“It is going to be more difficult for the Trump campaign to go after a man who really is a centrist, has dealings with people across the aisle and knows how to talk to people who disagree with him,” said Priscilla Southwell, a professor emerita of political science at the …...Read More

It was just one of many coronavirus moments that Mr. Brandt has been chronicling. The parades outside Pottstown Hospital to show support for health care workers. The impact of isolation on people struggling with substance abuse. The shortage of laptop computers for disadvantaged homebound students — that is, until someone …...Read More

Because of the issue of disclosure, there is no way to track the number of people with such disabilities. There are rough approximations of the number of people with, for example, lupus or cystic fibrosis, but some of those people may view themselves as substantially disabled while others may not. …...Read More

CORNELIUS, N.C. — On a humid Wednesday morning in this leafy lakeside suburb of Charlotte, American flags fluttered from porches along Main Street, traffic was slow, and the occasional resident ambled out for a walk. There was only one visible sign of the anger and anxiety that have coursed through …...Read More

Longtime San Francisco residents and the tech workers have not historically seen eye-to-eye on many things. The natives resent the private tech shuttle buses and the spiraling cost of living brought on by the new arrivals. They even resent their housing aesthetic: Glass and metal and pretty Victorian houses now …...Read More

“This is exactly what the president has wanted,” said David Lapan, a former spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security in the Trump administration, “putting people in positions that will be completely beholden to him and do whatever he wants, whether or not it’s in the best interests of the …...Read More

Two World Health Organization (WHO) experts will spend the next two days in the Chinese capital to lay the groundwork for a larger mission to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. One animal health expert and one epidemiologist will work in Beijing to fix the 'scope and terms of …...Read More

Before the Indian government banned it from the country, TikTok was easily one of the most popular apps. The numbers were swelling up for TikTok — be it the total users, downloads or revenue, India was almost number one in every category for the app. It looks like there’s another …...Read More

This is the moment a mouse escaped death by a whisker when it encountered a curious cat that just wanted to sniff it. The startling scene, filmed at an unidentified location in the US, saw the tiny rodent walk right up to huge tabby and white cat called Mercedes. But …...Read More

American sprinter Noah Lyles briefly appeared to have broken Usain Bolt's world record for the 200 metres - only to discover bungling organisers had started his run from the wrong place. Lyles put in what looked like a sensational run timed at 18.91 seconds at the Inspiration Games in Florida, …...Read More