The mysterious, unsolicited packages of seeds supposedly being sent from China to homes across America – prompting agriculture departments in at least 31 states to issue warnings against planting them – may be tied to a fake product review scam, police and officials are saying.The packages, based on photographs and statements from officials, appear to have been shipped by China's state-owned postal company and contain Chinese lettering on the exterior, advertising…
Rep. Rashida Tlaib will not be joining her fellow Squad members, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, in endorsing Joseph R. Biden for president, explaining that casting a vote against President Trump is inspiration enough for people to vote against him in November. During an interview with Newsweek published Monday, Ms. Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, said…
Anthony FauciAnthony FauciYankees surprised by Trump announcing plans to throw first pitch without invite: NYT We need an independent public health agency Sinclair opts to not air segment with researcher behind 'Plandemic' conspiracy video MORE, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, said early Tuesday that he had not misled Americans “under any circumstances” after President TrumpDonald…
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday will testify to Congress about the protests following George Floyd's death and denounce violent riots that have emerged across the country.In his opening statement released before the House Judiciary Committee hearing, Barr says that Floyd's death at the hands of police in May "understandably jarred the whole…
Joshua Bote, USA TODAY Published 6:19 a.m. ET July 28, 2020 CLOSE The rate of shark attacks has grown worldwide in recent decades, according to the International Shark Attack File. Veuer’s Sam Berman has more. Buzz60A Maine woman was killed Monday in what officials believe to be a shark attack off the coast.According to the Maine…
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…