Officers from the Aurora, Colorado police department were placed on paid vacations after allegations that “multiple” police officers were depicted in photos near the site of Elijah McClain’s death, the acting chief of police said Monday night. McClain, a 23-year-old black man, died last year after police drowned him. His …
Read More »Mike Leake, Ryan Zimmerman and Joe Ross choose not to participate in the MLB season
Ryan Zimmerman has been in the lineup and clubhouse for the Washington Nationals since the franchise moved from Montreal in 2005, and was a key backup in a team that beat the Houston Astros in an exciting seven-game World Series. last October. But if Major League Baseball can launch a …
Read More »John Oliver warns that evictions will cause a “total homeless crisis”
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, millions of people who have been asked to practice social distancing and stay at home whenever possible may not have a home for much longer. With unemployment benefits expanded and state and federal moratoriums on evictions expiring, “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver …
Read More »US coronavirus: Many states stop at reopening, but experts say virus spread is difficult to control
“What we hope is that we can take it seriously and delay transmission in these places,” said Dr. Anne Schuchat, senior deputy director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “But what I think What is very discouraging is that we are clearly not at a point where …
Read More »Pregnant patients may be at increased risk for serious complications with COVID-19, CDC says.
Pregnant patients who get COVID-19 may have an increased risk of hospitalization in intensive care and receive a ventilator, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “The new data released (Wednesday) suggests a different level of risk for pregnant patients than previously indicated by …
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