THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — With each passing hour, new restrictions were being slapped on travel from countries in southern Africa as the world scurried Saturday to contain a new variant of the coronavirus that has the potential to be more resistant to the protection offered by vaccines.A host of countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada…Continue Reading
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nineteen people died and 32 more were injured after a bus apparently carrying pilgrims to a religious site in central Mexico crashed on Friday.State officials said the bus apparently lost its brakes and slammed into a building in the State of Mexico. Six of the victims suffered injuries so severe they…Continue Reading
A security guard died from wounds he suffered while trying to protect a news crew in California, authorities said Saturday. Kevin Nishita, an ex-police officer who worked as an armed guard for the Star Protection Agency, was helping guard a KRON-TV crew on Wednesday in Oakland when somebody tried stealing the crew’s camera equipment. Nishita…Continue Reading
Long COVID, also known as long-haul COVID, chronic COVID, or long-haul syndrome, refers to symptoms that persist for four or more weeks after an initial COVID-19 infection. Board-certified internist and cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough discusses potential treatments for long-haul COVID in an interview with Dr. Al Johnson posted on YouTube, including which tests may be…Continue Reading
An American biotechnology company is working on a version of its COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the newly identified Omicron variant. Maryland-based Novavax has already started developing the version, with plans to start testing it next month. The updated formulation revolves around a new spike protein, which triggers a response from the human immune system.…Continue Reading
Customers shop at a Home Depot store in Chicago, Ill., on July 26, 2017. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) EL CAJON, Calif.—Police arrested a 38-year-old man who allegedly attempted to steal $800 worth of merchandise from a Home Depot in El Cajon and menaced employees with a Taser on Friday, Nov. 26. Jmikel Wilson, who is believed to be…Continue Reading
Commentary In a typically masterful essay from 50 years ago, the great British journalist and social critic Malcolm Muggeridge observed that nothing is more pathetic to watch than a ruling class on the run. If Muggeridge and his gimlet eye were with us today, however, even he might feel obliged to revise his take on…Continue Reading
Former Chicago Bears great Dan Hampton, shown at his 2002 induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. File Photo by John Turney/Wikimedia Commons Nov. 27 (UPI) — Police arrested former Super Bowl champion and Chicago Bears defensive end Dan Hampton on suspicion of impaired driving last week in Northwest Indiana, authorities said.…Continue Reading
A Canadian man died in a car crash after leaving a night club in Dallas’ Deep Ellum neighborhood Thursday morning. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Nov. 27 (UPI) — A Canadian man who was listed as missing while visiting Texas for a Dallas Cowboys football game on Thanksgiving was killed in a car crash, his…Continue Reading
A group of up to 30 people robbed a Best Buy store in Minnesota on Black Friday, police said. File Photo by Lynn Watson/Shutterstock.com Nov. 27 (UPI) — A group of up to 30 people swarmed through a Best Buy store in Minnesota on Black Friday, stealing electronics before police arrived, authorities said. The store…Continue Reading