Man on trial for allegedly threatening Democrats Pelosi, Schumer and Ocasio-Cortez
The son of a retired New York City family court judge is on trial for allegedly threatening the lives of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, now-Senate…
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Fact check: No, Biden is not trying to force Americans to eat less red meat
Republican members of Congress, Fox News personalities and other prominent right-wing figures are falsely claiming that President Joe Biden is trying…
Continue ReadingFox News host admits his show was wrong about Biden limiting red meat consumption
A Fox News anchor admitted on air on Monday that his show was inaccurate when it claimed on Friday that President Joe Biden is trying to require…
Continue ReadingHere’s what one expert says can help hesitant Americans decide to get a Covid-19 shot
US officials say Covid-19 vaccines are our way out of the pandemic. But the US faces a stubborn challenge — vaccine hesitancy — which…
Continue ReadingTesla needs a perfect year. That won’t be easy
Tesla just posted record quarterly profits, with one measure of earnings passing the $1 billion mark for the first time. But in order to justify its…
Continue ReadingMontana bans abortions at 20 weeks
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a 20-week abortion ban and two other anti-abortion bills into law on Monday, adding to the slew of such measures…
Continue ReadingSoft bedding continues to claim infant lives despite warnings, study finds
Amanda Saucedo did everything the natural parenting blogs she read told her to do before she brought her newborn son Ben into her bed to co-sleep in…
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The Trump Republican circus gears up for another tour
Donald Trump schooled his protégés well in his politics of down-in-the-muck misinformation. The ex-President’s Washington devotees and media…
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5 things to know for April 27: Coronavirus, census, police violence, abortion, China
Are you still washing your hands as diligently as you did at the beginning of the pandemic? If you’re like the people tracked in a recent…
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Trump’s close advisers urge him to make PSA to persuade his followers to get the Covid-19 vaccine
With polls showing that about half of Republicans are unenthusiastic about getting a Covid-19 vaccine, some of former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingApple’s major privacy change is here. What you need to know
Apple rolled out a major privacy feature on Monday that will allow iOS users to decide how they want their personal data handled — a move that has…
Continue ReadingTesla cracks the $1 billion profit mark
Tesla posted record profits Monday — its third record quarter in a row — as its adjusted earnings reached the $1 billion mark for the first time.…
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The number of fully vaccinated people has outpaced those with just one dose, CDC says
Fewer new people are getting their first Covid-19 shot than those finishing up their second, according to data from the US Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingKidnappers kill two more students abducted from Nigerian university
Two students who were kidnapped from a university in northern Nigeria last Tuesday have been killed, making it a total of five Greenfield University…
Continue ReadingEmergency declared as Arizona wildfire grows to 1,400 acres following evacuation of about 200 homes
Officials declared a county emergency for the Flag Fire in Arizona after it grew from 600 to 1,400 acres Monday, according to the latest information…
Continue ReadingJapan’s QAnon disciples aren’t letting Trump’s loss quash their mission
Hiromi spent most of her life feeling trapped. Growing up, the now 58-year-old Japanese acupuncturist felt pressure to conform to Japan’s…
Continue ReadingTwo die and more than 100 test positive in coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India
There has been a major coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India with two locally employed staff dying and more than 100 people testing…
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Attorney for Andrew Brown Jr.’s family says video of fatal police shooting shows ‘execution’
The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina last week were shown Monday a short snippet of police body camera…
Continue ReadingChina targets foreign spies and ‘hostile forces’ with new anti-espionage rules
China is stepping up anti-espionage activities amid worsening ties with the United States and a renewed focus on national security ahead of a key…
Continue ReadingA vaccine maker ruined 15 million doses. Its CEO sold $11 million of stock before that was public
Emergent BioSolutions’ stock lost more than half of its value since the disclosure that it ruined as many as 15 million doses of Johnson &…
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