How a thunderstorm with the power of a hurricane capsized a ship
Nineteen people were on board a commercial ship when it capsized Tuesday during a thunderstorm off the Louisiana coast. But this was no ordinary storm.
Daily Archive: April 17, 2021
Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis...
Brazil asks women ‘if possible’ to delay pregnancy over Covid variants
• Doctors close in on cause of blood clots potentially linked with vaccines • Trudeau warns Canada faces third wave • US made little progress in...
Heart patients advised to move more to avoid heart attacks and strokes
Elevated blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes increase the risk of heart disease. But a large study today reveals that in people with these conditions, increasing...
Myanmar Protesters Arm Themselves With Homemade Weapons
What began as peaceful demonstrations against the military coup has rapidly grown into a resistance movement in which citizens use improvised weapons to fight the junta.
Portland police disperse crowd with pepper spray following fatal officer-involved shooting
Police in Portland, Oregon, said they used pepper spray and smoke canisters to break up a crowd that gathered on Friday as they investigated the fatal...
Loneliness won’t end when the pandemic ends
When the world goes back to normal, Shanan Cale’s life won’t change much.
The region’s Sikh community is devastated by the attack.
Many recalled a 2012 attack on a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.
