Washington – A former senior adviser to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from a scheme to conceal federal records during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a deal reached with federal prosecutors in Maryland, David Morens, 78, agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to … Read more
House and Senate Democrats are calling on President Donald Trump to rescind his Aug. 10 executive order targeting childhood vaccines, citing the growing measles outbreak, which has reached its highest level in 35 years. In a letter signed by more than 90 Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), lawmakers criticized Health and Human … Read more
California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton criticizes Democratic opponent Xavier Becerra’s ‘power hour’ electricity proposal to reduce energy costs in ‘The Bottom Line.’ California regulators on Monday approved new rules that will restrict which replacement tires can be sold statewide in an effort to meet energy efficiency standards. The new regulations, adopted unanimously by the California … Read more
At WWDC 2021, Apple announced support for storing your driver’s license in Apple Wallet on the iPhone. At the time, Apple touted this as the final step before you can be “completely free of your physical wallet.” These are the states where support for Apple Wallet’s driver’s license feature is coming soon… Apple Wallet ID … Read more
Crystal Palace have signed striker Zavier Gozo from Real Salt Lake for $15m (£11.1m). selected for this season’s MLS All-Star Game. The Utah-born prospect has been selected by the United States at every level up to U-23. He becomes Palace’s sixth signing of the summer transfer window, following Oscar Mingueza, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Dwight McNeil, Evann … Read more
New images from a NASA satellite orbiting the Moon reveal a new 60-foot-wide crater formed by a wayward SpaceX rocket that crashed into the lunar surface earlier this month. The accident involved the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that originally launched on January 15, 2025 and was carrying two commercial lunar landers. As … Read more
Measles outbreak in southwestern Wisconsin grows, 2 cases confirmed in Grant County Channel 3000Iowa officials identify places visited during measles contagion KCCIChaotic fights mar last day of 2026 Wisconsin State Fair Wisconsin State JournalSouthwest Wisconsin measles outbreak grows to 39, expands range Milwaukee Journal SentinelTaylor County confirms measles cases in southwest Iowa KMAland.com
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 6, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Treasury yields retreated slightly on Tuesday after long-term bonds hit their highest level in nearly two decades amid a worsening U.S. fiscal situation and persistently higher inflation. The yield on the 30-year US … Read more
Alaska’s nonpartisan Senate primary will offer a rare opportunity to test the strength of the two leading candidates, Dan S. Sullivan, the Republican incumbent, and former Rep. Mary Peltola, a well-funded Democrat, as they face off months before November. And Northern California voters will choose a replacement for former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned in … Read more
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he is unhappy that the country is close to reaching a deal with Iran to manage maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, two regional officials said Tuesday, a day after Trump leveled the threat. The officials said the Trump administration has told … Read more