Maloney Announces Funeral Assistance for NYers who Lost Loved Ones to COVID
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) announced on April 15 that FEMA has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for New Yorkers who have...
As America Embraces Voting Early, GOP Moves to Restrict It
Nearly seven of every 10 voters cast their ballots before Election Day in 2020. Republicans are moving to make it harder for that to happen again, potentially affecting the voting...
Police Trying to Identify Gunman, Motive in FedEx Shooting
INDIANAPOLIS — Authorities said Friday they had not yet identified a gunman who stormed a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, killing eight people and wounding...
Russia to Expel 10 US Diplomats in Response to Washington
MOSCOW — Russia on Friday responded in kind to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions, saying it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown...
Christodoulides, Dendias Discuss Cyprus Issue, Developments in East Med
NICOSIA -- Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, who is visiting Cyprus to take part in a meeting of the foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) taking place in Paphos, on Friday met with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides on the sidelines of the...
Turkish-Cypriots Repeat - Again - Demand for Two States on Island
NICOSIA -- Ahead of coming United Nations sponsored talks about trying to reunify Cyprus, the Turkish-Cypriot side that's been unlawfully occupying the northern third again said they won't accept that and want recognition.
Cypriot Ministers Take AstraZeneca Shots to Dispel Clot Fears
NICOSIA -- With worries people will shy away from taking the United Kingdom's AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because of a handful of reports about rare blood clots, Cyprus' Cabinet ministers were inoculated to show it's safe.
SpaceX, NASA Give "Go" for Astronaut Launch, 3rd for Dragon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is gearing up for its third astronaut launch in under a year, after getting the green light from NASA a week ahead of next Thursday'...
Scientists Are on a Path to Sequencing 1 Million Human Genomes and Use Big Data to Unlock Genetic Secrets
The first draft of the human genome was published 20 years ago in 2001, took nearly three years and cost between US$500 million and $1 billion. The Human Genome Project has allowed...
NASA Spacecraft Leaves Mess After Grabbing Asteroid Samples
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft left a mess at an asteroid when it grabbed a load of rubble last year for return to Earth, new pictures revealed Thursday. ...
TUI, AIDA to Relaunch Greek Cruise Schedules in May
BERLIN -- German cruise operators TUI and AIDA will restart their cruise program in May, it was announced on Friday.
Philip's Legacy Lives in Chef Who Traded Prison for Kitchen
LONDON — Jon Watts was 18 years old when he woke up in a prison cell and decided he had to change.
Eli Lilly: Antibody Combo Works Best on Variants
INDIANAPOLIS — Drugmaker Eli Lilly says its COVID-19 antibody drug should no longer be given to patients alone because treatment combinations work better fighting some...
Merkel Received the First Dose of the AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she has received a first dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
Thailand Announces New COVID-Related Restrictions
BANGKOK — Thailand announced new restrictions to slow its spread but didn't institute any curfews or lockdowns.