JUNE 13, 2020
This article is adapted from “The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump,” which will be published on June 16 by Simon and Schuster.
President Trump and Melania Trump are seen in the Oval Office in September 2017. - Jahi Chikwendiu/TWP
Melania Trump did not even like to be called by her new title at first.
“She...
JUNE 13, 2020
Roger Severino, head of the HHS civil rights office, disputed that new rules on LGBTQ patients would endanger patients during the pandemic. - Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images
The Trump administration on Friday formally rolled back an Obama-era policy that protected LGBTQ patients from discrimination and required robust language translation services, unnerving health experts who worry vulnerable populations...
JUNE 13, 2020
A nurse prepares to test patients for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a clinic at Westmead Hospital in Sydney, Australia, May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Researchers in Florida say they believe they have shown that the new coronavirus has mutated in a way that makes it more easily infect human cells.
They say more research is needed...
JUNE 12, 2020
Photo President Donald Trump. - Patrick Semansky/AP
It’s another Charlottesville moment for some aides inside the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump’s handling of the nationwide anti-racism protests and the response to George Floyd’s killing is prompting a private reckoning, spurring sadness or soul-searching among some people of color who continue to serve in the administration after three and a...
JUNE 12, 2020
Erin Fangmann, whose husband is in the Air Force, said that she had voted Republican all her life, but that President Trump had “hurt the military.” - Bridget Bennett /NY Times
Erin Fangmann grew up in a military family, has been married to a captain in the Air Force for 18 years and has voted Republican all her...
JUNE 12, 2020
President Trump smiles during a roundtable discussion Thursday at Gateway Church in Dallas. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press)
President Trump drew a few laughs and hollers of approval Thursday when he railed against "the plague coming in from China" to supporters packed into a Dallas church.
But he didn't dwell on public health concerns. The virus, "or whatever...
JUNE 11, 2020
Free grocery kits are distributed by a private organization after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against COVID-19, in Bengaluru, India, on June 5. - Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images
India on Thursday recorded 9996 new cases of the novel coronavirus, pushing the country's tally of confirmed cases of infection to 2,86,579. This...
JUNE 11, 2020
Those wishing to attend President Trump's rally next week in Oklahoma must agree not to sue the Trump campaign or host venue in the event they contract the coronavirus.
The Trump campaign on Thursday formally announced that the president's first rally in three months will take place June 19 in Tulsa. The page for guests to sign up...
JUNE 11, 2020
Microsoft will not sell its facial recognition technology to police departments until there is a federal law regulating its use, the company’s president, Brad Smith, announced Thursday.
It follows similar decisions announced this week by IBM and Amazon amid protests across the United States against police violence and racial profiling.
“We will not sell facial recognition tech...
JUNE 11, 2020
WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA — Republicans selecting a congressional nominee in Virginia's 10th District are changing the procedures for their nominating convention in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The convention is scheduled for June 20 in Winchester. The nominee will face freshman Democrat Jennifer Wexton. She was the first Democrat in 40 years to win the district when she knocked...
