CLEVELAND, Ohio — Emergency room visits and deaths from COVID-19 are increasing, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While COVID-19-related deaths and hospitalizations remain low compared to previous peaks, they have been increasing this summer. CDC data from June 16 to June 22 shows emergency department visits due … Read more
President Biden presents the Medal of Honor to Theresa Chandler, the great-great-granddaughter of Private George D. Wilson, in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday. The medals posthumously honor two U.S. Army soldiers who were part of a daring Union contingent that stole a Confederate train during the Civil War. U.S. … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Koo had hoped to become an alternative to X in India Article information Author, Zoja Mateen Role, BBC News, Delhi 2 hours ago Millions of social media users in India are in lockdown after local microblogging platform Koo, which billed itself as an alternative to X, announced it would … Read more
“I’m no longer a one-hit wonder,” Tiffany Zhong tweeted on the morning of July 3. Zhong, the 27-year-old founder of noplace (yes, the name is all lowercase), a MySpace-style social media app for Gen Z, posted a screenshot of the Apple App Store, alongside a selfie of herself screaming. Noplace was ranked number one for … Read more
Rebecca Sapp/WireImage for The Recording Academy/Getty According to NBC News, Sean “Diddy” Combs is the subject of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. The news network cited two sources familiar with Combs’ ongoing legal troubles. The same sources confirmed that a federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York is hearing evidence as part … Read more
The Warriors, Kings and San Antonio Spurs are all reportedly interested in the trade for Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen. The three NBA teams all have “significant offers on the table” for the coveted forward, The Athletic’s Tony Jones told Kyle Draper and Kevin Gleason during an interview with Sactown Sports 1140 on Wednesday. view … Read more
Glaciers are on the verge of irreversible retreat, researchers say. July 3, 2024, 6:12 PM ET • 4 min read Glaciers on a vast ice field in Alaska are melting twice as fast as measured a decade ago, with researchers saying the rate of ice loss is “extremely worrying.” The research, led by scientists from … Read more
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing the largest outbreak of the viral MPOX disease ever recorded, with tens of thousands infected in June. In December 2022, the government declared it an epidemic. The disease mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is caused by the monkeypox virus and is usually zoonotic, meaning that the disease … Read more
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KABC) — Southern California got a glimpse of another rocket launch lighting up the night sky. Firefly Aerospace launched its Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base just after 9 p.m. Wednesday. The launch created a long, bright plume that swept across the region for many to see. Firefly’s “Noise … Read more
BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks rose Thursday, mainly in Asia, as Wall Street’s record rally continued. Stocks fell in Chinese markets but rose in the rest of the region. U.S. futures were largely unchanged and oil prices fell. On Wednesday, US stocks continued to rise in a holiday-shortened session after weak reports on the economy kept … Read more