“The best way to prevent the emergence of new variants is to do all of the things we’ve been talking about for months,” infectious disease expert Dr. Celine Gounder told CNN Sunday night. “The more you let the virus spread, the more it mutates, the more variants you’ll have.” But the US continues to add […]Read More .

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 13 Chinese planes entered the southwestern portion of the island’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Saturday followed by 15 on Sunday, prompting Taipei to take defensive measures, including scrambling fighter jets to monitor the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) flights. According to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, PLA planes made more […]Read More .

The 58-year-old police officer was placed on administrative leave after running over at least one person and possibly striking others, according to a press release from the Tacoma Police Department. He had been with the department for nearly 30 years. The officer was not identified in the police statement. Two people were taken to the […]Read More .

People walk along a street near a market in Wuhan, China, on January 19. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images On the surface, Wuhan bustles like a city that has never known a paralyzing 76-day lockdown. At dawn, market vendors busily unload fresh fruits and vegetables. Office workers fill popular eateries during lunch break. As dusk falls, elderly […]Read More .

The President plans to move aggressively later in the week, taking steps to boost US workers, address racial inequality and combat climate change. But true, lasting change and the nation’s hopes of finally overcoming the pandemic will rely on Biden’s ability to leverage years of experience to forge common ground in the scorched earth of […]Read More .

When Congressman Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, announced that he would vote against the second impeachment of President Trump earlier this month, he hinted that he might regret it someday. McCaul said he wanted more time to review “the facts and the evidence” about the events leading up to the Capitol riot. He said […]Read More .

One sailor, an Azerbaijani citizen, was killed in the raid, while those kidnapped are from Turkey, according to the respective governments and a crew list seen by Reuters. Accounts from crew, family members and security sources described a sophisticated and well-orchestrated attack, in which armed pirates boarded the ship and breached its protective citadel, possibly […]Read More .

Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Jordana Bermúdez isn’t a skateboarder, but she found a sense of community at a skate park on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The photographer, who relocated from Mexico City to New York in 2019, grew up roller skating and biking. And it was in Coleman Playground, a stretch of concrete near […]Read More .

“This is exactly what anti-vaccine groups do,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, an infectious diseases specialist and author of “Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-Science.” Now, the same groups are blaming patients’ coincidental medical problems on covid shots, even when it’s clear that age or underlying health conditions are to blame, […]Read More .

(CNN) — They’re known for clear aquamarine waters, stretches of soft beaches … and political intrigue. Welcome to the Paracel Islands. After an 11-month suspension due to the pandemic, China‘s cruise ships have set sail again. And, with the Covid-19 outbreak largely under control, the first cruises to resume operations in the country are going […]Read More .