They’ve been asked, told and cajoled. But in a response many find stupefying, college students from San Diego to Boston are widely refusing to wear masks or practice social distancing, triggering COVID-19 outbreaks. A New York Times investigation says at least 51,000 students at more than 1,000 colleges and universities…
Image copyrightReuters Image captionProtesters gathered outside the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia US President Donald Trump has described as a “slimeball” a journalist who quoted him as saying dead US soldiers were “losers” and “suckers”. He likened the Atlantic magazine report to unproven accusations made against him of colluding…
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Dave Thomas believes so strongly in the power of fresh vegetables that he is willing to provide the dirt and seeds to get them started. Since 2013, his nonprofit group Cornerstone of Hope has given away more than 1,000 raised beds, seeds and soil in Rock and…
Every few weeks, Caryn Cardello and her partner contemplate bringing their son back to day care. They are stressed and overwhelmed with parenting alone after months of shelter-in-place, and they want their 2½-year-old to have the opportunity for normal social development. But when the San Francisco couple asked their pediatrician…
A jury found a 59-year-old Atascadero man guilty of 20 felony counts related to sexually abusing and drugging four teenage girls, ages 15 to 17. In Nov. 2017, officers arrested Jess Drue Brasuell III following an alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl. A search of Brasuell’s home in the…
Dr Partho Sarothi Ray, an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata’s Department of Biological Sciences has been summoned to the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) Mumbai office for questioning in the Bhima-Koregaon case. He has been asked to report on September 10. Dr Ray…
It’s easy to let hygiene standards slip on holiday without even realising it. But, in the current environment, health and safety matters even more than ever. The risk of Covid-19 has introduced a whole new world of safety measures we all need to consider in day-to-day life – and these…
September 4, 2020 A jury found a 59-year-old Atascadero man guilty of 20 felony counts related to sexually abusing and drugging four teenage girls, ages 15 to 17. In Nov. 2017, officers arrested Jess Drue Brasuell III following an alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl. A search of Brasuell’s…
ROCKFORD (WREX) — Winnebago County announces a rise in domestic violence in the area with multiple arrests. During a press conference Thursday, Winnebago County State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite-Ross announced seven suspects facing multiple charges. The following people are being charged: Jordan Zobal, 26 – Attempted First Degree Murder, Aggravated Domestic…
Dr. John Evankovich is an ICU doctor at UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC East and a lung researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, so his life has been consumed by COVID-19 in the past six months. He’s in the unique position of both understanding the science of the disease and having…
