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Nurse In Italy Caught Faking Shots, Ditching Vaccine: Police
ROME (AP) — Police in Italy have arrested a nurse on charges that he faked giving coronavirus vaccinations to at…
US Surgeons Transplant Pig Heart Into Human Patient
In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a…
Tallest Galapagos Volcano Erupts, Spewing Lava, Ash
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The tallest mountain in the Galapagos islands was erupting on Friday, spewing lava down its…
Scientists Teach Goldfish To Drive ‘Fish-Operated Vehicle’
Two goldfish are in a tank. One says to the other, “OK, you man the guns and I’ll drive.”That classic dad joke may…
EPA Reverses Trump’s Fuel Mileage Rules On New Cars
The Environmental Protection Agency tightened fuel mileage rules on new cars and light-duty trucks Monday,…
Thomas Lovejoy, Biologist Who Studied Biodiversity And Extinction, Dies At 80
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Thomas E. Lovejoy, a leading conservation biologist who is credited with popularizing the term…
Cleveland COVID Testing Site So Overwhelmed It Closes 3 Hours After Opening
CLEVELAND (AP) — A COVID testing site run by the Ohio National Guard in Cleveland began turning away people three…
Rare Sea Eagle, Native To Asia, Turns Up In Massachusetts
A Steller’s sea eagle, a rare raptor native to parts of Asia and eastern Russia, has been spotted mingling with…
High Wind Postpones Launch Of NASA’s Newest Space Telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Dangerously high wind will keep NASA’s newest space telescope on the ground for at…
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Tests Positive For Coronavirus
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s governor announced Monday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, but is…