William Helmreich, Sociologist and a Walker in the City, Dies at 74
A scholar of Judaism as well, he walked every block in New York — totaling 6,163 miles — and wrote a book about his odyssey. He died of the coronavirus.…
A scholar of Judaism as well, he walked every block in New York — totaling 6,163 miles — and wrote a book about his odyssey. He died of the coronavirus.…
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. David C. Driskell, an artist, art historian and curator who was pivotal in bringing recognition…
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe got a frightening notice from the Trump administration just as residents are grappling with the devastating impact of COVID-19. By Mary Papenfuss The U.S. Interior Department…
WASHINGTON - Rep. Matt Gaetz questioned emergency funding being directed to Howard University, suggesting that the allocation does not belong in a $2 trillion relief bill designed to blunt the…
In some parts of the U.S., authorities say gun shops aren't essential businesses and should close during stay-at-home orders meant to slow the coronavirus. In other places, officials are stopping…
Conservative supporters of President Trump are increasingly volunteering to risk death — and implicitly the deaths of elderly and at-risk Americans — from the coronavirus if it will help the…
We can beat the novel coronavirus—but first, we need lots more testing. Larry Brilliant says he doesn’t have a crystal ball. But 14 years ago, Brilliant, the epidemiologist who helped…
Mitigation can buy us time, but only suppression can get us to where we need to be. AARON E. CARROLL AND ASHISH JHAMAR 19, 2020 While many watched the coronavirus…
"While this is online chatter, the fact that it’s seeking to take advantage of and exacerbate a crisis is alarming." While ISIS has instructed its members to steer clear of…
By Caroline Rothstein March 18, 2020 About a year ago, my acupuncturist, who isn’t Jewish, told me she wanted to start working on my ancestral trauma. Jews, she said, have been…