Illinois county to probe earlier deaths from heart attacks, pneumonia for COVID-19
Health officials in the U.S. state of Illinois’ Cook County, which includes the city of Chicago, will probe deaths involving heart attacks and pneumonia for indications of COVID-19 as far back as November, a county spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Judge reinstates New York presidential primary canceled by state
A U.S. judge has reinstated a presidential primary canceled last week by New York state, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, over concerns that voting would have been an unnecessary risk.
U.S. marines rotation to Australia to go ahead under strict COVID-19 measures
A delayed rotation of U.S. Marines to a defence base in Australia’s northern city of Darwin will go ahead based on strict adherence to COVID-19 measures, Australia’s defence minister said after speaking with her U.S. counterpart.
Trump renews partisan pandemic commentary as Texas moves to further ease shutdown
President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Democrats of hoping his coronavirus response fails “so they can win the election,” as the Republican governor of Texas moved to further relax business shutdowns aimed at quelling the pandemic.
Five-year-old stopped on U.S. highway wanted to buy Lamborghini, police say
A trooper stopping a car with a suspected “impaired driver” on a U.S. highway on Monday was bemused to find a 5-year-old in the driver’s seat, the Utah Highway Patrol tweeted.
Trump tours new face-mask factory in Arizona but does not wear one
Without wearing a face-covering himself, President Donald Trump toured a new medical mask factory in Arizona on Tuesday, taking a rare trip out of Washington to visit a state he hopes to win in the November election even as Americans avoid travel to sl…
Exclusive: U.S. airlines burn through $10 billion a month as traffic plummets
U.S. airlines are collectively burning more than $10 billion in cash a month and averaging fewer than two dozen passengers per domestic flight because of the coronavirus pandemic, industry trade group Airlines for America said in prepared testimony see…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg recovering after gallbladder treatment
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has had a series of health scares, underwent non-surgical treatment for a gallbladder condition on Tuesday and was resting comfortably, a court spokeswoman said.
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg recovering after gallbladder treatment
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has had a series of health scares, underwent non-surgical treatment for a gallbladder condition on Tuesday and is “resting comfortably,” a court spokeswoman said.
Georgia grand jury to consider charges in shooting of unarmed black man
A Georgia county prosecutor said on Tuesday he would ask a grand jury to decide if charges should be filed against a white former law enforcement officer and his son in the fatal shooting of an unarmed young black man as he ran through a small town.
