Election 2020Trump fixates on promise of a vaccine — real or not — as key to reelection bid
The campaign gambit is aimed at improving his standing with an electorate that overwhelmingly disapproves of his management of the pandemic. A spokesman for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Biden is eager for a swift coronavirus vaccine, but not at the expense of safety.
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Analysis Trump, behind Biden in polls, grasps for a message that resonates
He has tried many things in the past months, including a law-and-order message, in an effort to avoid becoming a one-term president. But the race remains Joe Biden’s to lose — which of course could still happen.
Fox News colleagues defend reporter after Trump Twitter attack over confirmation of Atlantic reporting
National security reporter Jennifer Griffin caused an unexpected firestorm when she did something fairly routine.
Tension rises in Louisville as right- and left-wing groups clash at racial justice protests
Two groups of armed activists faced off in downtown Louisville Saturday near a city square where demonstrators for Breonna Taylor, the emergency medical worker killed by police in March, have long gathered. The crowds parted ways peacefully after police in riot gear arrived.
N.Y. attorney general moves to empanel grand jury in case of Daniel Prude after release of video
The announcement came five months after Prude died after being placed in a hood by police in Rochester, N.Y. Recently released video of the incident has led to protests.
Jason Vaughn, the football coach at Brunswick (Ga.) High, has been a key figure in the push to investigate the death of Ahmaud Arbery, his former player. (Stephen B. Morton for The Post)
Ahmaud Arbery’s killing was met with silence. His high school football coach vowed to find justice.
In the days after Arbery, a 25-year old Black man, was shot and killed in February after being chased by three White men while jogging, his former coach led a crusade for justice. He hasn’t stopped.
After 100 days of demonstrations, new means of resistance are likely to remain
Gas masks, hockey sticks and homemade shields have become commonplace at protests around the country as activists embrace more extreme tactics.
Experts project surge in cases, with peak after Election Day
“It’s not so much whether it’s coming, but how big is it going to be,” one epidemiologist said of an expected viral wave.
Labor Day could fuel another rise in infections if people aren’t cautious, experts say
This weekend presents challenges that didn’t exist earlier this summer, including schools resuming and a wider spread of infections overall.
A bad flu season colliding with pandemic could be overwhelming
It’s a scenario infectious-disease experts dread: flu arriving amid the coronavirus, complicating vaccination, diagnoses and treatment. But mask-wearing and social distancing could also limit influenza's spread.
