Climate change could increase risk of infectious disease transmission across species, scientists say
Alicia Llop/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The number of ways in which climate change is predicted to affect human life and vitality continues to increase.
Scientists now believe that global warming will significantly increase the number of viral transmiss…
Photo exhibit at Capitol shows humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The Speaker’s Dining Room in the Capitol is usually filled with photographs of Nancy Pelosi’s home state of California.
But for the next six weeks, on display instead will be shocking images of the humanitarian crisis in Ukrain…
Concerning clusters of severe hepatitis cases in children being investigated
TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY(WASHINGTON) — U.S. and global health officials are sounding the alarm about an increasing number of mysterious cases of severe hepatitis occurring among children.
Earlier this month, researchers in the United States an…
3 Florida correctional officers charged with murder in alleged beating of inmate
Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation(MIAMI) — Three Florida correctional officers were arrested on murder charges for allegedly beating an inmate to death, while a fourth remains at large, authorities said Thursday.
Christopher Rolon, 29,…
DOJ suing Paul Manafort for $3M for allegedly failing to disclose offshore accounts
Yana Paskova/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit on Thursday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
It is seeking $3 million in fines and penalties over Manafort’s alleged failure to file repor…
Dick’s Drive-In announces ninth location
A local favorite for nearly seven decades makes a rare announcement: a new location. A whole lot of us love to eat at Dick’s Drive-In, and soon you’ll have another option for grabbing a Deluxe and fries
Denmark announces it is temporarily pausing its COVID vaccination campaign
Walter Litterscheidt / EyeEm / Getty Images(COPENHAGEN, Denmark) — Denmark is the first country to announce it is temporarily stopping its COVID-19 vaccination program due to high rates of immunization and falling infection numbers.
In a statement, t…
Charleston church massacre survivor calls for state hate crimes law
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — The fight to pass the Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act in South Carolina is now intensifying, as several Republican state senators hold out against it. The state is one of only two in the U.S. that…
Black woman recognized as valedictorian nearly 40 years after high school snub
Nay Ni Ratn Mak Can Thuk / EyeEm(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — A Black woman was finally named valedictorian at her Illinois high school nearly four decades after her graduation.
Tracey Meares, a law professor at Yale University, was a star student at Springf…
FDA will review Moderna’s data on vaccine for young kids without waiting for Pfizer
Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration will hold meetings to review vaccines for children under 5 in June, it announced Friday, setting the stage for a potential authorization soon afterw…