Tag: origins

Nepal underestimated its second wave of Covid-19 infections and needs to ramp up its response, Nepali billionaire Binod Chaudhary said last week. He also...

Paris Jackson has spoken out about how she honors her late father, Michael Jackson. On June 25, 2009, the King of Pop died at...

Facebook is changing its name to Meta, a rebranded corporate parent. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the change on Thursday, saying he wanted a new brand...

As they drove out of the strategic eastern city of Lyman on Monday, Ukrainian soldiers waved, hooted, and raised their fists in triumph, riding...

Bradie Tennell, the top U.S. women's singles skater at the 2018 Olympics and reigning national champion, has been out of competitions since July due...

On Tuesday, a massive reservoir known as a boating mecca fell below a critical level, raising new concerns about a source of power that...

Big Tech companies that do business all over the world have long promised to follow local laws and protect civil rights. However, when Apple...

Republicans in Ohio are promoting a ballot measure on Nov. 8 that would prohibit noncitizens from voting in local elections, in response to what...

The United Kingdom experienced its highest temperature on record on Tuesday, breaking 40 degrees Celsius for the first time, after the government declared a...

When a Texas law prohibiting abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy went into effect in September, Oklahoma became the most popular out-of-state abortion...

What students learn about the insurgency at the United States Capitol on January 6 may vary depending on where they live. Justin Voldman, a history...

Tokyo declared a new state of emergency on Monday, less than two weeks before the Games begin, amid concerns that the measures will not...

Zeeshan Aleem, an MSNBC opinion columnist, slammed President Joe Biden on Monday for his latest "bumbling" foreign policy gaffe on Taiwan. Aleem slammed the president's...

On Monday, the Supreme Court denied a hearing to a Seattle-based Christian group that refused to hire a bisexual attorney, despite the fact that...

The novel coronavirus pandemic was undoubtedly the most significant and frightening event of 2020, but it was far from the strangest thing that occurred...

As the operations in response to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi entered their second day, China touted its military exercises around...

As of October of this year, the United States had experienced 18 weather and climate disasters, each with losses in excess of $1 billion....

When the US State Department announced the new International Anticorruption Champions Award last month, it set off ripples of media coverage across the world. The...

Squaw Valley, a popular Lake Tahoe ski resort, announced in September that it would change its name because the term was "derogatory and offensive."...

Democrats considering two approaches to cutting the overall cost of a far-reaching social policy and climate bill: eliminating proposed programs entirely or shortening their...

Daniel Encinias stands next to his camping trailer in a New Mexico evacuation zone, vowing to rebuild his home, which was destroyed by the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow is ready for talks with the US and NATO on missile deployment limits and military transparency,...

According to the CDC, fit matters when it comes to your mask protecting you against COVID-19. According to new CDC findings, layering a fitting...

Donald Trump's family business is set to face a criminal trial in New York on tax fraud charges beginning next week, which could result...

President Biden took office with a detailed plan to combat Covid-19, including accelerating vaccinations, reopening schools, and selling a massive stimulus package to assist...

It's the 32nd anniversary of the infamous 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, in which Chinese troops opened fire on and slaughtered hundreds of pro-democracy protesters...

As the United States deals with the fallout from yet another mass shooting, this time at a July Fourth parade in Illinois, some conservatives...

It's like an overwrought B-movie plot. The number of new COVID-19 cases in Florida has reached levels not seen since the pandemic's inception. The number...

On Monday, a watchdog group filed a lawsuit in New Mexico against Couy Griffin, the founder of "Cowboys for Trump," seeking to remove the...

A Virginia judge has once again removed Loudoun County's progressive prosecutor from a criminal case, an extraordinary judicial intervention that raises questions about whether...

According to reports, the Israeli government is forming a task force to deal with the fallout from the Pegasus project revelations about the use...

The world leader who has had the most frequent conversations with Vice President Kamala Harris about US immigration policy describes her as a straight-talking,...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., on Monday, alleging that the social media giant...

After more than 12 hours of negotiating with a federal mediator, Columbus City Schools and the Columbus Education Association reached a preliminary agreement early...

The Olympic trajectory that had Simone Biles on track for multiple gold medals has shifted from all but certain to, at best, hazy. Biles withdrew...

Whenever a bus arrives at the Greyhound station in Plattsburgh, New York, a small group of taxi drivers awaits to transport passengers on a...

Crews in Minneapolis demolished barriers around George Floyd Square early Thursday morning, reopening the intersection where George Floyd was killed beneath the knee of...

Elon Musk claims to have secured $46.5 billion in financing to purchase Twitter and is in the process of negotiating a deal with the...

Yes, a small rock particle struck the Webb telescope. No, the mission is not doomed. You may have seen headlines claiming that the James Webb...

A senior Taliban commander declared on Wednesday that the return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan will mean a return to sharia law, the group's...

