Puerto Rico getting funds for power grid 3 years after Maria
WASHINGTON (AP) — Puerto Rico is getting much of the money it needs to rebuild its power grid three years after it was wiped outRead More
US bans WeChat, TikTok from app stores citing security risk
The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will bar the apps fromRead More
Push is underway to test COVID-19 vaccines in diverse groups
TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) — In front of baskets of tomatoes and peppers, near a sizzling burrito grill, the “promotoras” stop masked shoppers at aRead More
Disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein stripped of UK honor
LONDÖN (AP) — Britain on Friday stripped disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of an honor recognizing his contribution to the U.K. film industry. Weinstein, 68,Read More
EPA: Pine-Sol now approved to kill coronavirus on surfaces
(WHDH) — Pine-Sol has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for kill claims against SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Laboratory testing provedRead More
US coronavirus case rates are ticking up after weeks of decline
(CNN) — Daily US coronavirus cases have been ticking up recently, a trend medical experts have said they won’t want to see as a potentially complicatedRead More
Uber self-driving car operator charged in pedestrian death
(CNN) — The Uber test driver who was responsible for monitoring one of the company’s self-driving cars that hit and killed a pedestrian in 2018 was charged with negligent homicide thisRead More
Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 study
A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19Read More
Police: Woman hid husband’s remains under concrete, assumed his identity for years
(WHDH) — A woman whose missing husband’s remains were found buried under a concrete slab in their back yard has been charged with murder afterRead More
As many as 51% of all school employees are at increased risk of COVID-19, study finds
(CNN) — School districts across the country are navigating out how to reopen safely amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, and the results of a new study could makeRead More