The latest:There have been more than 939,000 coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.The U.S. death toll has surpassed 53,000 people, according to Hopkins.Globally, there have been more than 2.9 million cases with more than 203,000 deaths.In a speech on Saturday evening, Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced he…
The latest:There have been more than 936,000 coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.The U.S. death toll has surpassed 53,000 people, according to Hopkins.Globally, there have been more than 2.8 million cases with more than 202,000 deaths.Georgia state officials are moving ahead with plans to allow some nonessential businesses…
The latest: There have been more than 924,000 coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. The U.S. death toll has surpassed 52,000 people, according to Hopkins. Globally, there have been more than 2.8 million cases with more than 200,000 deaths. Georgia state officials are moving ahead with plans to…
This story is adapted from commentary written for National Geographic’s daily newsletter. If you’re not yet a subscriber, sign up here. Two house cats in New York State are the first in the U.S. to test positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on April 22. The…
Researchers at the University of Washington on Friday announced a major new study of the malaria drug President Donald Trump has praised as a possible, low-cost cure for COVID-19.The clinical trial is one of dozens around the world aimed at providing definitive evidence about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, either alone or in combination with 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…