WASHINGTON — Americans have significantly more confidence in their governors than in President Donald Trump when it comes to handling the coronavirus, according to new data from an NBC News/SurveyMonkey Weekly Tracking Poll.Forty-three percent of respondents approve of Trump's handling of the pandemic, while 55 percent disapprove.That's compared to 60 percent of Americans who say…
People walk through Times Square which adjoins the Broadway theater district in New York City during the coronavirus pandemic. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images NEW YORK — The governors of New York and New Jersey and mayor of New York City huddled with their teams last weekend and didn't like what they were seeing — reports…
People walk through Times Square which adjoins the Broadway theater district in New York City during the coronavirus pandemic. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images NEW YORK — The governors of New York and New Jersey and mayor of New York City huddled with their teams last weekend and didn't like what they were seeing — reports…
The governor of New Jersey said Monday he won’t allow indoor dining to resume as planned this week, citing states that saw coronavirus cases explode after restaurants and bars reopened. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said he is concerned about the viability of the industry but he’s even more concerned about “reigniting a wave and then…
Illinois Gov. J.B. PritzkerBrian Cassella | Chicago Tribune | Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Two Democratic governors fired back at President Donald Trump on Monday, accusing the president of "inflammatory" and "dangerous" rhetoric about protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.Illinois Gov. Jay "J.B." Pritzker directly challenged Trump during a conference call Monday…
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…