Health

The United States has revised the grim milestone of recording more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, while infections and hospitalizations are on the rise in many states, forcing President Donald Trump to acknowledge that the crisis could worsen. More than 142,000 people in the country have died …

There was another significant increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in California on Tuesday, and the same day, the state’s top health official warned that it was far from over. Counties across the state reported 10,341 new cases, the fifth highest in a single day, and another 116 deaths …

The former Pittsburgh Steelers professional bowler and six-time NCAA champion Carlton Haselrig died Wednesday. The Tribune-Democrat reports that he collapsed at his Johnstown, Pennsylvania home on Wednesday morning and was pronounced dead about an hour later. Cambria County Coroner Jeffrey Lees told the newspaper he will perform an autopsy, but …

Assistant Secretary of State Steve Biegun on Wednesday noted “a growing number of disputes” between the United States and China over Beijing’s “increasingly harsh and aggressive actions” that have prompted the administration to take action, including the closure of the consulate in Houston. Lawmakers, former officials and experts said a …

The legislation would fully and permanently fund a conservation program known as the Earth and Water Conservation Fund, which was established by Congress in the 1960s and has been chronically insufficient. The measure will require mandatory program funds at a level of $ 900 million annually. Funding for the program …