The death toll from Saturday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti rose to 1,297 Monday as the country’s hospitals were swamped by the influx of injured people, forcing local officials to bring in more doctors to tragedy-hit areas before the country gets … Read More
That conclusion is not justified by the CDC’s Provincetown data, and it is inconsistent with a new study from Singapore. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky (Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA/Newscom) Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has … Read More
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti —A massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday morning, leveling dwellings in southwest portions of the country and shaking buildings from the neighboring Dominican Republic to Jamaica and Cuba. Officials and witnesses reported heavy damage and … Read More
Firefighters battling the Dixie Fire clear Highway 89 after a burned tree fell across the roadway in Plumas County, Calif., on Aug. 6, 2021. (Noah Berger/AP Photo) QUINCY, Calif.—At least eight people were missing Saturday as one of the worst wildfires in … Read More
(NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 611,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.1 million people have died worldwide, according to real-time data … Read More
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest wildfire has leveled much of the downtown and some surrounding homes in a small Northern California mountain community. © Provided by Associated Press California Wildfires The Dixie Fire tore through the Greenville on Wednesday evening, … Read More
New York (CNN Business) Corporate America is getting serious about vaccines. In the last week, companies from Disney to Walmart to Google have begun mandating their employees get shots to protect against COVID-19. Even famed restaurateur Danny Meyer said it’s … Read More
The weather continues to present unpleasant surprises. Powerful downpours hit the city of Taif, causing a real flood. On the streets washed with powerful streams of water, cars and people were carrying. Heavy rain across Saudi Arabia has caused flooding … Read More