A 91-year-old British grandfather has won the internet’s heart after giving CNN a rather frank interview about getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
Mount Everest just got a smidge taller after China and Nepal finally agree on height
China and Nepal for years had different heights for Mount Everest. Now both agree on how tall the world’s tallest peak really is.
‘Never expected this to happen in the US’: How the COVID-19 pandemic exploded from March to December
As COVID-19 rages unabated across the United States, December is already breaking records Here’s how the pandemic has changed over nine months.
Lab-grown ‘chicken bites’? Cultured meat product gets world’s first regulatory approval
The world’s first lab-grown meat product to get regulatory approval is a “chicken bite” to be served in restaurants in Singapore.
Here’s how much exercise you should get a week, even during a pandemic, WHO says in new guidelines
The World Health Organization released guidelines on physical activity Wednesday, urging people to ward off sedentary lifestyles.
Zoom-ing for Thanksgiving dinner this year? Here’s how to make the most of it
People around the country plan to turn to video calls for Thanksgiving dinners this year. Here’s how to improve your Zooms-giving plans.
2 dead, 1 missing after steam pipe explosion at VA hospital in West Haven, officials say
There have been serious injuries in an explosion at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut, an official said Friday.
Kayleigh McEnany calls celebrations for Joe Biden ‘superspreader events’
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany called celebrations that occurred for President-elect Joe Biden “superspreader events”
A bronze statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be erected in Brooklyn on her birthday next year
A statue of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be erected in her hometown Brooklyn next March on what would be the legal trailblazer’s 88th birthday.
White woman in Central Park called 911 a second time on Black birdwatcher, prosecutors say
Amy Cooper was arraigned Wednesday and faces a misdemeanor charge of falsely reporting an incident. Prosecutors say she called 911 twice.