The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US were greatly undercounted, mostly because of a lack of testing, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health suggest the case tally in the US does not “capture the total burden of the pandemic because testing has been primarily
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Continue Reading The climate crisis won’t just destroy the environment. A new US report says it will also wreak havoc on the economy. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up
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The climate crisis won’t just destroy the environment. A new US report says it will also wreak havoc on the economy. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up
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A former Columbia University gynecologist accused by the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang of sexual assault has been indicted for allegedly sexually abusing female patients — including a minor — over nearly two decades. The unsealed indictment in US District Court for the Southern District of New York accuses Robert Hadden, 62,
Continue Reading Not only has the coronavirus pandemic impacted the way we live, but it’s also changed the way we litter. Brothers Danny Eisawy, 11, and Jojo Eisawy, 9, have been picking up trash around their neighborhood in Tonbridge, England, a city southeast of London, for the past three years. Known by their community as the “Litter
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The United States plans to stop limiting international arrivals from certain countries to 15 airports and funneling them through enhanced screening. Instead, passengers will be advised about risks. As of Thursday, there were more than 6.3 million coronavirus cases reported and over 190,000 people dead nationwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. “Beginning September 14, 2020,
Continue Reading As global pharmaceutical companies race to complete their Covid-19 vaccine trials, the logistics that will be required to deliver them to all corners of the world are coming into focus — and it will be a mission like no other. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), providing a single dose of the vaccine
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Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will remain in Formula One after signing a deal with the Racing Point team, which will rebrand itself as Aston Martin from next season. There had been some doubt as to whether the German would continue in F1 after Ferrari announced in May that McLaren’s Carlos Sainz would be taking
Continue Reading The global climate crisis could see more than a billion people displaced from their homes in the next 30 years, as ecological disasters drive mass migrations and greater armed conflict, according to a new report released Wednesday. The Ecological Threat Register, conducted by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), projected that as many
Continue Reading We’d heard about the new Microsoft Flight Simulator’s mega-realistic scenery, digitally distilled from satellite imagery. We knew the sim could recreate real-time weather conditions on the go, relayed from live climatic data feeds. Even real-world pilots say that the look and feel of the airplanes are, in so many ways, indistinguishable from the real thing.
Continue Reading An Indian man has been arrested for the alleged rape of an 86-year-old woman after he approached her while she was waiting for the milkman then lured her to an isolated field, according to a senior police official. The woman was outside her house in a village in the Indian capital Delhi on Monday evening
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A fellow mom gave Serena Williams all she could handle at the US Open but it was the legendary American who battled to another comeback win to keep her hopes of tallying a record 24th Grand Slam title alive. Williams overcame the varied game of Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6 6-3 6-2 in a thriller in New
Continue Reading The long-lost paddle wheels from a steamboat shipwreck in 1819 were discovered deep in the waters of Lake Champlain in Vermont. Avocational diver Gary Lefebvre and his wife Ellen of Colchester, Vermont were exploring the waters of Lake Champlain on August 28 using a remotely operated vehicle when they spotted some wreckage off of Colchester
Continue Reading The New York City Fire Department announced the renaming of a department medal of valor, citing the “deeply racist beliefs” of the award’s first namesake. The James Gordon Bennett Medal first awarded in 1869 was named after the department benefactor who endowed the award at the time. Now the annual award will bear the name
Continue Reading Toby Wait and his family have prepared to flee a number of wildfires that have burned through the rugged and dry mountains of Central California. But none were as ferocious or fast-moving as what the long-time residents of Big Creek faced this week when flames overwhelmed their community, forcing them to flee in the middle
Continue Reading Less than a week after George Washington University announced Jessica Krug would not resume teaching this semester after the professor revealed she had been lying for years about being Black, the school announced she has resigned. “Dr. Krug has resigned her position, effective immediately. Her classes for this semester will be taught by other faculty
Continue Reading Hundreds of homes in Oregon are gone as growing wildfires, fueled in part by strong winds, “substantially destroyed” sections of several communities, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday. “This could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our state’s history,” Brown said. Officials continue to call for mass evacuations. “We
Continue Reading Viewers were treated to a glimpse of the world Arrakis — and the giant sandworms that come with it — after the highly anticipated trailer for “Dune” finally dropped on Wednesday. Based on the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert, the new movie follows the 1984 original film and a 2000 television series. It centers around
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Viewers were treated to a glimpse of the world Arrakis — and the giant sandworms that come with it — after the highly anticipated trailer for “Dune” finally dropped on Wednesday. Based on the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert, the new movie follows the 1984 original film and a 2000 television series. It centers around
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OROVILLE, Calilfornia — Three people died Wednesday in a wind-whipped Northern California wildfire that has forced thousands of people from their homes while carving a 25-mile path of destruction through mountainous terrain and parched foothills. California Highway Patrol Officer Ben Draper told the Bay Area News Group that one person was found in a car
Continue Reading A Bollywood actress has been arrested on alleged drugs offenses in the latest development of an ongoing celebrity saga that has transfixed the Indian public and dominated headlines for months. Rhea Chakraborty, 28, was arrested on Tuesday by India’s Narcotics Control Bureau for allegedly buying cannabis for boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput, one of the biggest
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday defended the Justice Department’s move to intervene in a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, even as experts were skeptical of the federal government’s effort to protect the president in a seemingly private dispute. The Justice Department’s action is “a normal application of the law. The
Continue Reading Two Myanmar military deserters say they were ordered to take part in the indiscriminate mass killing and rape of Rohingya Muslims in 2017, a human rights group claims, in video confessions which correspond with individual accounts given by survivors of the alleged atrocities. The footage of the soldiers would represent the first admission by members
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EL PASO, Texas — The Texas-based cafeteria chain Luby’s has announced that the restaurant will soon be shutting its doors for good. In the 24 hours since the news broke, El Pasoans have gone to social media to share their fond memories of the restaurant that will always be known for their family-style comfort food.
Continue Reading Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle will face off in the latest “Verzuz” battle. Social media accounts for “Verzuz” posted the announcement Tuesday. “The Master Class we’ve ALL been waiting for! Y’all gotta get dressed up in ya Sunday’s best for this classic affair,” the caption reads. Fans are expecting Knight to sing her classics, “Midnight
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP’s Gavin Hardison has been named one of eight quarterbacks for The Manning Award’s “Stars of the Week” following his performance in the Miners’ season-opening win over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. The weekly award, which is sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, is decided by a fan vote with voting set
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The high today only made it to 65 degrees – a far cry from that record high of 100 that we hit Tuesday. Another chilly start Thursday but temps should climb to the upper 60’s and low 70’s by the afternoon. There will be just a slight chance for rain at 10%. Temps will hit
Continue Reading As her silver crown shimmered in the sunlight, Shaandiin Parrish loaded car after car in the Navajo Nation‘s Huerfano chapter area with food and toilet paper. When the coronavirus pandemic halted the nursing home visits and speeches that kept her Miss Navajo Nation predecessors busy, Parrish knew she couldn’t hang up her crown and sash.
Continue Reading Trick-or-treating won’t be banned in Los Angeles County anymore this Halloween but it’s still “not recommended,” health officials said. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Wednesday revised its Halloween guidance aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19. Door-to-door trick-or-treating had originally been banned “because it can be very difficult to maintain proper
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