Africa registered a 43% jump in reported COVID-19 cases in the last week, highlighting a warning from the World Health Organization that the continent could become the next epicenter of the global outbreak, per the AP. Africa also has a “very, very limited” and “very, very
Forty different languages are spoken at the South Dakota pork processing plant that has become a coronavirus hot spot, but workers who showed symptoms were sent home with informational packets that were written only in English, federal investigators revealed Thursday. That failure to communicate may be part
For a guy who cherishes his privacy, Tom Brady is developing a knack for making headlines in his new home state of Florida. First came news that he was working out in a Tampa park and had to be informed by a parks worker that it was
Michael Oghia was on a Zoom videoconference with about 20 climate activists last week when someone hijacked the presenter’s screen to show a video of explicit child pornography involving an infant. “It took me a moment to process it,” said Oghia, advocacy and engagement manager
WARSAW — Married gay couple Dawid Mycek and Jakub Kwiecinski say they face frequent abuse in Poland for being part of a so-called “homosexual plague.” “So we thought that if we are dealing right now with a real plague (the new coronavirus) we could help
Stock trading was briefly halted Thursday for California-based Gilead Sciences, after a draft report said the company’s experimental coronavirus treatment disappointed in a recent drug trial. Shares continued to slump, even after the biotech company moved quickly to dispute the findings of the World Health
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus pandemic and its social repercussions are fueling violence by both frustrated individuals and domestic terrorists, according to a new intelligence report by the Department of Homeland Security obtained by NBC News. The unclassified report by a Florida field office cites two incidents
The IRS’ online tool, Get My Payment, has been live for under a week, but is already running into trouble. Designed to help you set up direct deposit (here’s how) and track your coronavirus stimulus checks (step-by-step directions), it’s meant to be an elegant solution to help millions of eligible