U.K. enacts travel ban as new COVID-19 variant catches attention of public health officials

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, speaks during a meeting in October. The WHO is holding a special meeting of a panel monitoring COVID-19 variants in response to a new one that’s emerged in Africa. Photo by Martial Trezzini/EPA Nov. 25 (UPI) — Britain has banned travel from six African countries…Continue Reading

New Jersey police officer charged over accusations of hitting pedestrian, taking body home

Louis Santiago, a Newark police officer, faces multiple charges for allegedly hitting a pedestrian in his car and taking the body home with him. Photo courtesy of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Nov. 25 (UPI) — A Newark, N.J. police officer faces charges for allegedly hitting a man with his personal car and taking the…Continue Reading