Ex-college professor charged with setting California fires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former college professor was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly starting four wildfires in Northern California earlier this year that threatened to…
How SpaceX’s Huge Starship Rocket Compares to Others As Elon Musk Eyes January Launch
By Ed Browne SpaceX’s Starship rocket is due to make its first orbital flight in January or February if all goes according to plan, Elon Musk has said. Speaking during…
US to buy 10 million antiviral COVID-19 pills from Pfizer
by Christopher Hutton, The U.S. government will purchase 10 million Pfizer pills that will help mitigate the symptoms of COVID-19 and potentially prevent hospitalization. Pfizer announced Thursday it had signed…
Democrats are poised to play debt-ceiling chicken with Republicans again — and endanger the world financial system in the process
By bwinck@businessinsider.com (Ben Winck) Say something if you’ve heard this one before. The deadline to raise or suspend the debt ceiling is weeks away. Democrats say the responsibility to avoid…
Biden’s approval dips to 36 percent in new Quinnipiac poll
By Max Greenwood President Biden’s job approval rating is down to just 36 percent in a new Quinnipiac University poll, signaling trouble for Democrats as they head into 2022. The…
Taiwan deploys advanced F-16V fighter jets amid China threat
By HUIZHONG WU and JOHNSON LAI CHIAYI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has deployed the most advanced version of the F-16 fighter jet in its air force, as the self-ruled island…
California Only State Where Personal Income Rose Above Inflation Since Pandemic
John Seiler And now for something completely unexpected. Since the pandemic hit in the second quarter of 2020, the only state whose income has risen above inflation has been California,…
FDA Asks Court for 55 Years to Fully Release Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Data
By Ivan Pentchoukov The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked a federal judge on Nov. 15 to give it until the year 2076 to fully release the documents in its…
More Than 100,000 Americans Died Due to a Drug Overdose in a One-Year Period for the First Time, CDC Reports
By Christopher Burroughs More than 100,000 Americans have died in the 12-month period ending in April, marking the highest number ever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported…
OSHA suspends enforcement of large employer ‘vaccine mandate’
by: Joshua Kuhn WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSPA) – Following a November 12 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it…
The Wind Turbine Failures Behind Europe’s Energy Crisis Are a Warning for America
By Darragh Roche The ongoing energy crisis in Europe has shown how nations will experience “growing pains” from a switch to renewable sources of energy including wind power, according to…
Texas A&M researchers discover new inhaled drug showing promise against many respiratory viruses
By Andy Krauss . COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered a new drug they say shows great promise fighting various kinds of respiratory viruses.…
