He cited 'unrest' in the city as a motivating factor.Updated: July 2, 2020 - 1:37pmThe mayor of Richmond, Virginia, this week invoked what he claimed was his authority under a declared state of emergency in order to direct the removal of nearly a dozen Confederate States of America monuments throughout the city. The move by Mayor Levar Stoney – which comes amid a nationwide activist push to tear down and destroy monuments ranging from Confederate generals to Founding Fathers to Union Civil War heroes to abolitionists – was an end-run on established city law. They mayor refused to...…He cited 'unrest' in the city as a motivating factor.Updated: July 2, 2020 - 1:37pmThe mayor of Richmond, Virginia, this week invoked what he claimed was his authority under a declared state of emergency in order to direct the removal of nearly a dozen Confederate States of America monuments throughout the city. The move by Mayor Levar Stoney – which comes amid a nationwide activist push to tear down and destroy monuments ranging from Confederate generals to Founding Fathers to Union Civil War heroes to abolitionists – was an end-run on established city law. They mayor refused to...WW…

Overdose deaths were up 120% from January.Updated: June 12, 2020 - 11:07pmA total of 170 people died of drug overdoses in British Columbia, Canada, in May, over three times as many as died from COVID-19 that month and more than have died from the disease there over the course of the entire pandemic. A total of 167 people have died from the coronavirus in the Canadian province since March. Overdose deaths have outstripped COVID-19 deaths every month during the pandemic. The vast majority of overdose deaths last month involved fentanyl, authorities said. That's a highly potent...…Overdose deaths were up 120% from January.Updated: June 12, 2020 - 11:07pmA total of 170 people died of drug overdoses in British Columbia, Canada, in May, over three times as many as died from COVID-19 that month and more than have died from the disease there over the course of the entire pandemic. A total of 167 people have died from the coronavirus in the Canadian province since March. Overdose deaths have outstripped COVID-19 deaths every month during the pandemic. The vast majority of overdose deaths last month involved fentanyl, authorities said. That's a highly potent...WW…

Schiff has criticized Trump over his perceived inaction on the alleged Russian policyUpdated: July 2, 2020 - 4:23pmHouse Intelligence committee Chairman Adam Schiff saw reports back in February that Russia was purportedly paying Taliban operatives to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan but took no action, according to a news report released as the California Democrat accuses President Trump is downplaying those same reports out of allegiance to Russian President Vladimir Putin.The Federalist  that "multiple intelligence sources" told the...…Schiff has criticized Trump over his perceived inaction on the alleged Russian policyUpdated: July 2, 2020 - 4:23pmHouse Intelligence committee Chairman Adam Schiff saw reports back in February that Russia was purportedly paying Taliban operatives to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan but took no action, according to a news report released as the California Democrat accuses President Trump is downplaying those same reports out of allegiance to Russian President Vladimir Putin.The Federalist  that "multiple intelligence sources" told the...WW…

A city councilman, a councilman-elect and two others have been chargedUpdated: June 26, 2020 - 12:44pmFour New Jersey residents have been charged in a recent mail-in voter fraud case, with state's attorney general accusing them of multiple crimes including voting fraud, tampering with public records and unauthorized possession of multiple vote-by-mail ballots. have plagued the recent Patterson City Council special election in New Jersey, with three losing candidates last month demanding a recount after thousands of ballots were voided in the largely mail-in race. New...…A city councilman, a councilman-elect and two others have been chargedUpdated: June 26, 2020 - 12:44pmFour New Jersey residents have been charged in a recent mail-in voter fraud case, with state's attorney general accusing them of multiple crimes including voting fraud, tampering with public records and unauthorized possession of multiple vote-by-mail ballots. have plagued the recent Patterson City Council special election in New Jersey, with three losing candidates last month demanding a recount after thousands of ballots were voided in the largely mail-in race. New...WW…

Cases have continued to increase while deaths have plummeted.Updated: June 30, 2020 - 5:23pmThe state of Georgia has reached a three-month low in its number of recorded coronavirus deaths, roughly two months after the state began to lift its lockdown restrictions amid sharp criticism that a too-hasty reopening would result in widespread fatalities. shows a seven-day running average of about 15.3 deaths per day as of June 15. The state's moving average has not been that low since March 28. (The posted average has continued to decline since June 15, though the state...…Cases have continued to increase while deaths have plummeted.Updated: June 30, 2020 - 5:23pmThe state of Georgia has reached a three-month low in its number of recorded coronavirus deaths, roughly two months after the state began to lift its lockdown restrictions amid sharp criticism that a too-hasty reopening would result in widespread fatalities. shows a seven-day running average of about 15.3 deaths per day as of June 15. The state's moving average has not been that low since March 28. (The posted average has continued to decline since June 15, though the state...WW…

