In an Iranian intensive care unit, doctors grapple with Covid-19 and US sanctions
The only sign you’re entering the intensive care unit of the Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital in Tehran is turning a corner. Outside in the corridor,…
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Minneapolis City Council votes to cut millions from the police budget
The Minneapolis City Council voted to redirect $7.77 million from the police budget to other programs, according to a news release early Thursday.…
Continue Reading Hanukkah celebrations shine a light in a dark pandemic world
Celebrating Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a bright spot for Jewish people in an otherwise dark year. Over 1.5 million people have died from…
Continue Reading Health officials project San Francisco will run out of ICU beds in 17 days
Health officials in San Francisco project intensive care unit (ICU) capacity will run out by December 27 if Covid-19 numbers continue to climb as…
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China’s Sinopharm vaccine has 86% efficacy against Covid-19, says UAE
An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm has 86% efficacy, the United Arab Emirates Health…
Continue Reading One dead, two injured after an explosion at a West Virginia chemical plant, company says
One person is dead and two were left injured after a fire at a chemical plant in Belle, West Virginia, according to Optima Belle Chemical, the tenant…
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Casey Goodson’s grandmother told 911 operator, ‘My grandson just got shot in the back’
Casey Goodson’s grandmother told a 911 dispatcher that he had been shot in the back and she wasn’t sure if he was breathing moments after…
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4-year-old boy rescued 6 hours after falling into a water well in Texas
STARR COUNTY, Texas — A 4-year-old Texas boy was rescued after first responders worked hours to chisel him out of an 8-inch wide water well.…
Continue Reading Over 900 cars paid for each other’s meals at a Dairy Queen drive-thru in Minnesota
What started as a random act of kindness from one man paying for the car behind him in a Dairy Queen drive-thru resulted in over 900 cars also taking…
Continue Reading Honeybees use poop to ward off those terrifying murder hornets
The smell of poop is a strong repellant — even against murder hornets. That’s according to new research from the University of Guelph,…
Continue Reading Sun launches explosion of electromagnetic energy towards Earth: Geomagnetic Storm Watch issued
A spectacular display of the northern lights is possible Wednesday night as far south as Pennsylvania and Oregon. Communication disruptions could…
Continue Reading Connecticut will become the first state to require high schools to offer Black and Latino studies in fall 2022
Beginning in fall of 2022, Connecticut will require high schools to offer African-American, Black, Puerto Rican and Latino studies, becoming the…
Continue Reading Johns Hopkins University thought its namesake was an abolitionist, but records show he owned enslaved people
The founder and namesake for one of the top medical schools in the nation owned enslaved people in the mid-1800s, Johns Hopkins University leadership…
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U.S. House OKs temporary funding bill, buys time for virus relief talks that may include $600 checks
WASHINGTON, DC — Still spinning their wheels on Covid-19 relief, lawmakers grabbed a one-week government funding extension on Wednesday that buys…
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Joe Biden’s son Hunter says he is under federal investigation for ‘tax affairs’
WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter said he has learned from federal prosecutors that his “tax affairs” are under…
Continue Reading These are the Artemis astronauts that could be among the first to return to the moon
The first 18 astronauts of the Artemis program, NASA’s effort to land the first woman and the next man on the moon by 2024, have been selected.…
Continue Reading Human-made materials may now outweigh all living things on Earth, report finds
From roads and buildings to cars and plastic, human civilization is built on lots of stuff. But roughly how much stuff have we actually created? And…
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U.S. gov’t, 48 states sue Facebook, seek to break up the social media giant
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal regulators on Wednesday sued to force a breakup of Facebook as 48 states also accused the company in a separate lawsuit of…
Continue Reading Reward raised to $7,000 for information on Missouri woman missing since Mother’s Day
A mother of four went missing on Mother’s Day and her family has increased the reward to $7,000 for any information that can lead to her…
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New whale species discovered in Mexico
Scientists working off the western coast of Mexico say they have found a previously unknown species of whale. Three beaked whales were spotted last…
Continue Reading A Florida man who spent 31 years in prison for a nonviolent marijuana crime has been released
After spending 31 years in prison for a nonviolent marijuana crime, the man thought to be the longest-serving inmate convicted on cannabis charges in…
Continue Reading A nurse who bragged about breaking Covid-19 rules on TikTok has lost her job
An oncology nurse in Oregon who bragged about flouting Covid-19 restrictions in a TikTok video “is no longer employed with Salem Health,”…
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48 states file lawsuit against Facebook in landmark antitrust offensive on Big Tech
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators asked Wednesday for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the…
Continue Reading Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donated $15 million to help fund program for guaranteed income to residents in need
While the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic has ravaged communities around the world, the concept of a guaranteed basic income has become…
Continue Reading Night school comes to the rescue for some kindergarteners and their parents
There was no way Rachel Hodge could do it all. The single mother of two daughters is very driven: She works full time at a hospital and is studying…
Continue Reading The teen who sparked a global movement with her video of George Floyd’s final moments receives an award for her bravery
Darnella Frazier’s impulse to pull out her cell phone and hit record on May 25 had a profound impact. The 17-year-old had ventured out to the…
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Canadian health officials approve Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
TORONTO, Canada — Canada’s health regulator has approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. Health Canada posted on it is website Wednesday that the…
Continue Reading Observations of our closest neighboring star dampen hopes of a potentially habitable planet
One of the planets that orbits around Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun, had been thought to exist within what astronomers call the…
Continue Reading Officials are searching for the pilot of an F-16 military plane that crashed in Michigan
A military plane assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard crashed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and officials are searching for the lone…
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158 people arrested, sex trafficking victim recovered at ‘super spreader’ party in Los Angeles County
Days after vowing to target coronavirus super spreader events, the Los Angeles County sheriff announced 158 arrests tied to an underground party in…
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