After a slow start, the United States has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as omicron, boosting its capacity by tens of thousands of samples per week since early this year.
BREVARD, Fla. – The first Black woman to live and work at the International Space Station will join a SpaceX crew mission after April 2022, marking her first flight into space.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history. Several leaders, dignitaries and artists, including Prince Charles and Rihanna, attended the ceremony that began late Monday in a popular square in the capital, Bridgetown, where the statue of a well-known British lord was removed last year amid a worldwide push to erase symbols of oppression.
NEW YORK – The first officially authorized safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics have been cleared to open in New York City in hopes of curbing overdoses, the mayor and health commissioner said Tuesday.
Michigan office of US Rep. Dingell broken into, vandalized A suburban Detroit office of U.S.
Brookfield’s FFA 2021 Barnwarming Court members for the barnwarming held in mid- November were: King- Trent Polley; Queen- Kayedence Almond; Senior Attendants- Brooke Falconer, Miranda Keller, Jonathan Beeler, and Peyton Armstrong; Junior Attendants- Baylor Montgomery and Madi Almond; Sophomore Attendants- Jacob Beeler and Jenna Keller; and Freshman Attendants- Cole Collins and Tylynn Almond. COURTESY
During Marceline’s FFA Barnwarming on Nov. 13, Roni Vaughn and Zach Niemeier were crowned Marceline FFA Barnwarming Queen & King. Pictured with Vaughn and Niemeier is the Barnwarming court. COURTESY
Rex and Pat Wood were guests of Nate, Jody, Emma, Elle and Logen Brady the weekend of Nov. 20-21.
A new coronavirus variant revived old conspiracy theories this week as widely shared social media posts falsely claimed the omicron variant was nothing but a cover-up for darker agendas. Some online personalities over the weekend suggested omicron was invented as an excuse to change voting laws, or as a distraction from this week’s sex trafficking trial of longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
BUDAPEST, Hungary – From appliance stores in the United States to food markets in Hungary and gas stations in Poland, rising consumer prices fueled by high energy costs and supply chain disruptions are putting a pinch on households and businesses worldwide.