Tag: pandemic

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' fraud conviction could teach Silicon Valley's culture of hubris and hype some valuable lessons. On Monday, Holmes was found guilty...

Planning for your retirement is an important part of long term financial security. You need to set aside money for your retirement plan now,...

A federal judge suggested Monday that the Biden administration was engaging in legal "gamesmanship" in order to resurrect a pandemic-related eviction ban, despite the...

Prosecutors’ case against former Officer Derek Chauvin drew toward a close Monday with tender memories from George Floyd’s younger brother, along with another look at...

Xiaomi Corp. plans to invest about $10 billion over the next decade to manufacture electric cars, embarking on its biggest-ever overhaul to enter China’s...

According to police in Florida, two students at a Daytona Beach university may have prevented a mass shooting by informing campus security about messages...

Bryson DeChambeau is determined to be an outstanding team player at the Ryder Cup, and he wasted no time proving it on Tuesday. He spoke...

Nissan announced plans Thursday for a massive battery gigafactory in northeastern England, where it will produce a new electric vehicle as companies and governments...

Starboard Value, an activist investor, has nominated a minority slate for Box Inc.'s board of directors, pitting its nominees against Chief Executive Officer Aaron...

It's one of the most perplexing problems in modern astronomy: Based on multiple observations of stars and galaxies, the universe appears to be collapsing...

Greta Thunberg was not officially invited to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, but she made her presence known on the first day of...

The Psyche asteroid is rich in precious metals and could be worth more than $10,000 quadrillion (£8,072 quadrillion), according to new surface temperature measurements. Psyche...

The axiom that adversity reveals the truth about people has always had flaws, and it has been especially flimsy during the pandemic. If someone...

As Donald Trump publicly mulls his political future, playing a "will he-won't he" game in a potential bid for the White House in 2024,...

The crowd at a music festival planned by Travis Scott, a favorite local rapper turned megastar, was expected to be difficult to control, according...

The assassination of British lawmaker David Amess has reignited concerns about a government program aimed at preventing at-risk young people from becoming radicalized, with...

On Tuesday, The White House will announce President Joe Biden's first sanctions against Russia over the Russian government's poisoning and detention of opposition leader Alexei...

The mayor of Nice, France, unveiled Israel's flag at city hall after supporting a ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations amid rising Israeli-Palestinian tensions. "In the face...

A Moscow court has denied an appeal by one of two former Marines whom US officials believe Russia is holding hostage and whose cases...

A former British government minister told reporters that he filed two formal police complaints against Prince Charles, alleging that he and his top aide...

Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro declared victory in the election on Sunday, as supporters danced outside her offices to celebrate the left's return to...

As the highly transmissible Delta variant sweeps across poorly vaccinated populations in the United States, a cluster of midwestern and southern states has emerged...

According to Chinese health officials, a man died in China after contracting the Monkey B virus, a rare infectious disease from primates. The victim,...

The Duchess of Sussex recently sat down with Oprah Winfrey for "Oprah with Meghan and Harry a CBS primetime special" and spoke about her and...

Perhaps no other industry has been hit harder by the Covid pandemic than global travel and tourism, with planes grounded, resorts closed, and care-free...

Tom Brady secured his 7th ring on Sunday with a 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. An overwhelming performance along with his 5th...

He's a legend in New Jersey high school – and a mystery in the stock market. Paul Morina, the principal of Paulsboro, New Jersey, High...

Amazon's interest has brought to light a young Indian fintech firm. On August 18, the American e-commerce behemoth made its first investment in India's wealth...

The annual Waukesha Christmas Parade was supposed to be a joyous occasion, bringing the community together after a difficult year dealing with Covid and...

Former Trump adviser Scott Atlas blames Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci for "headline-dominating debacles" about quack cures for Covid-19 in a new book, but...

Redacted versions of documents relating to Blue Origin's federal lawsuit against the federal government and SpaceX provide additional details about the dispute over a...

As another holiday approaches, the Biden administration has been contemplating whether to restrict domestic travel to certain states. While many Americans are gearing up for...

Americans celebrating their newfound liberty are expected to travel and gather in unprecedented numbers for cookouts, fireworks, and family reunions over the Fourth of...

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, whose workforce has been decimated by Trump-era hiring freezes, is advertising for thousands of new positions. After being decimated...

China's "wolf warrior" diplomats are back after a brief lull, firing insults over Twitter, smearing critics and suggesting conspiracies. The hyperactivity of the envoys...

Travis Scott's offer to pay for the funeral of the youngest person to die as a result of attending his Astroworld Festival was turned...

