A new poll asked people what percentage of people in their country have contracted the coronavirus or died from it. The average percentage is shown for each. Poll Question: How many people in your country have had COVID-19? Americans Answered: 20% Reality: 1% Poll Question: How many people in your country have died from COVID-19?…… more »
As professor of epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health, I have authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications and currently hold senior positions on the editorial boards of several leading journals. I am usually accustomed to advocating for positions within the mainstream of medicine, so have been flummoxed to find that, in the midst of a…… more »
U.S. energy consumption plummeted to its lowest level in more than 30 years this spring as the nation’s economy largely shut down because of the coronavirus, federal officials reported Wednesday. The drop was driven by less demand for coal that is burned for electricity and oil that’s refined into gasoline and jet fuel, the U.S.…… more »
With the coronavirus running rampant within American communities, health officials have made clear it’s not yet time to ease up on precautions. Instead, governors and experts from coast to coast have urged Americans to keep face masks in indoor public spaces, maintain their distance from others and avoid crowded spaces. That’s as infections nationwide have…… more »
WASHINGTON — A New York Times-based school curriculum emphasizing American slavery instead of American independence has been targeted by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton. The Little Rock Republican introduced legislation Thursday that would prevent the use of federal tax dollars to spread the historical reinterpretation in the nation’s classrooms. While labeling 1776 as the nation’s “official…… more »
After a series of COVID-19 case spikes, Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday ordered all bars to close for the second time since the pandemic hit Kentucky and all restaurants to reduce seating capacity to 25% to stem the spread of the virus. The measures will begin at midnight Tuesday and will be in effect for…… more »
Rich Americans produce nearly 25% more heat-trapping gases than poorer people at home, according to a comprehensive study of U.S. residential carbon footprints. Scientists studied 93 million housing units in the nation to analyze how much greenhouse gases are being spewed in different locations and by income, according to a study published Monday in the…… more »
Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday angrily denounced people who he said had been “secretly and covertly” taking pictures of his son at baseball games and posting them online. Speaking at his daily news conference, Beshear volunteered the information as he answered a question about why he pulled his son, Will, 11, from a baseball tournament…… more »
A Radcliff couple is on house arrest after refusing to sign a self-isolation and controlled movement order. Elizabeth Linscott was tested July 11 for COVID-19. She said her parents asked her to take the test to make sure she did not have the virus before visiting her grandparents. “So I hesitantly went and took the…… more »
Like thousands of other Kentuckians over the last few months, Travis Powell just wanted a simple answer from the state Office of Unemployment Insurance. Powell is not an unemployed worker; he’s vice president of the Council on Postsecondary Education, and he wanted to know what to tell state universities about how to handle unemployment claims…… more »
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