WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats are urging U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from any election-related cases because of President Donald Trump’s comments that he expects the justices to potentially decide the outcome, but there is no way to force her to do so.,Although U.S. law requires justices to step aside when […]

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government is mulling tougher restrictions in England to tackle a swiftly accelerating second wave of the novel coronavirus outbreak, possibly outlawing more inter-household socialising, a junior health minister said on Monday.,“We don’t want to bring on new restrictions but of course we keep a constant eye on what is going […]

(Reuters) – The number of tests coming back positive for COVID-19 is topping 25% in several states in the U.S. Midwest as cases and hospitalizations also surge in the region, according to a Reuters analysis.,North Dakota’s positive test rate has averaged 30% over the past seven days compared with 6% the prior week. The positivity […]