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These are all countries that have already reported cases of the new, and more infectious coronavirus strain
A traveler walks past screeners testing a system of thermal imaging cameras which check body temperatures at Los Angeles International ...
Republican Sen. Toomey to Trump: ‘You don’t get everything you want, even if you are the president’
Sen. Pat Toomey. Getty Images/Drew Angerer Republican Sen. Pat Toomey urged President Donald Trump to sign the coronavirus relief bill, ...
In California, little robot cars will deliver pizza, groceries, and medicine as a paid service in 2021 for the first time
Nuro Nuro has an official stamp of approval to start its paid delivery service with autonomous vehicles, according to the ...
Elon Musk said a college degree isn’t required for a job at Tesla – and Apple, Google, and Netflix don’t require employees to have 4-year degrees either
Elon Musk doesn’t require job candidates to have college degrees. AP Elon Musk said having a college degree doesn’t mean ...
Democrats’ decision to avoid in-person events with voters cost them in 2020. But it could set them up for bigger wins in the long run.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York shows her fearlessness through her style. Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images Door-to-door ...
Prosecutors have dominated the bench for too long. We need more public defenders to become judges
The 167th Theater Sustainment Command Judge Advocate General section finished a year-long training exercise with a mock court martial at ...
Bitcoin is irrelevant to financial markets and investors ‘are going to weep’ if regulators come down hard on crypto, says Kevin O’Leary
“Shark Tank”/ABC Kevin O’Leary told CNBC on Thursday bitcoin is irrelevant to financial markets and at risk of regulation. His ...
Take a look inside billionaire lawyer David Boies’ California ranch, which includes 6 houses, 4 lakes, and is up for sale for $23 million
Red Oak Realty Superlawyer David Boies is selling his California ranch for $23 million. Boies is one of this generation’s ...
Americans focused on nesting during the coronavirus pandemic help lift US holiday shopping sales
Tashdique Mehtaj Ahmed/Getty Images Holiday shoppers in the US spent 3% more than the previous year, led by online spending ...
Investigators believe the Nashville blast was a suspected suicide bombing. Human remains found at the explosion site, reports say.
: FBI and first responders work the scene after an explosion on December 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Thaddaeus McAdams/Getty ...
AstraZeneca’s vaccine is expected to work on new COVID-19 strains, says CEO
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. Dado Ruvic/Reuters AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot says his company’s COVID-19 vaccine “should remain effective” against mutated virus ...
Trump supporter and Fox News star Geraldo Rivera said the president is acting like an ‘entitled frat boy’ since losing the election
During a Fox news appearance earlier this month, Rivera said Trump was damaging “the fabric of our democracy” by dragging ...
Trump just cost jobless workers one week of federal unemployment assistance after he failed to sign the relief bill by midnight on Saturday
President Donald Trump has said he wants the relief bill to include $2,000 stimulus checks for Americans. Getty President Donald ...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, have weathered a tabloid scandal, a lawsuit, and maybe even interference from a foreign government. Here’s where their relationship began and everything that’s happened since.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez. Simon Stacpoole/Offside / Contributor In January 2019, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ...
The day before Christmas eve saw largest number of travelers passing through airports since March
Travellers wear facemasks at Miami International Airport on December 24, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images ...
Jon Ossoff has raised more money than any Senate candidate in US history in heated Georgia runoff election
FILE: Democratic candidate for Senate Jon Ossoff, right, and Democratic candidate for Senate Raphael G Warnock, left, arrive before they ...
Year in review: From downplaying the coronavirus to pushing Congress for $2,000 stimulus checks, here’s how Trump responded to the pandemic
President Donald Trump. Carlos Barria/Reuters President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been largely inconsistent over the course ...
Biden says Trump’s ‘abdication of responsibility has devastating consequences’ as the president neglects to sign bipartisan stimulus
President Donald Trump, left, and former President-elect Joe Biden, right, appear during the October 22, 2020 presidential debate. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI,JIM ...
What’s inside a blobfish, the ‘world’s ugliest animal’
The blobfish was crowned the world’s ugliest animal in 2013 — a title it still defends today. But drop this ...
Cambridge becomes the 1st US city to require stickers warning the threat of climate change at gas pumps
A view of Harvard’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Richard T. Nowitz/Getty Images Cambridge, Massachusetts, will require yellow stickers that warn ...
Dr. Fauci says up to 90% of population needs to get vaccinated for herd immunity against virus
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, in Washington DC on September 23, 2020. Alex ...
PRESENTING: The 12 most prestigious preschools in New York City
West Side Montessori School. Courtesy of Amy Stoney New York City is arguably one of the most competitive landscapes for ...
Several North Carolinians were among the top earners on YouTube in 2020
The top 10 YouTubers took home more than $200 million in 2020. MrBeast, from North Carolina, brought in the second ...
I used Tiktok to promote sexual health education after my herpes diagnosis. Here’s how I did it – and my advice for others trying to boost their brand or business.
Jenelle Marie Pierce is the creator of The STI Project. Jenelle Marie Pierce Jenelle Marie Pierce is the creator of ...
Several North Carolinians were among the top earners on YouTube in 2020
The top 10 YouTubers took home more than $200 million in 2020. MrBeast, from North Carolina, brought in the second ...
What happened last week? Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccine rollout widened, China targeted Jack Ma’s Alibaba, and the UK border with Europe closed.
A medical worker inside an intensive care unit on December 22. Yara Nardi/Reuters What happened last week? By late Wednesday, ...
A Boeing 737 Max suffered a mid-air engine issue and was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Arizona
An Air Canada Boeing 737 Max 8. JL IMAGES/Shutterstock.com An Air Canada Boeing 737 Max aircraft flying from Arizona to ...
Jobless benefits for about 14 million Americans expire, as Trump still refuses to sign the pandemic aid package containing $600 stimulus checks
US President Donald Trump. Alex Wong/Getty Images Jobless benefits for millions of Americans expired Saturday. A $2.3 trillion pandemic aid ...
Lindsey Graham tweets that Trump wants $2,000 checks in relief bill as COVID-19 relief bill lingers in limbo
President Donald Trump’s motorcade drives to the Trump International Golf Club, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. ...
AT&T service is down in some areas following a car explosion, impacting some 911 lines
Plumes of smoke rise next to the Regions Building near the explosion reported in the area on Friday, Dec. 25, ...
