Washington — Decisions in Maine and Colorado finding that former President Donald Trump is disqualified from holding public office have rested on a 155-year-old constitutional provision that was seldom used in modern times, but has now been invoked in escalating legal challenges from across the country targeting Trump’s eligibility to hold the presidency again. The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Thursday opened a new chapter in how it investigates and prosecutes cases of sexual assault and other major crimes, putting independent lawyers in charge of those decisions and sidelining commanders after years of pressure from Congress. The change, long resisted by Pentagon leaders, was finally forced by frustrated […]
Ukraine has recorded 465 cases of Russia’s use of ammunition containing poisonous chemicals since the start of the full-scale invasion in February last year, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Dec. 27. Russian forces are increasing their use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, with 81 cases documented only in December, according to […]
COVID cases continue to rise across the U.S. and the newest COVID variant, dubbed JN.1, is now accounting for a majority of the latest cases. JN.1 is currently the fastest growing variant – and the dominant one – making up nearly half (44.2%) of cases in the U.S., as of Friday Dec. 22 when the […]
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that COVID subvariant JN.1 accounts for 39% to 50% of cases in the United States as of Dec. 23, according to the agency’s projections. This is an increase from the estimated 15% to 29% of cases in the United States, the […]
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency said Friday that reported cases of dengue globally increased tenfold over the last generation, with climate change and the growing spread of virus-carrying mosquitoes partly to blame for transmission that remains mostly prevalent in the Americas. The World Health Organization said reported cases soared to a record 5.2 […]
The new COVID-19 variant that scientists call JN.1 now makes up about 44.1% of COVID-19 cases across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Friday, marking another week of the fast-spreading variant’s steep rise in the U.S. The increase is more than two times larger than the 21.3% that the CDC now […]
WASHINGTON — “I’m not happy with the Supreme Court,” President Donald Trump said on Jan. 6, 2021. “They love to rule against me.” His assessment of the court, in a speech delivered outside the White House urging his supporters to march on the Capitol, had a substantial element of truth in it. Other parts of […]
The holidays are well underway and people are looking forward to or already enjoying time with friends and family, some of whom have likely traveled a distance to attend the festivities (and brought some germs with them.) Unfortunately, holiday cheer isn’t the only thing on the rise this season. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has […]
Democrats say it’s time for the President Joe Biden to lay out his second-term plans. Violent threats for the judges that kicked Trump off the Colorado ballot. And we’re nowhere near winter’s peak of flu and Covid cases, the CDC director warns. Here’s what to know today. Do you regularly read our newsletter? We would […]
Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. The coronavirus subvariant JN.1 is now the fastest growing strain of the virus in the United States. The strain now constitutes about 20% of new Covid-19 infections, according […]
Russia’s suspected violations in Ukraine include 142 summary executions of Ukrainian civilians in occupied territories by Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Dec. 19. The numbers that the UN regularly provides on casualties of Russia’s war against Ukraine include only cases that could be […]