WASHINGTON — The political conversation may have moved on to other topics — like race, police reform, Confederate generals and President Donald Trump’s complaints about his poll numbers.But the coronavirus hasn’t moved on from infecting and killing Americans across the country.The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has now surpassed 2 million — up more than…
Newaygo and Oceana counties are seeing a spike coronavirus cases according to Northern Michigan health officials. Within the past month, District Health Department #10 says confirmed cases in their region at 363 as of Saturday. On April 30, confirmed cases were at 164. This is an increase of 121%. DHD#10 says this is because some…
After being lauded for its success in containing the coronavirus, a spike in cases in Seoul has prompted South Korean officials to tighten social distancing measures so as to curb a second wave of the pandemic.The 79 new cases of COVID-19 reported Thursday was the highest number seen in nearly eight weeks. It comes just…
People wearing face masks as a preventive measure walk along the Venice Beach. Los Angeles County reopened its beaches for active use while requiring people to wear face masks and maintain social distancing as the county tries to reduce COVID-19 infections. (Ronen Tivony / Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) The most populous state was…
# # #Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich again sat down to answer questions from local media today.At the outset she expressed condolences to the friends, family and people who worked with the 97-year-old Alder Bay resident who died as a result of COVID-19 complications over the weekend, becoming the county’s first COVID-related fatality.Today’s media…
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…