(Reuters) - Two doctors who carried out an independent autopsy of George Floyd, the black man whose death in Minneapolis police custody last week triggered nationwide protests, said on Monday that he died from asphyxiation and that his death was a homicide. The doctors also said Floyd had no underlying medical conditions that contributed to his death. That contradicts the initial findings of the official autopsy by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner. It said there was no evidence of...

Two doctors who carried out an independent autopsy of George Floyd, the black man whose death in Minneapolis police custody last week triggered nationwide protests, say he died from asphyxiation and that his death was a homicide. The doctors on Monday also said Floyd had no underlying medical conditions that contributed to his death - and that he was likely dead before he was placed into an ambulance. That contradicts the initial findings of the official autopsy by the Hennepin County Medical...

(Reuters) - The United States may see 200,000 deaths because of the coronavirus at some point in September, a leading expert said, while total U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed 2 million on Wednesday as governments relax restrictions. Ashish Jha, the head of Harvard’s Global Health Institute, told CNN in an interview on Wednesday that without drastic action, the number of U.S. deaths would march on. “Even if we don’t have increasing cases, even if we keep things flat, it’s reasonable to expect...

(Reuters) - The top U.S. infectious disease official on Friday cautioned that the “blips” of rising coronavirus hospitalizations being reported by some states could get out of control if robust contact tracing regimes are not put in place. As restrictions on economic activity are lifted, the United States was bound to see increased infections, Anthony Fauci told CNN. “But when you start seeing more hospitalizations, that’s a sure fire sign that you’re in a situation where you’re going in the...

(Reuters) - Demonstrators took to the streets in Atlanta on Saturday protesting the fatal shooting by police of a black man who had fallen asleep in his car while waiting in line at a fast food drive thru south of downtown. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it was probing the killing of Rayshard Brooks, 27, of Atlanta. Police said he resisted arrest after failing a field sobriety test during the Friday night incident. Protests over Brooks’ killing began Saturday afternoon in Atlanta,...