Scientists are dusting off some decades-old vaccines against other germs to see whether they could provide a little stopgap protection against COVID-19 until a more precise shot arrives. It may sound odd: Vaccines are designed to target specific diseases. Bu…
New research has suggested that coronavirus can live on the soles of shoes and consequently could be being transported around hospitals by medical staff. The study, published by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, noted that half of the samples f…
The federal government normally doles out EIDL loans to small businesses hurt by tornadoes and wildfires. On March 12, the SBA expanded the program to help entrepreneurs hurt by the coronavirus, offering low-interest loans of up to $2 million. The EIDL progr…
Chinas leaders waited six days after determining a new coronavirus was breaking out in Wuhan before warning citizens of the potential for infection, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, citing internal documents. There have been widespread reports tha…
Chinas leaders waited six days after determining a new coronavirus was breaking out in Wuhan before warning citizens of the potential for infection, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, citing internal documents. There have been widespread reports tha…
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…