Amtrak Reduces Train Service Amid Covid Surge Within Its Ranks
About 8 percent of departures to be suspended for the next 10 weeks. Source: New York Times
Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Republican Gerrymander of Map
The Ohio Supreme Court struck down a congressional map skewed to favor Republicans on Friday, ruling that it was the equivalent of a dealer stacking...
Howard Solomon, 94, Dies; His Business Success Had a Personal Connection
“Forest Pharmaceuticals deliberately chose to pursue corporate profits over its obligations to the F.D.A. and the American public,” Carmen Ortiz, the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts,...
US: Far-right Oath Keepers founder pleads not guilty to sedition
Stewart Rhodes is charged with seditious conspiracy in relation to the US Capitol attack on January 6 last year.The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers...
North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles After Lashing Out
SEOUL — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles on Friday, its third missile test this month, hours after it warned of “stronger and certain reaction”...
Virginia Giuffre seeks testimony from Prince Andrew’s former assistant
Attorneys say they have ‘reason to believe’ that Robert Olney has ‘relevant information’ about duke’s relationship with EpsteinPrince Andrew’s longtime accuser Virginia Giuffre is seeking...
Senate Panel OKs Califf Nomination for F.D.A. Chief
As a cardiologist, Dr. Califf spent decades leading clinical trials at the Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina. Most recently, he led clinical policy...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Signed Off on Deal at Center of Antitrust Case, States Say
Google’s chief executive approved an agreement with Facebook at the heart of an antitrust lawsuit that 16 states and Puerto Rico have lodged against the...
The Kunga Was a Status Symbol Long Before the Thoroughbred
In ancient Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago, long before horses arrived in the region, another spirited member of the equine family, the kunga, took a starring...
Saturn’s moon can store an entire ocean of water
A group of scientists came to the conclusion that the lunar satellite of Saturn called Mimas, which was discovered more than two hundred years ago...