The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases worldwide in the latest 24 hours.The U.N. health agency said Brazil led the way with 54,771 cases tallied and the U.S. next at 36,617. More than 15,400 came were recorded in India.Experts…
Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.A White House adviser said Sunday that the Trump administration is preparing for a possible second wave in the coronavirus…
The equestrian memorial to Theodore Roosevelt has long prompted objections as a symbol of colonialism and racism.The statue of Theodore Roosevelt outside the Museum of Natural History, under police watch, will be coming down. It has drawn many protests in recent years.Credit...Caitlin Ochs for The New York TimesJune 21, 2020The bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt,…
John Bolton, pictured in June 2019 in Japan, talked with NPR about his time in the White House as national security adviser. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images John Bolton, pictured in June 2019 in Japan, talked with NPR about his time in the White House as…
President Trump urged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to run against the state’s longtime Sen. Chuck Schumer in the 2022 primary in November, saying that she would be a “big improvement” and that she would likely win.AOC: RALLY SABOTAGED BY TIKTOK FANSSchumer, the Senate minority leader, has been a vocal critic of the president, but so has…
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…