Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 million: Johns Hopkins University
The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million on Tuesday, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work.
5th annual Asian PopUp Film Festival to premiere several films to Chicago audiences
Sophia Wong Boccio from the Asian PopUp Film Festival previews this year's screenings, which will take on a different twist due to COVID-19.
Britain debating whether college students should be allowed home for Christmas
Some British leaders are wondering whether college students should be kept at school over Christmas so that they don't spread COVID-19 to their hometowns.
Federal judge postpones Trump ban on popular app TikTok following emergency hearing
A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores around midnight.
Man finds monkey selfies after mischievous primate steals phone
A man in Malaysia recovered his stolen phone and was met with a surprise inside his photo gallery which was unexpectedly filled with monkey selfies.
NIH researchers find genetic link in patients with severe COVID-19
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health say they have found a genetic link in patients who have severe COVID-19 and are closer to finding why more men die from the disease.
Timothy Ray Brown, first man to be cured of HIV infection, now has terminal cancer
The first person known to have been cured of HIV infection says he is terminally ill from a recurrence of the cancer that prompted his historic treatment 12 years ago.
Climate change poses ‘major risk’ to US financial system, federal report warns
The report, commissioned by President Donald Trump’s CFTC, found that climate change is already impacting or is anticipated to impact nearly every facet of the economy.
Mexico sends 100 firefighters to help battle California wildfires
Mexico has sent 100 firefighters to the United States to help battle wildfires in California, it was reported Wednesday.
Japan is now tracking and investigating UFOs
Japan’s Defense Minister Taro Kono said earlier in September that the country plans to track and investigate UFO’s following videos declassified by the U.S. government of unidentified aerial objects confirmed by scientists to be “not made of this Earth.”
Vietnamese police seize 345,000 used condoms ready to be sold as new, reports say
Nearly 800 pounds of used contraceptives were seized by police in Vietnam after they had been cleaned and repackaged to be sold as new, reports say.
Nearly 500 pilot whales, including 380 that have died, stranded in Australia
Authorities had already been working to rescue survivors among an estimated 270 whales found Monday on a beach and two sand bars near the remote coastal town of Strahan on the southern island state of Tasmania.
Northbrook executive made illegal exports to Pakistani nuclear research agency: feds
A Northbrook man is accused of illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a nuclear research agency of the Pakistani government.
Indonesian official orders coronavirus victims' graves be dug by people busted without masks
Eight people who allegedly were caught not wearing masks in Indonesia must dig graves meant for people who died from novel coronavirus as punishment, a local official reportedly ruled.
Survey finds staggering amount of youth unaware of basic Holocaust knowledge
Claudia Ramirez Wiedeman, USC Shoah Foundation director of education and evaluation, talks about the findings of a recent survey that found 63 percent of Millennials and Gen Z'ers are unaware of basic Holocaust knowledge.
UK health official warns deaths likely to rise from coronavirus
Britain’s top medical adviser says the country has, in a “very bad sense,” turned a corner on COVID-19 infection rates as deaths are likely to rise.
Mexico reports fentanyl seizures up 465%, denies making drug
Mexican authorities say seizures of the synthetic opioid fentanyl so far this year are 465% higher than in 2019, rising to almost 2,300 pounds (1,040 kilograms) from around 405 pounds ( 184 kilograms) last year, but progress against another big Mexican export to the U.S. market — methamphetamines — is slower.
Tour de France ends with 21-year-old winner, no cyclists testing positive for COVID
CONGRATS! 21-year-old Tadej Pogacar has won the Tour de France, a race that the director did not think would make it to the finish line this year. Some team employees and the race director tested positive for COVID, but no one else.
Britain to fine people who refuse to self-isolate up to $13,000
ISOLATE OR ELSE: Starting next week, Britain will fine people who refuse to self-isolate up to $13,000.
Trump 'gives blessing' to proposed TikTok deal with Oracle, Walmart
President Donald Trump says he’s given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that would see the popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart to become a U.S. company.