States mandate masks, begin to shut down again as coronavirus cases soar
After a holiday weekend that drew large crowds to fireworks displays and yielded scenes of Americans celebrating without masks, health officials warned of hospitals running out of space and infection spreading rampantly.
Evictions likely to skyrocket, with black renters hit hard
In more than half the country, local courts are reopening and beginning to process a backlog of eviction cases, sparking what economists and housing advocates say could be a historic surge in homelessness.
Ian Haydon is part of a covid-19 vaccine trial being conducted by the biotechnology company Moderna Therapeutics. (Stuart Isett for The Post)
Ian Haydon is part of a covid-19 vaccine trial being conducted by the biotechnology company Moderna Therapeutics. (Stuart Isett for The Post)
Ian Haydon is part of a covid-19 vaccine trial being conducted by the biotechnology company Moderna Therapeutics. (Stuart Isett for The Post)
‘We’re all starved for hope’
Ian Haydon, on the trial and error of being injected with a potential covid-19 vaccine.
Coronavirus relief loans benefited members of Congress, lawyer who represented Trump and firms that reported creating no jobs
As part of its $660 billion relief program, the SBA also handed out loans to private schools catering to elite clientele, firms owned by foreign companies and large chains backed by well-heeled Wall Street firms.
- Perspective
An officer investigates the scene of a shooting in Chicago on Sunday. (AP)
Major U.S. cities, gripped with crises, now face spike in deadly shootings, including of children
As the nation faces massive social justice protests, a pandemic and financial catastrophe, it is suddenly also confronting a spike in violence in some of its major cities.
White woman who called police on black birdwatcher is charged with false reporting
Amy Cooper falsely claimed she was threatened by a black birdwatcher in Central Park in late May. The incident was captured on video and shared widely on social media.
The Debrief
McEnany defends Trump’s view on Confederate flag by claiming he doesn’t have one
As institutions across the country take steps to remove Confederate imagery from the public square, Trump and his White House allies are struggling to mount a defense for increasingly antiquated views.
