Here are some significant developments:September 14, 2020 at 5:49 AM EDTQueensland top health official under police protection in Australia, following death threatsA top Australian public health officer has become the latest global official to face death threats over her response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, prompting the deployment of a police security detail.Jeannette Young, the…
(CNN)Firefighters in California have been battling multiple fires throughout the state for nearly a month as hot, dry weather has fueled flames and created tinderbox conditions in some areas. More t…
Hunter Biden, son of Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden, worked for a Shanghai investment firm involved in government- and military-linked deals that bolstered the Chinese military, including the purchase of an American auto parts maker, according to a new documentary film. The younger Mr. Biden, a lawyer and investment banker, until recently was a…
Journalist Bob Woodward, seen here in 2017 arriving for meetings with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York, is the author of the newly released book Rage. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images Journalist Bob Woodward, seen here in 2017 arriving for meetings with President-elect…
A 'firenado' has been captured on camera in California as wildfires tear through large swathes of the west coast, killing at least 35 people. Footage showing a wildfire meeting a column of air to create a tornado-like effect was posted on TikTok on Thursday went viral over the weekend.Social media users nicknamed the state 'Hellifornia', with…
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…