Category Archives: Science
Federal corrections must improve workplace for parole officers’ mental health: report
OTTAWA — A new report calls on federal corrections to ease caseloads, improve workplace policies and give added resources to parole officers in order to mitigate current strains on their mental health. The report, led by public safety expert Rosemary R...
In Ukraine, limbs lost and lives devastated in an instant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — There is a cost to war — to the countries that wage it, to the soldiers who fight it, to the civilians who endure it. For nations, territory is gained and lost, and sometimes regained and
WHO: Omicron makes China’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy unsustainable
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said China’s extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant, but that it’s up to every country to decide what
North Korea boasts recovery as WHO worries over missing data
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday added hundreds of thousands of infections to its growing pandemic caseload but also said that a million people have already recovered from suspected COVID-19 just a week after disclosing an outbreak,
Federal judge strikes down Tennessee bathroom signage law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down Tennessee's first-of-its-kind law requiring businesses to post special signs if they allow transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice.
Environmentalists oppose more life for California nuke plant
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of environmental and anti-nuclear organizations expressed opposition Tuesday to any attempt to extend the life of California’s last operating nuclear power plant, challenging suggestions that its electricity is needed to meet ...
Judge suspends Michigan’s dormant 1931 abortion ban
DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Tuesday suspended Michigan's dormant, decades-old ban on abortion, which means the procedure would not be illegal in the state even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its historic Roe v. Wade decision.
West Montreal health board CEO will step down in July after scathing coroner’s report
MONTREAL — The head of a western Montreal regional health authority will step down at the end of her mandate in July following a damning report from the Quebec coroner. The health authority made the announcement about Lynne McVey in a
House Dems propose $28 million to address formula shortage
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats unveiled a $28 million emergency spending bill Tuesday to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States. Rep. Rosa DeLauro,
Congress dives into UFOs, but no signs of extraterrestrials
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress held its first hearing in half a century Tuesday on unidentified flying objects. And no, there is still no government confirmation of extraterrestrial life.
