Year: 2021

As the omicron COVID-19 variant surges through the country, states are struggling once again with spikes in cases and hospitalizations. Read full article

On Sunday, the temperature in Kodiak, Alaska, hit 67 degrees Fahrenheit, setting a December record-high for a state that has become used to them as climate change continues to rewrite recorded history. Read full article

After appearing on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” conservative radio talk show host Jesse Kelly is now under fire for controversial comments deemed by critics as racist, sexist and homophobic. How it started: Carlson took a swing at Adm. Christopher Grady, who was appointed vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Dec. 17. Carlson addressed Grady’s…

The “Golden Girls” actor reflected on how she had stayed healthy and happy ahead of her 100th birthday in January. Read full article

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group to stay in the Mediterranean Sea region rather than move on to the Middle East, amid worries about the buildup of thousands of Russian troops near the Ukraine border. A defense official said Tuesday that the change in the schedule of the…

A Chinese model at the center of an ongoing controversy about beauty standards and Western stereotypes in China has clapped back at critics taking a jab at her “slanted eyes.” Driving the news: The model, who goes by the professional name Cai Niang Niang, appeared in a 2019 ad for a local snack brand called…

Legend had it that an image of President Abraham Lincoln lying in his coffin had been placed inside the copper box Read full article

A Stellar Sea Eagle from Asia who is thousands of miles away from home has been traveling around North America for more than a year. The lost eagle: The sea eagle, whose species is native to Japan, Korea, China and Russia, was first seen in the summer of 2020 in Alaska and last spotted two…

The attorney representing the private company that oversaw the Arizona Senate’s partisan review of Maricopa County’s 2020 election results is trying to quit after a series of losses in cases brought by groups seeking records of the “audit.” The move to withdraw by attorney Jack Wilenchik is opposed by American Oversight, a government watchdog group…

“We don’t even know what the future holds for him,” said one family member. Read full article