In an NPR interview, U.S. Attorney General William Barr defended the Justice Department amid accusations of political interference, including recently in the case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Eman Mohammed for NPR hide caption toggle caption Eman Mohammed for NPR In an NPR interview, U.S. Attorney General William Barr defended the Justice Department…
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued another warning to Californians about the growing spread of the coronavirus as the state again reported increases in hospitalizations.The governor’s Thursday news conference marked the third time this week that he has urged people to take more precautions as he disclosed troubling new highs.“I cannot impress upon people more the importance…
CLOSE Dr. Anthony Fauci told a House panel he'd never been instructed to slow down coronavirus testing, despite recent claims from President Trump. USA TODAYStates have arrived at a crossroads that will define the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as half of the country struggles to manage rising COVID-19 cases, health experts say.Dr. Anthony…
Not since Peter Parker stepped into the spider's parlor has anyone been caught in a web like this.Video and images of an engorged arachnid clinging to the door of an Texas apartment last week have gone viral.On June 19, the couple found the eight-legged unwelcomed guest, which appeared to be bigger than the size of a human…
After @CarpeDonktum vanished from Twitter without explanation, the meme-maker resurfaced on Parler, a new social media platform that has become a refuge for free speech absolutists who abhor Big Tech censorship. The aggressive crackdown on content by social media giants Twitter and Facebook have pushed droves of President Trump’s supporters to search for an alternative.…
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…