Scientists have zeroed in on a handful of mutations in the coronavirus that they say could pose new public health challenges if they circulate widely. Their focus: the tiny spike proteins that cover the outside of the virus. It's those proteins that researchers have targeted to create vaccines, using …
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Nathan Goodrich, who runs the public defender’s office in Franklin County, Kentucky, was on a Zoom call with court officials Jan. 6 when one of them flagged a Facebook post from a local narcotics detective who was going to a rally for outgoing President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. It was around …
WOOSTER, Ohio — Rep. Anthony Gonzalez isn't surprised that his political career is on the line after he and nine other Republicans voted to impeach Donald Trump last month for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot. The vote not only might have cost Gonzalez his House seat from Ohio; it also all but …
Election workers watched along with the rest of America as a violent pro-Trump mob ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, leaving five people dead. They were horrified and shocked, but not surprised. “I think in the back of our lot of our minds, this was like, an attack on our country was being invited,” …
The news that Jeff Bezos was stepping down as Amazon chief executive and passing the baton to longtime colleague Andy Jassy gave plenty for the company’s 1.3 million workers to chat about this week. But more than a dozen workers interviewed at different levels of the company had different takes on …
SpaceX announced plans Monday for the first all-civilian mission to space, a major milestone for private spaceflight and the nascent space tourism industry. The mission aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will feature a four-person crew led by Jared Isaacman, the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, a …
The actor Evan Rachel Wood has, again, spoken out publicly about surviving an abusive relationship. And this time, she's naming names: The man she says groomed and abused her is washed-up Goth-rock dork Brian Warner, who prefers to be known as Marilyn Manson. Multiple other women have now spoken …
Within hours of the coup in Myanmar, Washington and its allies issued condemnation and exuded "concern." Beijing carefully "noted." Monday's military takeover not only risks democratic backsliding for Myanmar's 55 million people, the reaction from the two rivals highlights Washington and Beijing's …
Before she was furloughed in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, Chantel Clark had worked for years as a visual merchandiser at a Macy's in Georgia so she would have the flexibility in her schedule to care for her son, who has special needs. When she was called back to work in May, she took …
The roughly 90 foreign journalists who vote on the nominees for the Golden Globes are often criticized for snubbing acclaimed movies, notable television shows and powerful performances across the board. It is fair to say this year was no different. But beyond the headline-grabbing exclusions, the …