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Hurricane Iota strengthens to Category 5 storm as it nears Central America landfall
Iota rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane and is expected to make landfall in Central America as a "catastrophic" storm Monday night.
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Here's what 'stations' for Elon Musk's The Boring Company look like
The Boring Company's project in Las Vegas was supposed to be the first real demonstration of Elon Musk's vision for re-imagining public transportation in cities. Musk, who has criticized traditional public transit such as subways, contended he could do much better. He tweeted out visions in 2018 of glass pods, picking up relaxed passengers from thousands of stations the size of single parking spaces that blend into cities, and said it would look "a bit" like that. While more images are still to come, so far the rendered reality is turning out wildly differently.
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School warnings about children's weight don't work, study says
The letter or report card is from your child's school, but this grade doesn't have anything to do with school performance or behavior. Instead, it's a measure of your child's body mass index or BMI -- designed to warn you when your child is overweight or obese.
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Dow approaches 30,000 after Moderna says vaccine is 94.5% effective
US stocks rose sharply Monday, and the Dow is closing in on 30,000 points, after Moderna said its experimental Covid-19 vaccine is highly effective.
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Kamala Harris: Visualizing a Future Never Once Imagined
Barriers are meant to block someone or something from occurring. Just as they are meant to deter, barriers also can serve as motivation for someone to do what has never be done before. For years women have encounter roadblocks in the climb up the political ladder. Despite what was in their way they kept pressing forward, pushing the mark, never losing their focus. Never underestimate a woman who has ever been doubted. She will just smile in your face and say ‘Watch me work.’
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As the holidays get closer, Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are happening at a faster rate
New Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are accelerating at alarming rates, and health experts worry they will get worse before the upcoming holidays.
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PlayStation 5 review: The exciting upgrade we hoped for
Sony's new PlayStation 5 comes out on November 12, and it's been hotly anticipated by gaming enthusiasts.
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The 2020 races that *still* don't have a winner
The 2020 election is now in the country's rearview mirror. Well, mostly.
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Gov. DeSantis wants 'Stand Your Ground' expanded
Gov. Ron DeSantis is suggesting changes to Florida law, including an expansion to its self-defense law commonly known as Stand Your Ground.
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The National Museum of the United States Army officially opens to the public on Veteran's Day
The National Museum of the United States Army opened to the public on Veteran's Day.
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Former police officer involved in fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor accused of sexual assault, according to lawsuit
Former Louisville Metro Police Department Detective Brett Hankison, who was involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, is being accused of sexual assault, according to a new lawsuit.
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Texas has now surpassed one million Covid-19 infections since the start of the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In this photo, medical …
Published on November 11, 2020
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Texas becomes the first US state with more than 1 million Covid-19 infections
Texas has now surpassed one million Covid-19 infections since the start of the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University -- becoming the first US state to record such a staggering number of cases.
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Texas has now surpassed one million Covid-19 infections since the start of the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In this photo, medical …
Published on November 11, 2020
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Choosing the best mask to protect you and others, according to new CDC guidelines
It's official -- wearing a mask not only protects others from your expelled respiratory droplets, it protects you as well, according to new guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Here are 10 climate executive actions Biden says he will take on day one
President-elect Joe Biden is planning a flurry of executive actions when he takes office on January 20, and many focus on combating the global climate crisis.
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Trump administration installs advocate for quick Afghanistan withdrawal at Pentagon
An ardent opponent of the US military's presence in Afghanistan who once called for the use of lethal force against illegal immigrants and has made a litany of racist comments has been made a senior adviser at the Pentagon.
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Supreme Court appears to signal Obamacare will survive latest GOP challenge
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested Tuesday that it wasn't the Supreme Court's role to invalidate the entire sprawling, 900-page Affordable Care Act, even if one or more provisions are deemed unconstitutional, signaling the key parts of Obamacare will survive the latest court challenge.
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Dow soars more than 1,000 points after Pfizer announces great news about its vaccine and Joe Biden declared victorious
US stocks surged Monday after Pfizer said its Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective and Joe Biden was projected to be the winner of the presidential election over the weekend.
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The vaccine news is great for most stocks -- unless you're Zoom
Stocks were already set to soar Monday after Joe Biden was elected 46th US president -- but Wall Street's enthusiasm kicked into an even higher gear after Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive clinical data for their Covid-19 vaccine.
