,216 people hospitalized with the virus, the county health department reported. This is the fifth consecutive day with hospitalizations…

11.17pm EDT 23:17 Hi, Helen Sullivan here. Thank you to those of you who sent briefcases full of unmarked bills so far today. A reminder that you can send more of those – as well as tips, suggestions and questions to me on Twitter @helenrsullivan or via email: [email protected]. 11.06pm EDT 23:06 First coronavirus-linked death…

Protesters seen near the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Federal law enforcement agencies attempt to intervene as protests continue in Portland.Mason Trinca | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesHouse Democrats on Sunday called for an immediate investigation into reports that federal law enforcement agents have unlawfully arrested protestors in…