Some public officials have halted reopening their states as cases have gone up.Updated: June 28, 2020 - 7:17amThough coronavirus cases are surging in some parts of the United States, many Black Lives Matter activists are nonetheless planning sizable rallies in the near future, defying public health concerns in favor of continuing what has become a month-long streak of aggressive public activism. The surge in coronavirus cases in some parts of the country — especially Texas, Arizona and Florida — has brought with it renewed fears that any form of reopening states after months of...…Some public officials have halted reopening their states as cases have gone up.Updated: June 28, 2020 - 7:17amThough coronavirus cases are surging in some parts of the United States, many Black Lives Matter activists are nonetheless planning sizable rallies in the near future, defying public health concerns in favor of continuing what has become a month-long streak of aggressive public activism. The surge in coronavirus cases in some parts of the country — especially Texas, Arizona and Florida — has brought with it renewed fears that any form of reopening states after months of...WW…

The woman is suspected of having helped set a city restaurant on fire.Updated: June 20, 2020 - 4:00pmAtlanta authorities announced today that they have obtained an arrest warrant for a woman in connection with the burning of a fast-food restaurant in the city following the killing of Rayshard Brooks; the subject of the warrant has an identical name to a woman Brooks, before his death, claimed was his girlfriend. Investigators with the Atlanta Fire Department said on Saturday that they had taken out an arrest warrant for a woman named Natalie White. The suspect allegedly...…The woman is suspected of having helped set a city restaurant on fire.Updated: June 20, 2020 - 4:00pmAtlanta authorities announced today that they have obtained an arrest warrant for a woman in connection with the burning of a fast-food restaurant in the city following the killing of Rayshard Brooks; the subject of the warrant has an identical name to a woman Brooks, before his death, claimed was his girlfriend. Investigators with the Atlanta Fire Department said on Saturday that they had taken out an arrest warrant for a woman named Natalie White. The suspect allegedly...WW…

Doctors in Italy, Israel and U.S. say the coronavirus may be losing its potency and becoming less deadly even as it spreads.Updated: June 8, 2020 - 11:04amDoctors across the world are offering preliminary but encouraging reports that the coronavirus may be losing steam and becoming less deadly: a behavior observed in at least one respiratory pandemic before, and a welcome sign for a world weary of nonstop COVID-19 fears. Optimism over the coronavirus has been in short supply since January, when public health officials and politicians began publicly and repeatedly...…Doctors in Italy, Israel and U.S. say the coronavirus may be losing its potency and becoming less deadly even as it spreads.Updated: June 8, 2020 - 11:04amDoctors across the world are offering preliminary but encouraging reports that the coronavirus may be losing steam and becoming less deadly: a behavior observed in at least one respiratory pandemic before, and a welcome sign for a world weary of nonstop COVID-19 fears. Optimism over the coronavirus has been in short supply since January, when public health officials and politicians began publicly and repeatedly...WW…

Parts of COVID-19's genetic sequence appear 'inserted,' according to new researchUpdated: June 6, 2020 - 12:19pmThe former head of Britain's MI6 intelligence agency is arguing that COVID-19 very likely originated in a Chinese lab, pointing to recent research indicating that the virus appears to have had artificial sequences inserted into its genetic makeup. Richard Dearlove, who ran MI6 from 1999 to 2004, said in that the coronavirus pandemic "started as an accident" in China. Medical experts and international intelligence officials have speculated over the last several months...…Parts of COVID-19's genetic sequence appear 'inserted,' according to new researchUpdated: June 6, 2020 - 12:19pmThe former head of Britain's MI6 intelligence agency is arguing that COVID-19 very likely originated in a Chinese lab, pointing to recent research indicating that the virus appears to have had artificial sequences inserted into its genetic makeup. Richard Dearlove, who ran MI6 from 1999 to 2004, said in that the coronavirus pandemic "started as an accident" in China. Medical experts and international intelligence officials have speculated over the last several months...WW…

The percentage of coronavirus deaths in the country has been declining for ten straight weeks.Updated: July 14, 2020 - 6:49pmCoronavirus deaths in the country have nearly reached a level where the virus will cease to qualify as an epidemic under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rules, the federal agency reported on Friday. The CDC qualifies a disease outbreak as an "epidemic" if the number of deaths attributable to the disease exceeds a certain percentage of total deaths per week. That threshold for pneumonia, influenza and COVID-19 fluctuates slightly depending on...…The percentage of coronavirus deaths in the country has been declining for ten straight weeks.Updated: July 14, 2020 - 6:49pmCoronavirus deaths in the country have nearly reached a level where the virus will cease to qualify as an epidemic under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rules, the federal agency reported on Friday. The CDC qualifies a disease outbreak as an "epidemic" if the number of deaths attributable to the disease exceeds a certain percentage of total deaths per week. That threshold for pneumonia, influenza and COVID-19 fluctuates slightly depending on...WW…