Two parents were arrested after their toddler was found dead in a hot car. Brandi Burks, 22, and Dakota Fowler, 20, were charged with manslaughter following the death of their three-year-old child in Russellville, Alabama, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were reportedly called at about 4pm on Sunday after the child was […]
Donald Trump has said the Spanish flu “probably ended the Second World War” – despite the conflict having started almost two decades later. The US president incorrectly stated the pandemic began in 1917, one year before the first cases were reported in 1918. Speaking at a White House news conference, Mr Trump suggested the illness […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump on Monday (Aug 10) insisted that a grand jury subpoena for his tax returns was overly broad and issued in bad faith and that as president he deserves extra protection from what he called harassment by Manhattan’s district attorney. In court papers, Mr Trump urged the Manhattan […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Aug 10) he is interested in hosting a Group of Seven summit in a “calmer atmosphere” after the November presidential election, and that he has not decided whether to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin. In May as the coronavirus pandemic was spreading, Trump postponed a […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Health experts have determined that face coverings are a vital tool in reducing the spread of coronavirus – but little research has been done into how different kinds of masks compare. A new study has ranked 14 types of commonly available mask, finding that medical masks offer significantly more protection against droplet […]
Trump claims in court documents the grand jury subpoena is ‘overbroad’ and focused on payments made in 2016. US President Donald Trump has insisted in court papers that a grand jury subpoena over his tax returns was “overbroad” and issued “in bad faith”. Trump on Monday reiterated the argument in his latest court filing challenging the subpoena […]
It has been seven years since the central air conditioning system worked at the New York City middle school where Lisa Fitzgerald O’Connor teaches. As a new school year approaches amid the coronavirus pandemic, she and her colleagues are threatening not to return unless it’s repaired. Her classroom has a window air conditioning unit, but […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chaotic and often violent protests against racial injustice have topped the headlines for days, but lost in the shouting are the voices of many Black Portland residents themselves — and their feelings about the unrest are nuanced and diverse. Some feel the overwhelmingly white crowds of protesters — and particularly those […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – The United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday (Aug 8), with more than 5 million people now infected, according to a Reuters tally, as the country’s top infectious diseases official offered hope earlier this week that an effective vaccine might be available by year-end. With one out of […]
American schools are faced with an unprecedented catch-22 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic: Either reopen safely and undertake the risk of a coronavirus outbreak or play it safe and provide unappealing remote classes for their students. Furthermore, with the lack of clear guidance from the federal level, schools and colleges are implementing varied approaches of […]