WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the need for strong restrictions to stop the spread of the coronavirus may be passing and that the Justice Department might consider taking legal action against states that go too far."There are very, very burdensome impingements on liberty," he told radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt,…
Georgia Democratic state Rep. Vernon Jones announced Tuesday he is resigning from his seat after last week endorsing President Trump's reelection -- a move that quickly earned him backlash from Georgia Democrats.According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jones told The Rashad Richey Morning Show, a talk show in Atlanta, that despite his resignation he would not be leaving the…
Former Obama White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said Tuesday there’s “no chance” former first lady Michelle Obama would accept a vice presidential slot from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden. Ms. Jarrett, who was the longest-serving adviser to former President Barack Obama, weighed in on the speculation surrounding Mr. Biden’s potential running mate…
What to KnowAfter recovering from the novel coronavirus, Marisa Leuzzi, 31, donated her plasma to her aunt as well as a New Jersey man who were both critically ill from the disease. Both patients recovered after receiving the donation. Health experts are hoping the experimental treatment will save the lives of more people who are…
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…