Image copyright Reuters Image caption Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (right) and other lawmakers were seen wearing masks and social distancing in the Capitol The US Congress has passed a new Covid-19 relief package totalling $484bn (£391bn), the fourth aid bill to clear Congress in response to the pandemic.The legislation, approved 388-5 by the House of…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives on Capitol Hill wearing a mask. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives on Capitol Hill wearing a mask. Andrew Harnik/AP Updated at 7:00 p.m. ET The House approved the latest measure to prop up the U.S. economy and provide aid to the health…
“We have a deal and I think we’ll pass it today,” Schumer said. He cautioned that staff are still “dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s.”Schumer said post-midnight talks among leaders of both parties and top Trump administration officials produced a breakthrough agreement on the package.Trump said he supports the measure, tweeting: “I urge the…
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…