Every year, Walmart illegally dumps more than 1 million batteries, aerosol cans of insecticides and other products, toxic cleaning supplies, electronic waste, latex paints,...

Soaring Covid-19 cases in Michigan – where one of the nation’s worst outbreaks is underway -- are pushing hospitals to critical capacity levels, and residents...

The expansion of COVID-19 vaccination requirements across the United States has not had the desired effect, with the number of Americans receiving their first...

The trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter, who was charged in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man killed...

As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks approaches, relatives of victims are pressing courts to answer what they see as...

According to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model, the United States is expected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and...

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,...

On Wednesday President Biden continued with his executive actions that aimed at addressing the climate crisis along with a new memorandum on scientific integrity. These are the two...

The Biden administration has been planning Covid-19 booster shots for weeks, as the delta variant drives a new pandemic wave across the country. The...

Can humanity be saved by a nudge rather than a bang if an asteroid is hurtling toward Earth? NASA is planning a first-of-its-kind mission to...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Mike Lindell, the CEO of the company MyPillow, is being...

Ivanka Trump aided in securing pardons and commutations for over a hundred people in her father’s final days in office. She could potentially champion...

President Joe Biden sought to assuage concerns about spiraling prices that threaten the US economic recovery on Monday, saying the current inflation rise is...

President Joe Biden said on Sunday that a new US-EU trade agreement would crack down on "dirty steel," which emits carbon emissions blamed for...

After Ida's remnants swept through the East Coast, killing at least 48 people, New York's mayor said the heavy rains should cause everyone to...

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 a winter storm pounded the mid-Atlantic and dumped more than a foot of snow in some places, ice and snow stranded scores of...

Growing up in Chicago, Broadway star Brittney Mack would watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV after her own parade duties were completed....

Some residents want Buckhead to be its own city, the latest in a string of political schisms based on race and class in the...

We've seen Aaron Rodgers as guest host of the legendary quiz show "Jeopardy" for nearly two weeks now. He's a self-admitted superfan of the...

Moral crucibles that upend ordinary people's lives, never above reproach but always deserving of sympathy, serve as a dramatic propellant for Iranian writer-director Asghar...

If you've been putting off buying a new MacBook Pro due to FOMO or indecision, this fall may have the answers you've been looking...

Cuba has named one of its homegrown vaccines Abdala, after a famous dramatic verse by independence hero and national icon Jose Marti, as a...

After a massive leak of financial data revealed how London is a key destination of choice for some of the world's richest and most...

Moderna is about to administer the 200 millionth dose of its COVID-19 vaccine. Tiera May works at the facility in Bloomington, Indiana, a small...

As thousands of Afghans scrambled to catch an evacuation flight following the Taliban's takeover of their country, chaotic scenes at Kabul's international airport turned...

New Zealand's parliament voted unanimously on Wednesday to allow mothers and their partners three days of paid bereavement leave after a miscarriage or stillbirth. While employers...

Dozens of women have protested the formation of an all-male interim Taliban government to rule Afghanistan in Kabul and the north-eastern Afghan province of...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a new push in Brussels to repair the United States' relationship with the European Union, urging EU members to...

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...

Three Russian navy submarines punched their way through several feet of sea ice in the Arctic to surface simultaneously within a few hundred feet...

Dave Bennett, the Maryland man who received the first heart transplant from a genetically modified pig last week, is doing well, according to his...

Cryptocurrency mining companies, including Huobi Mall and BTC.TOP, have suspended their operations in China after Beijing increased its efforts to crack down on Bitcoin...

UCLA showed plenty of fight in its overtime win over Michigan State in a First Four game in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans showed some...

Hundreds of thousands of dollars are on the line for a suburban Iowa school district on Friday if enraged parents carry out a plan...

Former Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite traveled the world during his brief tenure in the Trump administration, spending approximately $2.4 million on air travel. Braithwaite spent...

According to reports, President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a contentious phone call last week. For several years, Washington has debated whether...

Scientists are currently cultivating the Delta Covid variant in laboratories with the goal of infecting volunteers on purpose. British researchers are developing the samples that...

The preseason is called that for a reason. Both teams are testing lineups and systems, gradually working their stars into game shape, and taking...

China has begun construction of more than 100 new intercontinental ballistic missile silos in a desert near the northwestern city of Yumen, according to...

The worldwide ban on most crude oil export by the United States was imposed in 1975. It was implemented at the time of the...

While COVID-19 has brought its fair share of disaster to many companies and industries in its entirety, it has significantly impacted hemp producers in...

Nadine Ebri's algebra classes are not like the ones you probably took in school. Equations are practiced by students through singing, dancing, and drawing. Their...