7-day average case total in U.S. sets record for 27th straight day
Local officials in states with surging cases issued dire warnings Sunday about the spread of infections, blaming outbreaks on early reopenings and saying the virus was rapidly outpacing containment efforts.
Scientists urge WHO to address airborne spread of coronavirus
In a paper to be published this week, more than 200 experts warn that covid-19 can spread through aerosols that can be more infectious in smaller amounts than previously thought.
Elegant but unproven, RNA experiments leap to the front in vaccine race
Scientists in Britain, Germany, China and the United States are pushing to develop, and possibly manufacture, millions of doses of vaccine in a completely new way.
Four generations of the Garg family live together in a home in Delhi. (Mukul Garg)
The 17-member family that lived together, ate together and got coronavirus together
When Mukul Garg learned that one member of his family had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, he immediately knew it was only the beginning.
Demonstrators gather at the Lincoln Memorial in June to protest the death of George Floyd. (Matt McClain/The Post)
Political Reckoning
The politics of race are shifting, and politicians are struggling to keep pace
What will come of the gathering call for action? History offers sobering lessons about the ultimate power of protests. Perhaps this time, the political leaders, prodded by a new generation of activists, will write a different script.
An apparent social media hoax led armed militia members to flock to Gettysburg
On Independence Day, self-proclaimed militias, bikers and far-right groups flooded in — heavily armed and unaware, it seemed, that the mysterious Internet poster threatening to burn American flags was not who the person claimed to be.
