Health

As coronavirus cases increase across the country, an infectious disease expert says the wave of outbreaks is “spiraling out of control,” as economies and businesses reopen and some states see standards of social distancing. they relax. “There is an old adage in infectious diseases that a virus goes nowhere until …

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Monday endorsed President Donald Trump’s false claim that “99%” of coronavirus cases are “completely harmless.” During his first interview since taking the role, Meadows told “Fox and Friends” that Trump was “right” to minimize the risks associated with the virus. “The vast …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declined an invitation to visit the White House this week to celebrate a new free trade agreement in North America, amid worsening coronavirus numbers in the United States and persistent tensions with Donald Trump. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will meet Trump in …

In its decision, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia evicted an easement granted by the US Army Corps of Engineers that allowed Dakota Access to build a segment of the pipeline under Lake Oahe in North Dakota and South Dakota. The court had previously ruled that …

Calling the United States an “outlier” among nations that have otherwise succeeded in reducing the spread of coronavirus, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that it was a mistake to reopen public spaces, like bars, early, and that the country is paying for …