Category Archives: Science
Kentucky governor calls special session on handling COVID-19
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear announced Saturday that he's calling Kentucky's Republican-led legislature into a special session to shape pandemic policies as the state struggles with a record surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitaliza...
Judge shields some Texas abortion clinics from group’s suits
DALLAS (AP) — A judge has temporarily shielded some Texas abortion clinics from being sued by the state's largest anti-abortion group under a new law banning most abortions.
Quebec reports 666 new COVID-19 cases, one death, hospitalizations remain stable
MONTREAL — Quebec reported 666 new COVID-19 cases in its latest data on Saturday, with one additional death attributed to the virus. The province's health department said the number of patients in hospital remain stable at 147, while the number in
Ontario reports highest daily COVID-19 case count in months with 944 new infections
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 944 more cases of COVID-19 today, the highest number recorded in more than three months. The province is also logging nine new virus-related deaths today, but notes five of them occurred more than two months ago
Germany urges vaccine shots; warns of fall COVID-19 surge
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's top health official is urging more citizens to get vaccinated, warning Saturday that if the vaccination numbers don't go up the country's hospitals may get overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients toward the end of the year.
As flood alerts lit up phones, did ‘warning fatigue’ set in?
NEW YORK (AP) — Cellphones across New York and New Jersey pulsed with urgent warnings of catastrophic flooding as the fury of Hurricane Ida's remnants, carrying torrential rains, approached upper New Jersey and New York City on Wednesday.
Canada, U.S. got smart about border 20 years ago, but not smart enough, say critics
WASHINGTON — The frontier between Canada and the United States used to be known as the world's longest "undefended" border — a misnomer that largely vanished in the chaos of Sept. 11, 2001. Other myths cropped up in its place, however:
The Latest: Kentucky governor calls special session on virus
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that he’s calling the state’s Republican-led legislature into a special session to shape pandemic policies as the state struggles with a record surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitaliza...
Florida grapples with COVID-19’s deadliest phase yet
MIAMI (AP) — Funeral director Wayne Bright has seen grief piled upon grief during the latest COVID-19 surge. A woman died
Shadow docket Supreme Court decisions could affect millions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Traditionally, the process of getting an opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court takes months and those rulings are often narrowly tailored. Emergency orders, especially during the court's summer break, revolve around specific issues, lik...
