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New SPLC Analysis: 30 Million Americans Have Not Mailed Their Ballots Yet
Outstanding ballots in Florida 1.7M; Pennsylvania 1.1M; Michigan 860K; Wisconsin 338K; Georgia 505K; Arizona 1.3M
A new analysis released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds that with just eight days to go before the 2020 General Election, at least 34 million Americans have not yet mailed in their ballots.
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Reality bites for Putin's much-hyped Covid-19 vaccine, as concerns over efficacy and safety linger
In August, Russian state media rolled out the red carpet for a bombshell announcement -- President Vladimir Putin, from his residence outside Moscow, unveiled what he said was the world's first registered coronavirus vaccine, meant to bring Russia closer to the end of a devastating pandemic.
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In a politically divided country, are children destined to grow up on 1 side?
Little kids can say some pretty entertaining things. In an election year, the chatter coming from the child department may be extra amusing.
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US task force proposes starting colorectal cancer screening at age 45
The US Preventive Services Task Force -- the nation's leading panel for medical guidance -- is considering a draft recommendation to lower the recommended screening age for colon and rectal cancers to 45.
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Seniors are better at pandemic safety than young adults, CDC finds
Older Americans are better than younger adults at following the recommendations from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, according to a new survey.
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Sewage testing shows a country flush with coronavirus cases
When Rosa Inchausti and her colleagues started testing wastewater in Tempe, Arizona, it was 2018 and they were not looking for coronavirus. They were tracking the opioid epidemic.
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'Watch Dogs: Legion': A politically minded video game where you start the revolution
"Watch Dogs: Legion" goes on sale Thursday, and promises to be one of the biggest video game releases of 2020. How big? The game, where you can play as nearly anyone in dystopian London, could sell as many as 10 million copies, analysts predict.
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US Women's National Team stars on equal pay: To win that fight is bigger than World Cup victory
When you have the chance to sign two star soccer players from the US Women's National Team, who happen to be winners of the 2019 Women's World Cup in France, the decision would seem to be a no-brainer.
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Philadelphia police ask residents to stay indoors as spurts of violence erupt during protests over the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
The Philadelphia Police Department requested that residents in seven districts to stay indoors as demonstrators took to the streets for a second night following the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
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A 200-pound tortoise named Sparkplug broke out of his enclosure and wound up 30 miles away from his Alabama home
A 200-pound tortoise broke out of his enclosure, evaded capture for two days and wound up over 30 miles away from his Alabama home. It's fitting that his name is Sparkplug.
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CEOs of Google, Twitter and Facebook grilled in Senate hearing
A Senate Commerce Committee hearing with the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter is underway on Wednesday amid cries of conservative bias and threats to change a crucial law, known as Section 230, that protects the companies' ability to moderate content as they see fit. The tech CEOs appeared via video.
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Trump's unhappy warrior pitch to voters includes insults and highly specific grievances
President Donald Trump is ending his reelection bid in a frenzied cross-country push for votes in states he won -- some handily -- four years ago. But he is not pretending to be happy about it.
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Khloe Kardashian reveals she had coronavirus
A sneak peek of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" has confirmed that Khloe Kardashian suffered from Covid-19. In a clip released on Wednesday, Kardashian is shown self recording the news in a hoarse voice.
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Democratic Senate candidate puts brakes on RV tour in Iowa after staffer's possible Covid exposure
As Iowa sees a surge in cases of Covid-19, the pandemic is affecting campaigning in the state's closely-watched US Senate race.
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Jared Kushner bragged in April that Trump was taking the country 'back from the doctors'
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner boasted in mid-April about how the President had cut out the doctors and scientists advising him on the unfolding coronavirus pandemic, comments that came as more than 40,000 Americans already had died from the virus, which was ravaging New York City.
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Chrissy Teigen's heartfelt letter about losing her child is worth reading in full
Chrissy Teigen is healing from the loss of her child and grateful for the outpouring of support her family has received since, she says in a new essay published Tuesday.
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Voters to decide on free pre-school for county children
On Nov. 3, voters in Multnomah County will decide whether every child in the county should be eligible for free preschool.
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'Love Actually' filmmaker and Forest Whitaker: In the midst of Covid-19, the human race has a historic opportunity
The world is still in the grips of a global pandemic that has killed more than 1.1 million people and infected more than 43.1 million worldwide. Lives and livelihoods have been threatened and lost. While the future remains uncertain, it's clear that we face a new and changing world.
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7 days from Election Day, here's what we know about who's voted so far in key states
One week from Election Day, early voters so far are younger, more racially diverse and more likely to be Democrats than they were ahead of the 2016 election in many of the key states that could decide the next president.
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New Hope Housing Dale Carnegie Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. From left: Mike Laster, Former Houston Council Member District J; Mack Fowler, Chairman Emeritus of New Hope …
Published on October 27, 2020
