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Early studies suggest a reduced risk of Covid-19 hospitalization when infected with Omicron compared to Delta

Early studies suggest a reduced risk of Covid-19 hospitalization when infected with Omicron compared to Delta

  Two new preprint papers add to the growing evidence that the Omicron coronavirus variant may be less likely to cause severe disease and hospitalization… Read More ›

Perfectly preserved baby dinosaur discovered curled up inside its egg

Perfectly preserved baby dinosaur discovered curled up inside its egg

An unprecedented fossil of a baby dinosaur curled up perfectly inside its egg is shedding more light on the links between dinosaurs and birds. The… Read More ›

‘An event canceled is better than a life canceled,’ WHO chief warns ahead of holiday season

‘An event canceled is better than a life canceled,’ WHO chief warns ahead of holiday season

It might be time to rethink your festive plans, the World Health Organization has warned amid a rising number of cases of the coronavirus caused… Read More ›

Democrats walk on eggshells around Breyer as GOP plans another blockade for any Biden Supreme Court pick

Democrats walk on eggshells around Breyer as GOP plans another blockade for any Biden Supreme Court pick

Senate Republicans are poised to deny President Joe Biden an appointment to the Supreme Court if they take the majority in the 2022 midterm elections.… Read More ›

WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast

WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast

UN health body says expected to overtake Delta variant cases adding its spread continues in areas with high vaccination rate or where significant numbers of… Read More ›

Biden admin eyes a potentially stark shift in messaging around ending the pandemic

Biden admin eyes a potentially stark shift in messaging around ending the pandemic

  President Joe Biden’s top health officials came to an afternoon briefing at the White House Thursday with a warning — and a request. Sitting… Read More ›

US Navy tests high-energy laser weapon in the Middle East

US Navy tests high-energy laser weapon in the Middle East

The Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator (LWSD) successfully targeted a floating object in the Gulf of Aden, south of Yemen.… Read More ›

Covid-19 is raging across the US, with a surge in cases and hospitalizations causing new disruptions

Covid-19 is raging across the US, with a surge in cases and hospitalizations causing new disruptions

  Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations are rising once again, prompting a new wave of cancellations and disruptions as the country prepares for another pandemic holiday… Read More ›

Congress Oks Bill Giving Capitol Police Power To Call Troops

Congress Oks Bill Giving Capitol Police Power To Call Troops

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Capitol Police Chief is poised to gain new authority to call National Guard troops to the Capitol under legislation that passed… Read More ›

The Log4j security flaw could impact the entire internet. Here’s what you should know

The Log4j security flaw could impact the entire internet. Here’s what you should know

New York (CNN Business)A critical flaw in widely used software has cybersecurity experts raising alarms and big companies racing to fix the issue. The vulnerability,… Read More ›

Majority of Palestinians believe corruption increased, poll finds

Majority of Palestinians believe corruption increased, poll finds

The results showed that widespread corruption poses the most important challenge to the Palestinians, followed by the “occupation,” economic issues, and the dispute between the… Read More ›

‘Need to end this call’: January 6 committee reveals new text messages to Meadows on House floor

‘Need to end this call’: January 6 committee reveals new text messages to Meadows on House floor

The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol released new text messages obtained from former Trump White House chief of… Read More ›

Olmert supports foe Netanyahu after Trump savaging, calls ex-president ‘pathetic’

Olmert supports foe Netanyahu after Trump savaging, calls ex-president ‘pathetic’

Former PM says Trump’s criticism of Netanyahu for congratulating Biden on election win is ‘crazy and beyond understanding’   Former prime minister Ehud Olmert on… Read More ›

January 6 panel unveils text messages to Meadows from Don Jr. and Fox hosts as contempt charge advances

January 6 panel unveils text messages to Meadows from Don Jr. and Fox hosts as contempt charge advances

Donald Trump Jr., Fox News personalities and lawmakers unsuccessfully implored then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 6 to get President Donald Trump… Read More ›

Satellite Images, Expert Suggest Iranian Space Launch Coming

Satellite Images, Expert Suggest Iranian Space Launch Coming

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran appears to be preparing for a space launch as negotiations continue in Vienna over its tattered nuclear… Read More ›

Omicron is here and we must not bury our heads in the sand

Omicron is here and we must not bury our heads in the sand

Opinion: The assumption that the new coronavirus variant is less menacing than previous COVID strains is a dangerous one, especially considering new studies, which claim… Read More ›

Inflation Is Painfully High, But Some Relief May Be Coming

Inflation Is Painfully High, But Some Relief May Be Coming

NEW YORK (AP) — Inflation is painfully high, but this hopefully is close to as bad as it gets. Consumer prices rose 6.8% for the… Read More ›

‘The whole town is gone’

‘The whole town is gone’

Survivors describe the fear and horror they endured as tornadoes tore through the southern and central US It took everything Kyanna Parsons-Perez had to keep… Read More ›

The trip could have killed them. But people fleeing economic wreckage in the Middle East say they’d do it 100 times over

The trip could have killed them. But people fleeing economic wreckage in the Middle East say they’d do it 100 times over

  Four-year-old Azhi hobbles across a makeshift migrant center on the Polish-Belarusian border. Grabbing his mother’s hand for support, he carefully tucks his legs under… Read More ›

Trump loses appeal to withhold records from Jan 6 attack

Trump loses appeal to withhold records from Jan 6 attack

The US Court of Appeals ruled that former president Donald Trump had not given them a good basis to override President Biden’s ruling.   A… Read More ›