The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to U.S. residents starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth face coverings. The White House announced Wednesday that the masks will come from the… Read More
CDC director deals with long-awaited blowback
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the top U.S. public health agency has been criticized as too slow to collect and act on new information. Now, increasingly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also being criticized for moving too fast. Sponsored: Tinnitus DOESN’T come from your ears?… Read More
Zoo draws attention for bottle-feeding baby orangutan
The endangered Sumatran orangutan infant at New Orleans’ zoo is being bottle-fed because his mother wasn’t producing enough milk. The still unnamed baby was being tube-fed as well, but the tube was removed Jan. 13, Audubon Zoo spokeswoman Annie Kinler Matherne said Wednesday. Sponsored: Cholesterol drug linked to memory loss… Read More
Fact check! The four big lies from Biden’s press conference
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden held a news conference, his second such conference since taking office exactly one year ago. The president tried taking a victory lap by listing his accomplishments — but he made several false or misleading statements. We’ve fact-checked Biden’s four big lies from last night. Sponsored:… Read More
New York state makes explosive accusation against Trump
Former President Donald Trump may have left office, but the Democrats’ “resistance” remains ongoing. The dream shall never die. New York Attorney General Letitia James accused the Trump Organization of misrepresenting its assets for loans and for tax benefits, according to a court filing released Tuesday. Trump has dismissed the… Read More
Highway Patrol accidentally sends Batman-themed alert
The Missouri State Highway Patrol alert sent cellphones blaring statewide: Authorities in Gotham City, Missouri, were searching for a purple and green 1978 Dodge 3700GT. But there is no Gotham City, Missouri, and the car referenced was the one used by the Joker in the 1989 “Batman” movie. Soon after… Read More
Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis set to battle for GOP control
A rivalry has quietly spiraled this month into an indirect feud between former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla. And it could soon force Republican activists to take sides. Sponsored: This common fruit could help support blood pressure (not what you think) State Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Ariz., recently… Read More
Americans can now order at-home tests online… for free
The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially go online. The website, COVIDTests.gov, now includes a link for “every home in the U.S.” to access an order form run by the U.S…. Read More
Airlines cancel flights over 5G dispute
Major international airlines canceled flights heading to the U.S. or changed the planes they’re using Wednesday, the latest complication in a dispute over concerns that 5G mobile phone service could interfere with aircraft technology. Some airlines said they were warned that the Boeing 777, a plane used by carriers worldwide,… Read More
Wealthy LA enclaves faces harsher penalties for wasting water
In a wealthy enclave along the Santa Monica Mountains that is a haven for celebrities, residents are now facing more aggressive consequences for wasting water. The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District northwest of Los Angeles hopes to spur water savings by making it easier to fine households that go over… Read More
- ‹ Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 727
- 728
- 729
- 730
- 731
- …
- 1353
- Next Page ›