Dr. Anthony Fauci praised the “qualified, highly respected Chinese scientists” the National Institutes of Health collaborated with at the Wuhan Institute of Virology over the years, defending NIH’s funding of bat coronavirus research in China. His latest comments come amid a debate over gain-of-function research and the possibility of COVID-19 originating at the Wuhan lab. […]
WASHINGTON — As the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot prepares to get underway next week, it will include former CIA Inspector General David Buckley in the role of staff director. The selection of Buckley to serve in that capacity, however, could come back to haunt the Democrats on the committee who selected […]
“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. What’s happening Some top Democrats in the Senate, led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, unveiled a proposal earlier this month to end the federal prohibition of marijuana and expunge the records of those with nonviolent pot-related offenses. The bill faces steep odds […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The days of practicing law for the mob-busting prosecutor turned point man for pushing Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election may be over. Rudy Giuliani’s law license has already been suspended in his home state. That suspension, in practice, may well amount to a national suspension. A New York appeals […]
Every American bargoer knows the ritual: Flash a valid ID at the door to prove you’re old enough to enter. But as the hypercontagious Delta variant drives yet another nationwide surge in COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths, more and more customers — particularly in California — are now being required to show an additional document: […]
After declining sharply for months, coronavirus cases are climbing once again as a result of the Delta variant. Although they remain well below peak levels, the U.S. is now seeing about 30,000 new cases per day. The most recent seven-day average shows hospitalizations are also up by nearly 36 percent, according to the Centers for […]
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An explosion tore through a house in a popular market in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing one person and wounding 10, the Palestinian territory’s interior ministry said. It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion. The blast in the Al-Zawiya area collapsed large parts of the house […]
Ms Begum appeared in court charged with three counts of fraud that allegedly took place between 2013 and 2016 A Labour MP defrauded her local council out of nearly £64,000 by “dishonestly” obtaining social housing over three years, a court heard. Apsana Begum appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Wednesday charged with three counts of […]
Fox News host Sean Hannity urged viewers Monday night to “take COVID seriously,” saying he believes in the “science of vaccinations.” It appears that his fellow primetime hosts weren’t moved by his appeal. On Tuesday night, Tucker Carlson continued to promote vaccine skepticism, excoriating former Obama administration Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to China this weekend on a visit that comes as tensions between Washington and Beijing soar on multiple fronts, the State Department said Wednesday. Sherman will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and others in the northeastern city of Tianjin on Sunday as part […]