Children may be spreading Covid-19 through extracurricular activities like sports, health officials say. After-school activities are creating clusters where coronavirus can spread among children, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We know that these increases are due, in part, to more highly transmissible variants, which we are
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Tencent’s biggest shareholder has sold $14.7 billion worth of shares in the Chinese social media and gaming giant, and will use the money to invest in other growth ventures. Prosus, a spin-off by South African media and internet investment firm Naspers, sold a 2% stake in Tencent for 114.2 billion Hong Kong dollars ($14.7 billion),
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam endorsed former Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s gubernatorial bid on Thursday, backing the man he succeeded as governor to be the commonwealth’s next chief executive. Northam’s endorsement, two years removed from a blackface scandal that threatened to end his tenure, is one of the most coveted in Virginia Democratic circles, especially in the
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What are you doing with your stimulus checks? According to a new survey, American households are using most of the money to pay down debt or add to their savings. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
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European drug regulators have confirmed a link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 shot and rare blood clots, as UK authorities recommended that people under 30 should take alternative vaccines. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Wednesday that a particular combination of unusual blood clots with low blood platelet counts should be listed as a side effect
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A slab of stone, engraved with intricate lines and motifs dating to the Bronze Age, has been revealed to be Europe’s oldest map, researchers say. Using high-resolution 3D surveys and photogrammetry, researchers re-examined the Saint-Bélec Slab — an engraved and partly broken piece of stone that was discovered in 1900 but forgotten about for almost
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A visibly pregnant Nigerian athlete has clinched a gold medal at the ongoing National Sports Festival, securing gold in the multi-sport event, which happens every two years in the country. Aminat Idrees, 26, who is eight months pregnant, won in the Mixed Poomsae category in Taekwondo, organizers said Monday, describing her achievements as “inspiring.” Idrees,
Continue Reading In one of the most significant attacks against US forces in Afghanistan recently, CNN has learned that the Taliban twice targeted one of the most heavily guarded bases in the country late last month and that US military personnel working for the CIA were at the installation when it came under fire. Rockets landed near
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This year’s French Open tennis tournament has been postponed by a week due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) announced on Thursday. The second grand slam of the year was originally scheduled to take place from Monday 17 May to Sunday 6 June. However, France has recently entered a new lockdown with
Continue Reading PSG defeated Bayern Munich 3-2 in a thrilling, end-to-end Champions League encounter on Wednesday thanks to two goals from star striker Kylian Mbappe. In a repeat of last year’s final, which Bayern won 1-0, this proved to be a much more open affair in the swirling snow of Munich’s Allianz Arena. Bayern enjoyed more possession
Continue Reading At least five people are dead after what authorities are calling a “case of a mass shooting” at a home in York County, South Carolina. The victims of the Wednesday evening shooting near Rock Hill included a doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren, the York County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet. The family
Continue Reading At least five people are dead after what authorities are calling a “case of a mass shooting” at a home in York County, South Carolina. The victims of the Wednesday evening shooting near Rock Hill included a doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren, the York County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet. The family
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THURSDAY: Don’t set the umbrella down just yet! More rain will be rotating through on the backside of this system that isn’t quite done with us yet. Today’s batch will be much lighter and quieter than what we were tracking yesterday. But it will be much cooler as well, with highs topping out in the
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Coronavirus vaccine “passports” are making news as more countries say they’ll use them to grant citizens access to travel and other services. The idea is being widely discussed in the United States. Some state leaders such as Missouri Gov. Mike Parson have come out against the idea. Are you in favor of the passports? Vote
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Jordan’s King has broken his silence about a royal family fallout that rattled the country, calling the episode the “most painful” of his 22-year reign. The saga began over the weekend, when Jordanian authorities detained around 15 people, including a high-profile political figure and at least one member of the royal family. A popular prince,
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Just five states have accounted for about 43% of new coronavirus cases over the last week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey had more than 196,400 of the country’s 453,360 cases reported in the last week, according to data available Wednesday morning. Those states are home
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Officers were originally called to the 1800 block of Juniper Drive around 11:15 p.m. after receiving reports of shots fired in the area.
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The Texan who had the world’s longest nails grown by a woman can finally open a door without fear after cutting them. Ayanna Williams of Houston broke the Guinness World Record for the world’s longest fingernails in 2017, when they measured nearly 19 feet long. It took her more than two bottles of nail polish
Continue Reading Garett Wagner was working Tuesday morning when a man wearing military fatigues and covered in blood walked into the Nicolock Paving Stones facility in Frederick, Maryland. “‘I’ve been shot. Please help me. There’s an active shooter, he’s still chasing me,” the man said, according to Wagner, the operations manager at Nicolock. The wounded man was
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