The U.S. crossed two grim COVID-19 milestones this week: 7 million cases and 200,000 deaths. Plus, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made history as the first woman and first Jewish person to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol, and widespread protests erupted after a grand jury did not charge any Louisville officers with killing Breonna Taylor. Read up on these and more of the week’s top headlines.
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(CNN) — The United States reached another grim milestone on Friday, surpassing 7 million confirmed cases of Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. It took the US just 25 days to record another 1 million cases after marking the 6 millionth case on August 31. It's been just over …
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made history one final time Friday as she became the first woman and Jewish person to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi began the day's events with a formal arrival ceremony in National Statuary Hall, in which eight …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Breonna Taylor’s family demanded Friday that Kentucky authorities release all body camera footage, police files and the transcripts of the grand jury proceedings that led to no charges being brought against police officers who killed the Black woman during a raid at her …
The number of first-time filers for unemployment benefits were slightly higher than expected last week as the labor market continues its sluggish …
Covax plan will counter rising threat of ‘vaccine nationalism’, prioritising vulnerable healthcare systems and frontline workers A coalition of 156 countries has agreed a “landmark” deal to enable the rapid and equitable global distribution of any new coronavirus vaccines to 3% of participating …
Sep.25 -- President Donald Trump has told associates he’ll nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg's Jordan Fabian has more on "Bloomberg Technology." For more video please visit https://bloomberg.com
Students, youth activists and entire communities on Friday participated in the second annual Global Climate Strike, demanding world leaders be more aggressive in combating climate change. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined her peers in demonstrating for greater action which is now believed to be urgently needed as the world temperature continues to rise, causing powerful wildfires, debilitating storms and other natural disasters.
Christopher Vialva, 40, was the first Black inmate put to death at the federal prison in Indiana this year. A Black man was executed by the federal government Thursday for a crime he committed at age 19, even though his attorney said prosecutors used inflammatory racial stereotypes during the trial …
A stopgap funding bill to keep the government running through Dec. 11 passed the House 359-57 late Tuesday evening, with one lawmaker voting present. The bill was temporarily delayed over a heated dispute regarding farm aid. The legislation still must be approved by the Senate and signed by …
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro delayed its annual Carnival parade, saying Thursday night that the global spectacle cannot go ahead in February because of Brazil’s continued vulnerability to the pandemic. Rio’s League of Samba Schools, LIESA, announced that the spread of the coronavirus has …
