Maryland malls, school buildings and casinos are set to reopen this week as key metrics guiding officials’ response to the coronavirus pandemic continue to trend downward. In tweet threads, op-ed articles and television appearances, medical professionals have cautioned Marylanders against accepting the turnaround as evidence of an abating pandemic. Still, no vaccine exists and much…
(CNN)The pressure is on for local leaders to respond to regional Covid-19 spikes and records, and some are turning to mask mandates. Statewide, Californians will be required to wear face coverings …
June 18, 2020 at 9:23 PM EDT - Updated June 18 at 10:46 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WYFF/WMBF) - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has recorded 57 cases of coronavirus in South Carolina daycare facilities. The investigative team has asked for facility information, including the names and locations, but that information has…
2.48am EDT 02:48 The first trial results of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by CureVac in Germany are expected in two months, German news website Focus Online reported on Friday. Reuters reports that CureVac, an unlisted German company, said this week that the first meaningful results could be available in September or October and, under…
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…