Destination Space: Cleaning up space junk
It might be hard to imagine but space is getting crowded. ‘Space junk’ is becoming a dangerous hazard for orbiting satellites, and now some countries...
Shopify posts surprise profit as lockdowns drive online traffic
Shopify Inc said more people were shopping online as the COVID-19 crisis kept them at home, helping the Canadian e-commerce company post a surprise adjusted...
Pompeo blames China for hundreds of thousands of virus deaths, denies inconsistency
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his aggressive criticism of China, blaming it for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people...
New coronavirus adapts to populations; vaccine works in monkeys
The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the...
World shares mixed amid hopes for business pickup, weak data; oil slides
World equity markets were mixed on Wednesday, with U.S. indexes seesawing amid hopes for a pickup in business activity and as oil prices slumped with...
Howard and Lois, reunited: Elderly couple separated by virus finally meet again
For 56 days, the coronavirus pandemic kept Howard Smith apart from Lois Kittson, his wife of half a century. Their separation ended this week with...
NFL: ’21 salary cap to shrivel due to COVID-19
Unknown financial implications from the coronavirus pandemic might force the NFL to reduce the 2021 salary cap by as much as 50 percent, ESPN’s Adam...
WHO warns of new lockdowns if transition not managed carefully
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned of the risks of returning to lockdown if countries emerging from pandemic restrictions do...
Wall Street gains on optimism over easing lockdowns
Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Wednesday on hopes of a pickup in business activity as states eased coronavirus-induced curbs, with investors also looking past...
Democrats say Trump’s pick for powerful U.S. court too inexperienced
A federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is too inexperienced to sit on...