More than 12,000 people want to be part of NASA’s next class of astronauts
NASA received an out-of-this-world number of applicants in this last month for its new class of astronauts. More than 12,000 people from every corner…
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Stocks close down sharply as physical, economic toll of virus worsens
NEW YORK, NY — Wall Street and markets around the world fell sharply Wednesday as the economic and physical toll caused by the coronavirus outbreak…
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What happens in the 4th wave of the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic is already in its third disruptive wave in the United States. First came a few cases on the West Coast, culminating in the…
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Farm scraping by to feed 4,000 pigs without strip leftovers
Click here for updates on this story Las Vegas (KVVU) — A Las Vegas farm relied on strip casinos as its main food…
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Thousands of Tennessee doctors and local officials want the governor to issue stay-at-home order
A growing chorus of Tennessee doctors and local leaders want Gov. Bill Lee to issue a stay-at-home order, warning that the coronavirus outbreak will…
Continue Reading The timetable for a coronavirus vaccine is 18 months. Experts say that’s risky
Eighteen months might sound like a long time, but in vaccine years, it’s a blink. That’s the long end of the Trump administration’s…
Continue Reading A man was showing symptoms of coronavirus, but came to the hospital to see his partner give birth
A woman who gave birth in a New York hospital was discharged after she started showing symptoms of coronavirus. Staff at Rochester’s Strong…
Continue Reading A Facebook group matches RVs that are sitting idle with health care workers who need a place to isolate after long hospital shifts
For Mark Quale, an emergency room physician in Burlington, North Carolina, coming home after a long day at the hospital was as stressful as work…
Continue Reading Born in 1908, this British pensioner is officially the world’s oldest man
A British pensioner has just been the crowned the world’s oldest man after he celebrated his 112th birthday. Born on March 29, 1908, Robert…
Continue Reading Male bottlenose dolphins form gangs to get a mate
If you’ve ever seen a production of “West Side Story,” you’ll be familiar with gangs of males, clicking their fingers in…
Continue Reading Almost $30 million in drugs seized in nearly half-mile-long tunnel linking US and Mexico
Federal agents in San Diego seized about 4,400 pounds of drugs from a sophisticated smuggling tunnel that stretched into Tijuana, Mexico, authorities…
Continue Reading Evidence of ancient rainforests found in Antarctica
When dinosaurs roamed the Earth 90 million years ago, the planet was much warmer, including Antarctica at the South Pole. But in a surprising twist,…
Continue Reading Climate change is making nightingales’ wings shorter and their annual migration harder, study finds
Nightingales may be less likely to survive their annual migration because climate change is causing the songbirds to evolve shorter wings, new…
Continue Reading Members of a top children’s choir in Uganda test positive for coronavirus after UK tour
Members of Uganda’s internationally known Watoto Church children’s choir who just returned from Europe are among 11 new reported cases of…
Continue Reading April Fools’ Day pranks are not funny right now. Don’t do them.
America, listen: We’re in the coronavirus era now. By today, a good portion of the population will have been cooped up in their homes for…
Continue Reading People are curbing their stay-at-home anxiety the analog way: With puzzles
As the one-two combination of home quarantine and coronavirus anxiety takes its toll on millions of Americans, the hunt is on for new ways to pass…
Continue Reading Police are arresting and fining people for violating social distancing orders
Across the nation, people are under strict orders to follow social distancing guidelines in order to lower the risk of coronavirus spreading. To…
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I’m out of quarantine. But ‘normal’ isn’t normal in China anymore
My Facebook feed bulged with post-lockdown food fantasies. Friends dreamed of a “salted caramel milkshake” or “a cheeseburger…
Continue Reading Lorena Borjas, a transgender Latina activist who fought for immigrants and sex workers, has died of Covid-19
Even as Lorena Borjas was feeling ill and waiting on Covid-19 test results, she was worried about how transgender immigrants would cope with the…
Continue Reading The world’s largest coronavirus lockdown is having a dramatic impact on pollution in India
When India imposed a nationwide lockdown a week ago, it was designed to stop the imminent spread of the novel coronavirus. But grinding this country…
Continue Reading Second pastor charged with violating public orders says church doors will still be open on Sunday
For the second time in two days, police have charged a pastor with defying public orders against large gatherings by holding church services with…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 1: Coronavirus, census, prisons, election, Venezuela
It’s April Fools’ Day, but understandably, not many people are in a joking mood. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
Continue Reading Morgues and funeral homes in New York City say they are overwhelmed and the death toll keeps climbing
Funeral directors in New York are bracing for a worst-case scenario as the death toll keeps rising daily. There are 41,771 positive cases of Covid-19…
Continue Reading Power-hungry leaders are itching to exploit the coronavirus crisis
As Covid-19 brings the world to a halt, some world leaders have spotted an opportunity to tighten their grip on power. In Hungary, a bill passed on…
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White House projects up to 240,000 U.S. deaths from virus
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “rough two-week period” ahead as the White House released new…
Continue Reading It’s Census Day. Here’s what you need to know about the 2020 count
Households across the United States have been receiving invitations to complete the 2020 census for weeks. But another milestone in the count is…
Continue Reading Legendary jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney dies of complications from coronavirus
Legendary jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney has died of complications from the novel coronavirus, his publicist said. He was 59. Roney died Tuesday at St.…
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Wild goats take over Welsh town amid coronavirus lockdown
A coastal town in north Wales has found a whole new meaning to the phrase herd immunity, after goats were spotted roaming its quiet streets. It comes…
Continue Reading A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Idaho
A preliminary magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck northeast of Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Survey. There…
Continue Reading Here are the states restricting travel from within the US
As cases of and deaths from Covid-19 continue to climb in the United States, officials are implementing travel restrictions to try to stop the…
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