With more countries easing coronavirus lockdowns in an effort to restart their economies as summer gets underway, CNBC takes a look at where you might be able to go on vacation in the coming months. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, recently issued guidelines outlining how the tourism industry might reopen and operate…
Editors, USA TODAY Published 4:04 p.m. ET May 25, 2020 | Updated 4:46 p.m. ET May 25, 2020CLOSEThe most talked about accessory this Memorial Day? The face mask. More specifically: Which leaders – and partygoers – are wearing them and which are not?The Memorial Day holiday comes as the United States braces to pass the 100,000 mark in…
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said Sunday that there is "clear scientific evidence" that masks work -- adding that she assumes President Donald Trump is able to keep s…
It's been around two months of quarantine for many of us. The urge to get out and enjoy the summer is real. But what's safe? We asked a panel of infectious disease and public health experts to rate the risk of summer activities, from backyard gatherings, to a day at the pool, to sharing a…
Masks and social distancing can help protect shoppers from the coronavirus, but gloves aren't recommended. Mario Tama/Getty ImagesWear a mask, but skip the gloves. Don’t sanitize the apples. And if you are older than 65, it’s probably best to still order your groceries online.As a food virologist, I hear a lot of questions from people…
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…