
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is the main force behind the steep increases in new COVID-19 cases, say public health officials. But, according to The New York Times, while this version […]
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is the main force behind the steep increases in new COVID-19 cases, say public health officials. But, according to The New York Times, while this version […]
The U.S. Supreme Court was silent as a new Texas law sharply limiting abortions went into effect today (Wednesday). The law, passed by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott […]
The coronavirus pandemic, which declined dramatically for months, is now making an apparent comeback across the United States. According to Johns Hopkins University, confirmed new infections were at around 23,600 per day […]
Space flight isn’t just for square-jawed former test pilots or microscope-studying scientists any more. Powered by money and advanced aerospace technology, billionaire Richard Branson, 71, and five crewmates hurtled nearly 54 miles […]
Military operations by the United States in Afghanistan will be ended on Aug. 31, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday, bringing to a close a 20-year American involvement in the remote Asian […]
A sentence of 22.5 years was pronounced Friday on Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the second degree murder of George Floyd, a Black man in his custody. Judge […]
Most of the ransom money paid to a group of computer hackers who shut down a major oil and gas pipeline has been recovered, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Monday. A […]
The ongoing clash between Israel and Hamas in a Palestinian enclave continues into its ninth day, as the two warring sides exchanged rocket fire and aerial bombing. According to The New York […]
In what is likely to be an historic trial and verdict, a jury on Tuesday convicted a white ex-policeman of murder and other charges in connection with the death of a Black […]
A former NFL player is believed to be the man who fatally shot five persons – and then himself – early Thursday morning in Columbia, South Carolina. The Associated Press is reporting […]