How to Understand the Powerful Volcanic Eruption Near Tonga Volcanologist Jess Phoenix walks us through the science of Saturday’s explosive natural event in the South Pacific and what might happen next.
natural disasters
Jan. 16, 2022
Eruption of Undersea Volcano Near Tonga Triggers Tsunami Warnings Across Pacific The extent of the damage in the country of Tonga remains unclear. Hawaii and the West Coast experienced effects of the tsunami on Saturday morning.
international affairs
Jan. 16, 2022
Australia Defeats and Deports Djokovic After his last-ditch legal effort failed, the unvaccinated tennis star has left the country and will not play in the Australian Open.
5 Things to Look Forward to Now That the Webb Telescope Is Fully Deployed The life-hunting, image-grabbing, handiwork-inspiring time machine may be able to keep demystifying the universe for the next 20 years.
unidentified aerial phenomena
Jan. 8, 2022
Pentagon’s New UFO Office Worries Some Ufologists They’re skeptical the Defense Department will share what it learns about unidentified aerial phenomena.
What to Know About the New COVID-19 Antiviral Pills The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer treatment, which will be available by the end of the year.
Manchin’s Sudden Spike of Build Back Better Act Draws White House Rebuke The senator is apparently pulling the plug on the massive social policy and climate legislation, infuriating fellow Democrats.
Kyrie Irving’s Return Lasted One Night The unvaccinated all-star was going to play again, now he’s been in the league’s protocols after a suspect COVID test.
Biden’s COVID-Vaccine Mandate for Large Companies Is Back On, for Now A federal appeals court reinstated the vaccination-or-testing requirement on Friday, though the case is likely headed for the Supreme Court.
January 6 PowerPoint Backer Says He Repeatedly Spoke With Meadows Phil Waldron claims he repeatedly visited the White House and spoke with Trump’s chief of staff while pushing plans for how Trump could stay in power.
extreme weather
Dec. 12, 2021
What Is the Link Between Climate Change and the Historic Tornadoes? Climate scientists say there is growing evidence a warming world could make spates of intense tornadoes like Friday’s more common or more intense.
gun control
Dec. 12, 2021
Newsom Calls for Assault-Weapons Ban Modeled After Texas Abortion Law The California governor said the law would allow private citizens to sue assault-weapon manufacturers, distributors, and sellers.
Veteran Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace Is Leaving the Network He made the surprise announcement on Fox News Sunday , explaining that after 18 years at the network, he wants “to try something new.”
extreme weather
Dec. 11, 2021
Many Feared Dead After Tornadoes Tear Through Central U.S.: Updates At least 50 people may have been killed at a factory in Kentucky. More than 30 tornadoes struck at least six states overnight Friday.
David Perdue Will Indeed Primary Governor Brian Kemp in Georgia: Reports The former senator was recruited to run against Kemp by Donald Trump, who has repeatedly vowed to help purge the incumbent GOP governor.
Longtime Republican Lawmaker Bob Dole Dead at 98 The former Senate majority leader, presidential candidate, and World War II veteran died in his sleep on Sunday.
Upstate New York Hospitals Are Being Overwhelmed by COVID COVID-19 hospitalizations have more than tripled upstate since August, and the surge has come amid a staffing shortage of health-care workers.
foreign policy
Dec. 4, 2021
U.S. Warns of Possible Invasion of Ukraine by Russia Intelligence officials worry that Russia’s rapid buildup on the border means the country could launch an offensive in early 2022.
Michigan School Shooter’s Parents Apprehended Following Rare Charges James and Jennifer Crumbley pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges on Saturday, days after their son allegedly killed four classmates.
scary things
Nov. 21, 2021
Accidental Gunfire Caused a Panic at Atlanta’s Airport: What We Know Saturday’s scary incident comes amid a record-breaking rise in the number of guns found during U.S. airport security screenings.
IOC Says Missing Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai Told Them She’s Safe She hadn’t been seen in public since accusing a former government official of sexual assault — prompting international concern about her welfare.
Austria Institutes Lockdown, National Vaccine Mandate Amid COVID Surge Demonstrations against anti-COVID restrictions were staged in Vienna and several other European cities on Saturday.
What to Know About Booster Shots, Now Countless Americans are now eligible for a booster dose of any of the three U.S.-authorized COVID vaccines.
New Documents Detail How Trump White House Interfered in CDC’s COVID Response Emails and transcripts released by congressional investigators reveal more about Trump administration efforts to influence and muzzle CDC scientists.
extreme weather
Nov. 14, 2021
California Might Start Ranking Heat Waves State lawmakers want to create a three-tier ranking system to more effectively warn people about the public-health threats of extreme heat.
