Elusive ‘missing link’ black hole discovered by Hubble
Astronomers have long studied supermassive black holes and smaller black holes that form when massive stars implode, but they have searched for…
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Marine life in the world’s oceans can recover to healthy levels by 2050, researchers say
Marine life in the world’s oceans could recover to healthy levels in the next thirty years if decisive and urgent action is taken, an…
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Officials keep calling the coronavirus pandemic a ‘war.’ Here’s why
Donald Trump has called himself a “wartime president” and said coronavirus is an “invisible enemy.” The former CDC director…
Continue Reading Spain passes 10,000 deaths after its highest single-day rise yet — but the curve is stabilizing
Spain passed another grim milestone as it grappled to contain its coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, reporting that more than 10,000 have now died in…
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Spain passes 10,000 deaths after its highest single-day rise yet — but the curve is stabilizing
Spain passed another grim milestone as it grappled to contain its coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, reporting that more than 10,000 have now died in…
Continue Reading Women are using code words at pharmacies to escape domestic violence during lockdown
On Sunday, a woman walked into a pharmacy in the French city of Nancy, one of the few public places still open after the government imposed a…
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Doctor buys camper to live in to protect her family from COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story CREVE COUER, Mo. (KMOV) — Dr. Tiffany Osborn said she’s taking an extreme…
Continue Reading Shenzhen becomes first Chinese city to ban consumption of cats and dogs
Shenzhen, in southeastern China, has become the first city in the country to ban the consumption of cats and dogs, the government announced Thursday.…
Continue Reading One million Australian families to get free childcare as part of coronavirus response
About one million families in Australia will have access to free childcare in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s Prime…
Continue Reading Here’s a look at what states are exempting religious gatherings from stay at home orders
Officials from the health care and federal and state governments have promoted social distancing as a powerful tool in the fight against coronavirus.…
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Here’s a look at what states are exempting religious gatherings from stay at home orders
Officials from the health care and federal and state governments have promoted social distancing as a powerful tool in the fight against coronavirus.…
Continue Reading South Africa gathered homeless people into a sports stadium. Here too, coronavirus divides rich from poor
The policeman raised his bullhorn to shout instructions, backed up by a group of soldiers piling out of an armored personnel carrier. “Go home.…
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5 things to know for April 2: Coronavirus, health, guns, NASA, Daniel Pearl
The Democratic convention is a little more than 100 days away. Joe Biden says it’s difficult to imagine it will go on as planned, given…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 2: Coronavirus, health, guns, NASA, Daniel Pearl
The Democratic convention is a little more than 100 days away. Joe Biden says it’s difficult to imagine it will go on as planned, given…
Continue Reading Life found in rocks beneath the ocean floor give scientists hope of finding life on Mars
When scientists find microbial life thriving in some of the most extreme environments on Earth, it gives them hope that they may be able to find life…
Continue Reading Malaysian government apologizes after advising wives to avoid ‘nagging’ during coronavirus lockdown
The Malaysian government was forced to apologize after its Women’s Development Department published a series of sexist “tips” to…
Continue Reading Pakistan court overturns convictions in killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl
A local court in Pakistan on Thursday overturned the death sentence and murder convictions of four men believed to be involved in the killing of US…
Continue Reading Cruise ships with hundreds of sick passengers to arrive off Florida coast early Thursday
A pair of cruise ships carrying more than 200 guests and crew with flu-like symptoms, including eight passengers who tested positive for Covid-19,…
Continue Reading Lori Loughlin and 13 other defendants move to dismiss charges in college admissions scandal
Attorneys for parents in the college admissions scandal case, including Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, filed a collection of…
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Before a Washington mother died of coronavirus, her six children used a walkie-talkie to say goodbye
Just weeks ago, Sundee Rutter was told she was beating breast cancer. But suddenly she was dying of a different disease, and her six children were…
Continue Reading FBI sees spike in gun sale background checks amid coronavirus pandemic
The FBI reported a 41% surge in background checks by individuals attempting to purchase firearms in the United States last month, according to newly…
Continue Reading 2 dead from coronavirus, 45 ill after March choir rehearsal
Two people have died from Covid-19 and 45 people are ill after a March 10 choir practice in Washington state, health officials said. Of the some 60…
Continue Reading FEMA sends EMTs and paramedics to New York City to help amid coronavirus crisis
The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent hundreds of ambulances, EMTs and paramedics to New York City this week to help assist FDNY amid the…
Continue Reading In Panama, coronavirus lockdown means separating men and women
Panama is taking a new — if somewhat unorthodox — measure to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus: separation of the sexes. Starting on…
Continue Reading Ellis Marsalis Jr., pianist, educator and patriarch of legendary musical family, dies of complications from coronavirus
Ellis Marsalis Jr., a New Orleans jazz legend, educator and father of four musical sons died on Wednesday, Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Director…
Continue Reading The Philippines is sending its nurses to the frontline underprotected. Now medics are dying, others risk spreading the virus
Every day, Filipina nurse April Abrias walks six miles to monitor 30 patients who are suspected to have the novel coronavirus in a rural province…
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Los Angeles mayor urges everyone in his city to wear face masks
LOS ANGELES, California — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has recommended that the city’s 4 million people wear masks when going outside amid the…
Continue Reading When will you get your stimulus cash, and how?
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government is preparing to send out direct payments to help individuals amid the coronavirus pandemic, but those who need…
Continue Reading Asia may have been right about coronavirus and face masks, and the rest of the world is coming around
In the coming weeks, if they have not already, your government is likely to begin advising you to wear a face mask to protect against coronavirus.…
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