Judge dismisses St. Louis prosecutor from McCloskey case
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A judge on Thursday disqualified the St. Louis prosecutor and her office from the case involving Mark McCloskey, who along withRead More
US Jews plan smaller Hanukkah celebrations amid virus
Jewish Americans from a variety of branches of the faith are celebrating Hanukkah with smaller-than-usual gatherings this year, in hopes of keeping the year-end holidayRead More
US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step away from launchingRead More
200 hospitals have been at full capacity, and 1/3 of all US hospitals are almost out of ICU space
(CNN) — More Americans who don’t even have coronavirus are suffering from soaring Covid-19 hospitalizations. Newly released data from the US Department of Health and HumanRead More
UK’s Johnson: ‘Strong possibility’ Brexit talks will fail
BRUSSELS (AP) — With a chaotic and costly no-deal Brexit three weeks away, leaders of both the European Union and United Kingdom saw an everRead More
Watchdog faults VA chief over handling of sex assault report
WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronted with a sexual assault allegation at a veterans hospital, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie repeatedly sought to discredit the congressional aideRead More
Study: Dogs can be trained to detect COVID-19 by sniffing human sweat
(CNN) — Dogs can be trained to detect Covid-19 by sniffing human sweat, according to a proof-of-concept study published on Thursday. Detection dogs are alreadyRead More
Child abuse visits to emergency room down but injuries up, report says
(CNN) — Visits to the emergency room for cases of child abuse and neglect of children under 18 years of age dropped by 53% inRead More
New ‘sea dragon’ species discovered by amateur fossil hunter
(CNN) — A British fossil hunter has found a previously unidentified “sea dragon” on the southern English coast. Steve Etches unearthed the well-preserved ichthyosaur fossil in limestone onRead More
First woman, next man on moon will come from these NASA 18
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has named the 18 astronauts — half of them women — who will train for its Artemis moon-landing program.Read More