Moderna, Pfizer test vaccine strategies against new variants
Vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna are trying to get out ahead of some of the new coronavirus variants that are causing concern around the world.…
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5 things to know for February 25: Covid, stimulus, immigration, Australia, CIA probe
GameStop traders are at it again. Company shares surged more than 100% yesterday and were halted twice for volatility before the closing bell.…
Continue ReadingBig banks will need much less office space in the future
Three of Britain’s biggest banks have announced plans to dump expensive office space, a bet that remote work is here to stay even after the…
Continue ReadingAustralia passes new law requiring Facebook and Google to pay for news
Australia has passed a new law that will force tech companies to pay publishers for news content, setting the stage for potential, similar action in…
Continue Reading‘Top Secret’ Saudi documents show Khashoggi assassins used company seized by Saudi crown prince
The two private jets used by a Saudi Arabian assassination squad that killed and allegedly dismembered journalist Jamal Khashoggi were owned by a…
Continue ReadingExperts worry variant-fueled Covid-19 surge may be weeks away but cases will likely fall again by summer
Coronavirus infections across the US are still on the way down, and more Americans are getting vaccinated — but variants could cause…
Continue ReadingLockdown has made London a boomtown for rats
It’s just before daybreak in Richmond on the southern bank of the River Thames, and pest controller Michael Coates is patrolling the rubbish…
Continue ReadingNew Mars image from rover landing site shows the red planet in high definition
The Perseverance rover has had a chance to settle in on Mars since landing last Thursday, so it’s doing what every new resident does these days…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota AG under pressure to resign as new evidence reveals investigators found victim’s broken glasses inside his car
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is under pressure to resign after he was charged last week with three misdemeanor counts in the…
Continue ReadingPentagon chief urges service members to get vaccinated after it was revealed one-third are opting out
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urged military service members to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in a video statement released Wednesday…
Continue ReadingThe third ‘Spider-Man’ film finally has a title
Until Wednesday, rumors about the title of the third Spider-Man film have been a web of lies. But the truth has been revealed. Tom Holland will swing…
Continue ReadingGameStop CFO resigns a month after the Reddit trading frenzy
After a wild several weeks for GameStop, the retailer’s chief financial officer is resigning. The company announced Tuesday that Jim Bell, its…
Continue ReadingDemocrats and GOP at odds over scope of commission to investigate Capitol riot
A brewing political fight over the creation of an independent commission to investigate the January 6 riot at the Capitol is focused not only on the…
Continue ReadingWhat Mitt Romney gets *exactly* right about Donald Trump
Mitt Romney is no fan of Donald Trump. In fact, the Utah Republican senator may be the single most prominent critic of the 45th President within the…
Continue ReadingPentagon report reveals disturbing details about White supremacists in the ranks
A Pentagon report on extremism obtained by CNN gives disturbing insight into how White supremacists are active in the military and offers…
Continue ReadingWhy Ron Johnson’s fringe conspiracy theories are so alarming
It’s tempting to laugh at ridiculous conspiracy theories. In fact, we should laugh at them, but we must also take them seriously when they move…
Continue ReadingUber driver received 19 stitches after being pistol-whipped during carjacking
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Uber driver Brian Miller said he’d put his window down…
Continue ReadingWhich face mask is best for communication? A new study weighs in
The receptionist at the doctor’s office asks a question from behind her double mask and face guard on the opposite side of a large, plastic…
Continue Reading5 questions answered about Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine
The US is one step closer to having a third Covid-19 vaccine and it can’t come soon enough. With people clamoring for a shot, it was welcome…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump Jr. deposed by DC attorney general as part of inaugural funds lawsuit
Donald Trump Jr. was deposed as part of the Washington, DC, attorney general’s lawsuit alleging the misuse of Trump inaugural funds, according…
Continue ReadingClose ally of Marjorie Taylor Greene among those in Capitol mob
A close ally of Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took part in the January 6 mob at the Capitol and said he was among those who…
Continue ReadingMore Americans are identifying as LGBTQ than ever before, poll finds
A new poll shows that an unprecedented number of US adults identify as LGBTQ — and that young people, especially Generation Z, are driving the…
Continue ReadingThe Florida official who set up a vaccine site for affluent ZIP codes and created a VIP list is under investigation, sheriff’s office says
A Florida sheriff’s office is investigating whether a Manatee County official broke the law when she organized a Covid-19 vaccine drive limited…
Continue ReadingKey committee votes postponed in troubling sign for Tanden nomination
Two hearings that were scheduled to vote on Neera Tanden’s nomination to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget were…
Continue ReadingThe two Americas of the Covid economy
Do you read the following headline from CNN Business and get a little nervous? Housing market concerns begin to emerge If the answer is yes,…
Continue ReadingDC mayor’s sister dies from Covid-19
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser’s sister died Wednesday at age 64 from “complications related to Covid-19,” the mayor said in a…
Continue ReadingLawyers make progress in locating parents of children split from families at the border, latest court filing says
Lawyers are still trying to locate the parents of 506 children who had been split from their families at the US-Mexico border by the Trump…
Continue ReadingActing US Capitol Police chief says intelligence failed to predict scope of January 6 attack
Acting US Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said Wednesday that the agency had taken action ahead of the January 6 riot based on intelligence…
Continue ReadingKey GOP senator critical of Tanden’s past tweets in latest setback for Biden’s pick for budget director
Sen. Lisa Murkowski expressed concerns on Wednesday about the social media history of President Joe Biden’s nominee to be budget director, the…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know about Tiger Woods’ car wreck and injuries
The world held its breath awaiting news of Tiger Woods’ condition after the golf legend suffered serious injuries Tuesday in a rollover crash…
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