SPRINGFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA — Nicole Murphy hasn’t ventured from her suburban neighborhood into Philadelphia since the racial justice protests and violence erupted three months ago. “In Kenosha and other places they were coming out of the cities into the suburbs and causing havoc. So you never know. It’s an unsettling feeling,” said Ms. Murphy, 32, who…
Joe Biden says the police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, who shot Jacob Blake in the back on Aug. 23, leaving the 29-year-old Black man paralyzed, “needs to be charged.” The comment by the Democratic presidential nominee came after he was asked about remarks by his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, that the officer should…
Joe and Jill Biden will visit Kenosha tomorrow for a 'community meeting' two days after Donald Trump thanked cops and called rioters 'domestic terrorists'Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden will travel to Kenosha, Wiscsonsin on Thursday The former vice president will 'hold a community meeting in Kenosha to bring together Americans to heal…
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden held 8- and 7-point leads, respectively, over President Trump in a pair of national polls released on Wednesday. Mr. Biden had an 8-point, 49% to 41% lead over Mr. Trump among likely voters, according to a Grinnell College poll. Mr. Trump had a 42% approval rating, compared to 50%…
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden held an 8-point lead over President Trump in a national poll taken immediately after last week’s Republican National Convention. Mr. Biden held a 51% to 43% lead over Mr. Trump, according to the Morning Consult poll released on Tuesday — the same margin compared to polling taken immediately before…
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…