PAC Led by Postal Official Pours $20 Million Into Rescuing Tillis

WASHINGTON — The Republican “super PAC” American Crossroads plans to pump about $7 million over the next month into a bid to secure Senator Thom Tillis’s North Carolina re-election and save the party’s Senate majority, raising fresh questions about partisanship at the United States Postal Service, where one of the …...Read More

Trump’s Campaign Saw an Opportunity. He Undermined It.

[Read our live updates on President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis.] On Friday, even as President Trump had trouble getting enough oxygen and aides prepared to move him to the nation’s top military hospital, some of his campaign advisers saw a potential opportunity. If Mr. Trump recovered quickly from his bout with …...Read More

Trump Isn’t ‘Out of the Woods,’ but We’re in the Dark

There is just so much we don’t know: When did the president get sick and how sick did he get? How many people did he interact with after receiving his diagnosis or showing symptoms of the virus? And what is the administration’s plan if his condition deteriorates? It’s not clear …...Read More

Barr Plans to Return to Justice Dept. After Negative Coronavirus Test Results

After Mr. Trump revealed early on Friday that he had tested positive for the virus, Mr. Barr took a rapid test each day and took an additional diagnostic test called a PCR test, and made their results public. Through the weekend, his tests came back negative, Ms. Kupec said. Mr. …...Read More

For the Secret Service, a New Question: Who Will Protect Them From Trump?

The drive-by visit to Mr. Trump’s supporters drove home that point, Ms. Napolitano said. “There was nothing about his little motorcade yesterday that was required or wise or necessary,” she said on Monday. “It was a superfluous act.” Secret Service agents have always needed to make last-minute adjustments based on …...Read More

‘Don’t Be Afraid of Covid,’ Trump Says, Undermining Public Health Messages

[Read our live updates on President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis.] Public health experts had hoped that President Trump, chastened by his own infection with the coronavirus and the cases that have erupted among his staff, would act decisively to persuade his supporters that wearing masks and social distancing were essential to …...Read More

In Florida, Biden Says ‘I Wasn’t Surprised’ by Trump’s Diagnosis

As President Trump battled the coronavirus on Monday, Joseph R. Biden Jr. ventured onto the campaign trail, where he wished the president a speedy recovery but criticized his leadership, suggesting that he bore some responsibility for his positive test after flouting public health guidelines around masks and social distancing. During …...Read More

Hi-tech corset that can help ease lower back pain by stretching the spine

Wearing a special type of corset could be a new way to treat lower back pain. The device, known as Atlas, is thought to relieve pressure on the spine. It contains tiny sensors and motors that move to stretch the painful areas of the back, easing pain and helping the …...Read More

With No New Films, Regal Cinemas Shuts Down Again

For instance, Warner Bros. is postponing releasing the remake of “Dune,” once scheduled for December, until Oct. 1, 2021, according to two people familiar with the studio’s plans who spoke on condition of anonymity because they had not been made public. Warner Bros. declined to comment. “If the studios continue …...Read More

What It’s Like to Be a Teacher in 2020 America

The Community Worker Image A selfie of Jardy Santana at her school in the Bronx. “You don’t just have to talk about academics, you can share how you’re feeling.” — Jardy Santana, the Bronx, New York Jardy Santana, 34, teaches English at Mott Haven Academy Charter School, a school predominantly …...Read More