For years, the Chinese Communist Party has been building a moral ranking system that will monitor the behavior of its vast population and rank...

On Tuesday, a California prosecutor said he would not rule out seeking the death penalty for a Chinese-American man who harbored anti-Taiwanese sentiments and...

Questions about Russia's faltering military operation in Ukraine remain unanswered, as Kiev declared full control of the key eastern city of Lyman after Moscow's...

On Wednesday, Elon Musk will meet with some of Twitter's largest advertisers and marketing partners in an attempt to reassure executives following a flurry...

A Georgia county's plan to build a rocket launch pad for sending satellites into space was put to voters Tuesday in a referendum forced...

In 2021, three bright and driven women with ground-breaking ideas left significant – if very different – imprints on the beleaguered tech industry. Frances Haugen,...

President-elect Joe Biden is promising that his climate agenda will begin in his first few days as president to combat the climate crisis and...

According to a Justice Department watchdog report, a former senior FBI official who oversaw the bureau's politically sensitive investigations into Hillary Clinton's use of...

A New York gun control law that prohibits firearms in Times Square, Yankee Stadium, the subway, and other sensitive areas is on shaky legal...

Hearing American progressives speak in 2021 is like picturing Luke Skywalker battling the overwhelming force of the Death Star. Despite the fact that liberals dominate...

Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, Alabama, opened shortly after the US Supreme Court ordered school desegregation in 1954. Brown vs. Board of Education...

The Food and Drug Administration approved COVID-19 booster shots for all adults at least six months after their initial shots with the Moderna or...

South Carolina school districts now have the authority to require masks and should consult with their lawyers about what kind of accommodations they need...

According to studies, a booster dose of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine provided a ninefold increase in antibodies when compared to the vaccine alone. The studies,...

The World Trade Organization's decision to postpone a crucial meeting last week calls into question efforts to rehabilitate the alliance, which has been battered...

In Lakerland, it's far too early for panic, but it's never too early for concern. It's one thing to blow a 26-point game to the...

Paul LePage, the Republican governor of Maine whose two terms were defined by his offensive rhetoric and combative leadership, is attempting a political comeback. With...

Sarina DiMaso, a member of the Chiricahua Apache and Taino Nations, returned home from a drug and alcohol binge seven years ago to find...

Julie Cohn was fully immunized when she went to her 12-year-old son's basketball game in March. He requested that his mask be removed halfway...

After the Atlanta Hawks ruled out point guard Trae Young for Game 4, the Milwaukee Bucks' path became clearer. When Bucks All-NBA forward Giannis...

Nvidia has been a top investment this year, with share prices of the graphics card specialist skyrocketing nearly 133 percent in 2021 due to...

Last year, Shannon Keeler was on a weekend getaway with her boyfriend when she checked her Facebook messages for the first time in ages....

In separate visits this month, Vice President Kamala Harris and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas conveyed to the United States' most important partner that...

The Federal Reserve raised its short-term borrowing rate by 0.75% on Wednesday to slow key areas of the economy and tame inflation, which is...

A 49-year-old Seattle man was charged with felony stalking after being arrested earlier this month on suspicion of committing a hate crime against U.S....

Advisers to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo influenced state health officials to remove data from a public report that showed coronavirus-related nursing-home deaths in...

Omicron is fading, as are Americans' concerns about COVID-19. According to a new poll, as the number of coronavirus pandemic cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continues...

According to a new survey, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed Americans' perceptions of health care, and not for the better. According to the West Health-Gallup...

When Saraswati Tamang Karki became ill with COVID-19 in a small village near Mount Everest, her family had to enlist the assistance of Nepalese...

Investigators' first interview with actor Alec Baldwin shortly after the incident is shown in newly released video evidence from the investigation into a deadly...

According to one expert, Facebook and Twitter are enforcing Russian government propaganda and disinformation on social media at a "slow pace." After Russian forces bombed...

The Washington Commanders announced on Wednesday that team owners Daniel and Tanya Snyder have hired a bank to "consider potential transactions" involving the team,...

Russian forces advanced Monday into Severodonetsk, one of the last Ukrainian strongholds in the eastern Donbas region, where Moscow is now focusing its offensive. The...

Abbott and the FDA were notified of a whistleblower complaint about Abbott's Sturgis infant formula plant as early as February 2021. According to sources familiar...

The government announced on Monday that all adults in the United Kingdom will be able to get their booster Covid-19 vaccine doses three months...

Climate change is arguably one of the greatest threats to mankind since the birth of civilization. A combination of natural phenomena (such as heat...

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are concerned that funds from the Department of Homeland Security are being used to purchase Chinese solar panels...

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are not calling for New York Gov. Andrew Como to resign even as a growing number of...

On Sunday, a state-run media outlet in China warned of "severe" military and economic repercussions for Taiwan if Washington allows the self-ruled island to...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in more than a month, visiting a new state-built alpine city billed as...