New Leader of Oklahoma National Guard Rejects Federal Vaccine Mandate The state’s mandate-opposing governor appointed the new leader and directed him to institute the policy, which goes against Defense Department orders.
awful things
Nov. 13, 2021
U.S. Covered Up Airstrike That Killed Dozens of Civilians in Syria: Report More than 60 civilians, including many women and children, appear to have been killed, according to a new investigation.
COVID-19 Cases Surge Across Europe Several countries are seeing alarming spikes in the number of newly reported infections as Europe enters its second pandemic winter.
U.S. Heating Costs May Spike This Winter Amid Global Natural-Gas Crunch The U.S. is exporting a record amount of natural gas, and it’s already having domestic consequences.
New Report Details How and Why Routine Traffic Stops Turn Deadly Police have killed over 400 people in the last five years who weren’t armed or being pursued for a violent crime, the investigation found.
What to Know About the COVID Vaccine for Kids Appointments to get Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for children who are 5 to 11 should be widely available within days.
Trump Lawyer Blamed Pence for Capitol Riot While It Was Still Happening John Eastman, who wrote a legal blueprint for Trump’s authoritarian power grab, emailed the Pence team after rioters breached the Capitol.
G20 Leaders Back Global Minimum Tax to Close Off Corporate Tax Havens The international pact is considered an essential part of the Biden administration’s plans to raise taxes in the U.S.
Why Are U.K. COVID Cases Soaring? The highly vaccinated country is experiencing its biggest spike in new infections since midsummer.
Twitter Suspends GOP Congressman Jim Banks for Misgendering Trans Official The company suspended the Indiana Republican’s official account and removed a tweet in which he intentionally misgendered Dr. Rachel Levine.
Millions of Used Medical Gloves Imported to U.S.: Report A Thai company that was repackaging and selling reused gloves shipped at least 200 million gloves to U.S. distributors during the pandemic.
immigration
Oct. 23, 2021
U.S. Border Arrests Hit All-Time High About 1.7 million migrants were detained while attempting to cross into the U.S. over the last 12 months.
nuclear arms race
Oct. 17, 2021
China Tested a Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Missile: Report The weapon is harder to track and destroy than a ballistic missile.
Democrats Scramble for Climate Options After Manchin Rejects Clean-Energy Plan Manchin’s opposition to a key program has reportedly upended Democrats’ climate-policy plans and forced the White House to seek alternatives.
puerto rico
Oct. 16, 2021
Fed Up Over Power Outages, Puerto Ricans Took to the Streets Thousands marched on Friday to highlight continuing outages, rising bills, and concerns about the privatization of the power grid on the island.
Fully Vaccinated Travelers Can Visit U.S. Starting November 8 The U.S. will soon allow fully vaccinated visitors from more than 30 countries, including via the borders with Canada and Mexico.
just asking questions
Oct. 2, 2021
‘A Fire Age Is Upon Us’ Fire historian Stephen Pyne puts the ever-worsening problem of wildfires, and humans’ relationship with fire, into context.
corey lewandowski
Sept. 29, 2021
Trump Donor Accuses Corey Lewandowski of Unwanted Sexual Advances The former Trump campaign manager allegedly touched her leg and buttocks, spoke in sexually graphic terms, and “stalked” her.
YouTube Bans All Anti-Vaccine Content The new rules go beyond COVID-specific misinformation.
booster shots
Sept. 24, 2021
CDC Director Overrules Advisory Panel on COVID Boosters for High-Risk Workers The agency’s director backed another shot for older and vulnerable Americans and for people whose jobs put them at higher risk of exposure.
booster shots
Sept. 21, 2021
Johnson & Johnson Says Second Shot Increases Vaccine Efficacy A second shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been found to provide 94 percent protection against the virus, according to the drug company.
booster shots
Sept. 17, 2021
FDA Panel Recommends Booster Shots for Those 65 and Over, But Not Everyone The panel’s vote against authorizing third shots of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for those 16 and over may derail the Biden administration’s booster plan.
The Debate Over Booster Shots Is Getting Hotter Should everyone get an extra shot, or just the most vulnerable? That question is splitting experts and even the Biden administration.
Will Earth Run Out of Space for Space Junk? Orbital trash has been a growing problem since Sputnik. Now private companies are throwing up satellites by the thousands.
climate change
Sept. 2, 2021
Scenes from Ida’s Chaotic, Tragic Night in New York City The bus driver stuck in raw sewage, a delivery worker who biked through a foot of water, and other stories from the flood.
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