Happy Friday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.THE TOPLINE: The Navy has recommended reinstating Capt. Brett Crozier as commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, in a move that would be unprecedented.The recommendation was first…
April 24, 2020 | 2:27pm | Updated April 24, 2020 | 3:31pm Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced she would begin reopening parts of the state’s economy on Friday — the decision coming amid armed protests outside her home and the threat of a mutiny by state lawmakers. Whitmer signed a new executive order extending the…
Heat and sunlight have the potential to slow the COVID-19 pandemic, but, “it would be irresponsible," the Director of Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security said, to say the summer will totally kill the coronavirus.SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS AND NEWShttp://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...https://www.latimes.com/subscriptionLET’S CONNECT:Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/latimesTwitter ► https://twitter.com/LATimesInstagram ► https://www.instagram.com/latimes
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here."Real Time" host Bill Maher grilled House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., over the federal tax dollars being spent to combat the coronavirus outbreak, expressing concerns that the "house of cards" will eventually fall.After Pelosi touted the fourth relief bill passed…
The number of confirmed cases and fatalities tied to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Orange County continues to be on the rise. As of Thursday, April 23, there have now been 7,770 COVID-19 cases throughout the county, with 339 new cases recorded, according to state numbers. There have been 274 deaths, with 175 people hospitalized; and…
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…