2021-06-03 China Reports First Possible Human Case of Rare Bird Flu
China has reported the world’s first known human infection with a rare form of bird flu. A 41-year-old man from…
2021-06-05 WHO Uses Greek Letters for Naming COVID Variants
Goodbye B.1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1. Hello Alpha, Beta and Gamma. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced May 31 that it…
2021-06-01 How Tulsa Massacre Not Learned for Nearly 100 Years
June 1 marks the 100th anniversary of the destruction of “Black Wall Street” in Tulsa, Oklahoma. But that day —…
2021-06-02 Researchers: Lost Fishing Equipment Threatens Ocean Life
Researchers are worried about the fishing equipment they call “ghost nets,” floating around the Pacific Ocean. The nets threaten sea…
2021-06-01 Support Grows for Osaka after She Leaves French Open
Naomi Osaka received the support of tennis fans, leading athletes, her sponsors and her country, Japan, Tuesday, after her withdrawal…
2021-06-01 China Raises Child Limit to 3 as Birth Rate Drops
China’s government has raised the child limit for couples from two to three as the country experiences lower birth rates.…
2021-06-01 Belgian Religious Community Restarts Beer Making After 200 Years
The Roman Catholic religious community in Belgium known as Grimbergen Abbey says it will start making beer again after more…
2021-05-31 Startup Teaches Young Nigerians to Program Websites on Smartphones
Samuel Anyaele is teaching young Nigerians computer skills using their smartphones. The goal is to give them the ability to…
2021-05-31 Removing Highways to Heal Racial Wrongs
For more than 50 years, Interstate 81 highway has cut through the Southside neighborhood of Syracuse, a city in northwestern…
2021-05-31 China Looks to Ocean to Cool Power-Hungry Data Centers
China is looking to the ocean to help reduce the cost of cooling data centers that use powerful computers and…
2021-05-30 Separated at Border, Family Is Building New Life Together
Honduran immigrant Keldy Mabel Gonzales Brebe entered the United States legally this month to join her children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.…
2021-05-30 Growing Mystery of Suspected Energy Attack
The United States government is facing new pressure to solve a mystery: Are American diplomats and officials being attacked with…
2021-05-30 Memorial Day in America
Memorial Day is a national holiday observed in the United States on the last Monday in May. This year, Memorial…
2021-05-29 San Francisco Debates Reopening Streets Closed During Pandemic
San Francisco closed some major roads to cars during the coronavirus pandemic to provide more space for people to safely…
2021-05-29 Baseball Card Collection Could Set New Record
When Florida doctor Thomas Newman died of COVID-19, he left his family with a large collection of sports cards worth…