For nearly 40 years, fertility treatment has grown ever more advanced and so entrenched that it’s not uncommon for couples to begin their families in their late 30s, 40s or even 50s.But even as questions about the technology to extend fertility have been answered — yes, children born through in vitro fertilization are healthy; yes,…
(Newser) – A new coronavirus model says 24 states might have high transmission rates if they reopen without any effort to curb the contagion, the Washington Post reports. Researchers at Imperial College London drew on case information and cell phone location data to estimate each state's virus reproduction number, dubbed "Ro" or "R naught"—meaning the…
Patricia Macias has found cockroaches in her hair. They’ve fallen on her 13-year-old son’s face and body. It happens inside their home in Arlington Heights, reports Aaron Mendelson, where they’re supposed to be sheltering to stay safe amid the pandemic. They’ve filed a lawsuit, but according to Macias, her landlord has done nothing. "I have…
Better Business Bureau say it can actually be used as a tool by scammers to get some personal information. A lot of people are including in their posts the year they graduated and the name of their school, like 'Class of '73, Any High School.'Scammers can use this information when hacking your accounts, because it's…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…