The year a computer bug threatened to bring down modern civilization
Two decades ago an existential threat brought the world together— the Y2K bug. In the late 1990s, computers were rapidly transforming how the world…
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TikTok is giving 10 colleges $10 million to boost minorities in healthcare
If nothing else, 2020 has shown just how important healthcare workers and public health experts are. So, in an effort to show their support, TikTok…
Continue Reading A nurse’s home burned down while she was caring for a critical Covid-19 patient
After caring for Covid-19 patients all day, what Tina Irwin looked forward to the most was walking through the doors of a house she worked hard to…
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Maricopa County to fight subpoena demanding copies of ballots
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors says it will fight a broad subpoena issued by the state Senate. The court order is part of the latest…
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Fitness video games can break your Covid pandemic exercise slump
Some discover their preferred method of exercise early on and have the self-discipline to stick with it for decades. The rest of us, well, we get a…
Continue Reading Two facing kidnapping charges in the case of toddler abandoned at Goodwill store
Two people are facing federal charges in the case of a 2-year-old boy who was abandoned at a Mississippi Goodwill store earlier this week. Jeremy…
Continue Reading FDA prepares to OK a second vaccine as average daily cases and deaths hit records
US officials say they’re “rapidly” working toward issuing emergency authorization for what would be the nation’s second…
Continue Reading Michigan governor moves state reopening forward, citing encouraging Covid-19 indicators
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday announced the lifting of some restrictions designed to curb the spread of coronavirus. In-person classes can…
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Congressional backers cite cybersecurity provisions as they push Trump to sign defense bill
The massive defense bill that President Donald Trump is threatening to veto contains provisions for increased cybersecurity, which has taken on…
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Tension rises between Pentagon and Biden transition team over meetings
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team said Friday that they did not agree to a two-week break in critical transfer-of-power discussions with…
Continue Reading How the fight over Biden’s EPA pick highlights a seismic crack in the Democrats’ climate coalition
Under President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency became an oxymoron, run by people who’d spent their careers suing or lobbying…
Continue Reading The year of reckoning: How 2020 revealed the fault lines in American policing
Every morning, Victor Wahl walks into his office with a sense of dread. Months of intense protests and heightened scrutiny have left the acting…
Continue Reading Eight nuns died of Covid-19 at a Wisconsin facility within a week
Within a week, eight nuns living in the Notre Dame of Elm Grove in Wisconsin died from Covid-19, all of whom, in their own ways, were mentors in the…
Continue Reading Med schools are seeing historic high applications. Whether or not it’s a ‘Fauci effect,’ it’s much needed
Dr. Anthony Fauci has arguably become one of the most recognizable faces of 2020. And the director of the National Institute of Allergy and…
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Kofa HS student selected to serve on Arizona Youth Arts Council
Marilyn Garcia Chavez is first student from Kofa High to be selected for the…
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Florida woman finds raccoon in Christmas tree
The woman thought it was a cat that crawled into her doggy…
Continue Reading With evictions ban expiring soon, new housing crisis could threaten minorities most
A federal ban on evictions expires at the end of the year, and it’s sparking fears of a housing crisis that could disproportionately send…
Continue Reading A homeless man sentenced to life in prison for a $20 marijuana sale is freed after 12 years
In 2008, Fate Winslow was approached by a plain-clothed undercover police officer in Shreveport, Louisiana, looking for some marijuana. Winslow,…
Continue Reading NYC officials announce changes to admissions to improve fairness
New York City officials announced changes to middle and high school admissions to improve fairness and balance inequities across the system.…
Continue Reading NYPD mistakes ‘likely escalated tensions’ at George Floyd protests, city report says
New York Police Department officials did not anticipate the large number of protesters or violence that came at them during the George Floyd…
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