• Covid-19 latest: India recorded the highest ever daily rise in cases worldwide
A fugitive who escaped from a Nevada jail 27 years ago and fled to Mexico is back in US custody
A prisoner who escaped from a Nevada jail 27 years ago is back in US custody after being captured in Mexico, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections and the US Marshals Service.
Use of e-cigarettes plus tobacco cigarettes linked to higher risk of respiratory symptoms
Exclusively using (or “vaping”) e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking, but many people using e-cigarettes to quit smoking continue to smoke cigarettes. New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reveals that respiratory symptoms—such as cough and wheeze—are more likely to develop when people use both e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes together compared with …
What Parkinson’s disease patients reveal about how art is experienced and valued
Art appreciation is considered essential to human experience. While taste in art varies depending on the individual, cognitive neuroscience can provide clues about how viewing art affects our neural systems, and evaluate how these systems inform our valuation of art. For instance, one study shows that viewing art activates motor areas, both in clear representations …
Indonesian navy detects object during search for missing submarine
An unidentified object has been spotted at the site of the ongoing search for a missing Indonesian submarine with 53 crew members on board, as authorities warn that oxygen on the vessel will run out within 24 hours.
$10,000 Flute Left in Cab Nine Years Ago Is Finally Returned
Heidi Slyker, a Boston-area musician, said the disappearance had consequences beyond the mere loss of property.
As Covid-19 surges globally, Israel is emerging into post-pandemic life
Shuki Weiss is starting to see the post-Covid light.
China calls these Uyghur parents ‘terrorists’ without evidence. But they say they just want to be with their children again
Three Uyghur parents who publicly appealed to Beijing to let their children leave China have been accused, without evidence, of child abandonment and terrorism by the Chinese government.
Independent Spirit Awards Continue ‘Nomadland’ Winning Streak
Meanwhile, Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”) and Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”) won lead acting trophies.
China responds to CNN report on separated Uyghur families
China’s government has responded to a CNN investigation on children from China’s Xinjiang region who were ripped from their families. Amnesty International estimates Beijing’s policy towards ethnic Uyghur Muslims has split up thousands of families. A CNN team began looking into this after the exiled parents of several children unsuccessfully pleaded for Chinese officials to …