Development of new coronavirus vaccines may be hitting critical mass. Here’s how they work
Data on vaccines being tested by Johnson & Johnson and Novavax came out last week, and makers of AstraZeneca‘s vaccine and Russia’s…
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In a case of potential mistaken mummy identity, scientists uncover clues
You know how clothing stores prop up mannequins in windows, showing off the fashionable goods they have to offer? That might be the explanation…
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Martian landslides may be caused by melting ice and salt under the surface
Mars may seem like a still, frozen desert, but more evidence suggests that the red planet is active in subtle ways. The NASA InSight mission has…
Continue ReadingEavesdropping marmosets understand other monkeys’ conversations
Marmosets can understand conversations between other monkeys and judge whether they want to interact with them, according to new research. Scientists…
Continue Reading SoulCycle instructor apologizes after being criticized for jumping the line to get Covid-19 vaccine
A popular SoulCycle instructor is apologizing for “a terrible error in judgment” after getting the Covid-19 vaccine. Stacey Griffith, a…
Continue ReadingThe sacred lands of Utah’s Bears Ears brought 5 tribes together. An executive order is reviving effort to protect them
A rocky corner in southern Utah has been the focal point of protests and political battles for years. A recent move by the Biden administration is…
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Woman charged in Capitol riot asks judge to let her take vacation in Mexico
A Texas woman charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection has asked a federal judge to let her travel to Mexico for a “work-related bonding…
Continue ReadingBiden leans on his Capitol Hill experience while pitching big Covid-19 relief deal
President Joe Biden is relying on his Capitol Hill years to convince former colleagues to move quickly on his debut legislative effort, waging an…
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70% to 85% of Americans need to be fully vaccinated for a return to normal, Fauci says. So far it’s less than 2%
About 70% to 85% of the US population should be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before the country can begin to return to a sense of normalcy, Dr.…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats to take first steps to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments
House Democrats are set to take the first steps Wednesday to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from her committee assignments,…
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Three pilots killed in Idaho National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crash
Three Idaho Army National Guard members died during a training exercise when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Boise on Tuesday, the National…
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Pfizer plans to deliver 200M doses of its vaccine by May
(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – Pfizer announced Tuesday it plans to deliver 200 million doses of its COVID vaccine to the U.S. by May, several months sooner…
Continue ReadingUS drops discrimination lawsuit against Yale
The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration had filed against Yale University last year…
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Biden tells House Democrats to ‘stick together’ in Covid-19 relief push, signals willingness to narrow stimulus checks
President Joe Biden told House Democrats on a conference call Wednesday he is open to narrowing the distribution of $1,400 stimulus checks in his…
Continue ReadingAstraZeneca vaccine appears to substantially reduce transmission of the coronavirus, study shows
The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine appears to substantially reduce transmission of the virus, rather than simply preventing symptomatic…
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CDC sheds light on vaccination rates
(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – Two new studies from the CDC shed light on vaccination rates during the first month of…
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Imperial County holding mass vaccination clinic for seniors
Several agencies are partnering up to offer COVID-19 vaccination doses for people ages 65 and…
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Biden signs immigration executive orders and establishes task force to reunite separated families
President Joe Biden signed three executive orders Tuesday that take aim at his predecessor’s hardline immigration policies and try to rectify the…
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A British teenager fell into a 10-month coma before the pandemic. Now he’s waking up in a new world
Joseph Flavill slipped out of one world and woke up in another. On March 1, 2020, when the 19-year-old was struck by a car in Staffordshire, central…
Continue Reading Teachers have lost colleagues to Covid-19 and worry about being next. But, they say, no one’s listening
Were it not for the health benefits, Aimeé Gotreaux says she would have already resigned from her job as a special education teacher in Kennesaw,…
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