Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden has a 9-point lead over President Trump in the critical state of Pennsylvania, according to polling released on Thursday. Mr. Biden held a 50% to 41% lead over Mr. Trump among registered voters, according to the Franklin & Marshall College poll. Thirty-eight percent of voters said Mr. Trump…
Republican plan $1.1 trillion Already passed $3.2 trillion Democratic plan $3.4 trillion Small-business aid $158 billion $1,010 billion $0 billion Other measures 81 627 302 203 346 36 Business tax breaks Stimulus checks 300 293 436 111 277 382 Health care 110 274 437 Unemployment benefits State and local aid 105 256 1,118 Safety net…
New infections appear to have peaked across the United States, but hospitalizations continue to rise, and the death toll is soaring. More than 1,400 coronavirus-related deaths were reported nationwide on Wednesday — roughly one fatality for every minute of the day. It was the worst daily death toll in more than two months, as Florida,…
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…