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(Bloomberg) — Pressure mounted on Boris Johnson to be more open about his coronavirus strategy as a panel of lawmakers called on his government to publish the scientific advice behind Britain’s response to the pandemic. The prime minister also faced … Read More

The border control station Saalbruecke between German Freilassing and Austrian Salzburg | Pool photo by Lukas Barth-Tuttas via Getty Images The plan is aimed at making some summer travel possible but could be derailed by a second wave of infections. … Read More

Drugmaker Moderna received positive coronavirus trial results U.S. equity markets soared Monday after drugmaker Moderna announced progress toward a COVID-19 vaccine and as lockdowns continued to ease nationwide. Ticker Security Last Change Change % I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 24597.37 +911.95 +3.85% SP500 S&P 500 2953.91 +90.21 +3.15% … Read More

‘Disturbing reports from Iran that the tomb of Esther & Mordechai, a holy Jewish site, was set afire overnight,’ ADL National Director Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted. BERLIN – National Director of Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Jonathan Greenblatt announced Friday on Twitter that … Read More

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is one of the world’s most serious public health challenges. But there is a global commitment to stopping new HIV infections and ensuring that everyone with HIV has access to HIV treatment. According to UNAIDS : … Read More

Far-left advocates of open borders – who think we should welcome everyone around the world who wants to come to the U.S., give them government assistance and simply ignore our immigration laws – are using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to … Read More

There’s no hiding without a mask in virus-stricken New York City, the American epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. New York requires people to wear face coverings when in close proximity to others in public. As people grow wearier of the extended lockdown, some residents … Read More

King Abdullah II of Jordan said in an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel that Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank “will lead to a massive conflict with Jordan.” Why it matters: This is the harshest statement by … Read More

Several governors have told us that life after the coronavirus will be the “new normal.” We’ve heard that before for eight long years during the stale economy of Barack Obama. In fact, those on the left are pretty hopeful this … Read More

EXCLUSIVE: Construction of the wall at the southern border has sped up amid the coronavirus crisis, and it remains a “top priority” for the Trump administration, the head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told Fox News this week. “This pandemic has not … Read More

Greetings from Tyler, We were sick to death of hearing about the wretched bat-flu, the government models, the horrible predictions, all of it, about seven weeks ago.  But we’ve heard almost nothing else.  Apparently the virus will dominate everything for … Read More

“It’s a pretty good-sized quake,” a U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist said. The temblor struck 4.7 miles deep, causing at least six aftershocks, including two with a magnitude of 5.4. A preliminary 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck a remote part of western Nevada … Read More

The ruling said the state health secretary’s emergency order is “unlawful, invalid, and unenforceable.” The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the state’s stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic as “unlawful, invalid, and unenforceable” after finding that the state’s health secretary … Read More

Caracas, May 12 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela’s Minister of Communication and Information Jorge Rodriguez on Tuesday confirmed the deep involvement of the United States and Colombia in May 3’s frustrated terrorist raid.   In statements from Miraflores Palace, Rodriguez displayed some … Read More

Watching Putin mark Victory Day, from a Dacha near Moscow. Photo: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Russia’s surging coronavirus epidemic is now the world’s second-largest, behind the United States. What to watch: As Russia becomes a new epicenter, President Vladimir Putin appears almost … Read More