A small municipality in Northern California permitted all nonessential businesses, schools and public transit companies to resume operations on Friday, becoming the first in the state to do so.The "staged" reopening strategy was issued earlier last week by local officials in Mordoc County, which houses roughly 9,000 people and has not reported any cases of…
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at a Los Angeles County Health Department press conference on the novel coronavirus, (COVID-19)on March 4, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty ImagesLos Angeles became the first city in the U.S. to offer coronavirus testing for anyone regardless of whether they have symptoms, Mayor Eric…
Kevin Wilson has gotten used to the nursery rhymes blasting through his car stereo. It’s a small price to pay for his sanity. Since Maryland implemented a stay-at-home order last month in an attempt to slow the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Laurel resident has established a new pastime: He and his wife pack their…
What to KnowAfter recovering from the novel coronavirus, Marisa Leuzzi, 31, donated her plasma to her aunt as well as a New Jersey man who were both critically ill from the disease. Both patients recovered after receiving the donation. Health experts are hoping the experimental treatment will save the lives of more people who are…
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…