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Cars spew more ammonia than suspected, pandemic data suggests

Science News // 1 hour ago

Cars spew more ammonia than suspected, pandemic data suggests

COVID-19 lockdowns brought surprising news to scientists studying pollution: Cars spew much more ammonia into the air than previously thought.

Rare gene in Amish people helps protect their hearts

Health News // 2 hours ago

Rare gene in Amish people helps protect their hearts

Bump stock ban remains intact as U.S appeals court deadlocks

U.S. News // 8 hours ago

Bump stock ban remains intact as U.S appeals court deadlocks

Attorneys say parents of Michigan teen charged in school shooting aren't fleeing

U.S. News // 10 hours ago

Attorneys say parents of Michigan teen charged in school shooting aren't fleeing

Fauci: COVID-19 booster likely to give 'wide range' of protection against variants

U.S. News // 11 hours ago

Fauci: COVID-19 booster likely to give 'wide range' of protection against variants

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Booster shots likely will offer cross protection against a "wide range" of COVID-19 variants, White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said at a news conference Friday.

Cash, checks found inside wall of Osteen mega-church 7 years after break-in

Odd News // 12 hours ago

Cash, checks found inside wall of Osteen mega-church 7 years after break-in

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A plumber doing work at Joel Osteen's mega-church in Houston found a large amount of money hidden inside a wall seven years after $600,000 was reported stolen during a break-in.

Biden signs bill to avoid shutdown, fund gov't until February

U.S. News // 12 hours ago

Biden signs bill to avoid shutdown, fund gov't until February

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden signed a short-term government funding bill on Friday, avoiding the threat of a federal shutdown.

U.S. could be weeks away from hitting debt limit, report shows

U.S. News // 12 hours ago

U.S. could be weeks away from hitting debt limit, report shows

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The United States could be weeks away from the debt limit "X date," when the government will no longer be able to pay its bills, a report from the Bipartisan Policy Center said Friday.

Columbia student killed, Italian tourist hurt by knife attacker in NYC

U.S. News // 13 hours ago

Columbia student killed, Italian tourist hurt by knife attacker in NYC

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Authorities said Friday that a graduate college student and a tourist were stabbed in New York City at two different locations, but likely by the same attacker in what appear to be random attacks.

Trial of ex-cop Kimberly Potter in death of Daunte Wright gets final jurors

U.S. News // 13 hours ago

Trial of ex-cop Kimberly Potter in death of Daunte Wright gets final jurors

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The jury for the trial of former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kimberly Potter, who faces manslaughter charges for shooting Black motorist Daunte Wright, was completed Friday with the naming of two alternates.

Australians get drunk more often than any other nation's citizens, survey says

U.S. News // 14 hours ago

Australians get drunk more often than any other nation's citizens, survey says

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- When it comes to having too much to drink, no country does it more often than Australia, according to this year's Global Drug Survey.

Study: Nearly 13M in U.S. skip, delay meds due to cost

Health News // 14 hours ago

Study: Nearly 13M in U.S. skip, delay meds due to cost

Nearly 13 million U.S. adults a year skip or delay filling needed prescriptions due to high price tags, new research shows.

725,000 U.S. Hondas recalled for defective hood latch

U.S. News // 14 hours ago

725,000 U.S. Hondas recalled for defective hood latch

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Honda recalled nearly 789,000 SUVs and pickup trucks internationally for hoods that may open while driving.

U.S. added fewer jobs than expected in Nov.; Biden points to rising wages

U.S. News // 14 hours ago

U.S. added fewer jobs than expected in Nov.; Biden points to rising wages

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy added a little more than 200,000 jobs during the month of November, the Labor Department said in its monthly assessment Friday -- roughly half what most analysts expected.

White House updates national strategy to root out human trafficking

U.S. News // 15 hours ago

White House updates national strategy to root out human trafficking

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden on Friday unveiled an updated strategy to fight human trafficking in the United States, which places new emphasis on protecting underserved groups, such as LGBTQ and communities of color.

Medicare spending for 'accelerated approval' drugs on the rise, study finds

Health News // 16 hours ago

Medicare spending for 'accelerated approval' drugs on the rise, study finds

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Annual spending on drugs granted accelerated approval by the Food and Drug Administration increased significantly over the past half decade, a study published Friday by JAMA Health Forum found.

Hospitals refused to give patients ivermectin; political pressure followed

U.S. News // 17 hours ago

Hospitals refused to give patients ivermectin; political pressure followed

HELENA, Mont., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Healthcare workers are being pressured to provide unauthorized COVID-19 treatments, particularly in areas where vaccination rates are low, government skepticism is high, and conservative leaders have championed them.

Poll: Most vaccinated U.S. adults plan to get COVID-19 booster shot

Health News // 18 hours ago

Poll: Most vaccinated U.S. adults plan to get COVID-19 booster shot

Most vaccinated U.S. adults intend to get a booster shot, a new poll finds. Only about one in five say they won't get one, and roughly 23% percent of vaccinated adults have already received a booster, pollsters found.

N.Y. enters new state of emergency hoping to head off Omicron COVID-19 variant

U.S. News // 18 hours ago

N.Y. enters new state of emergency hoping to head off Omicron COVID-19 variant

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- New York state entered a new state of emergency on Friday that's designed to get ahead of the Omicron coronavirus variant, and the emergency comes with some new restrictions.

New York, Colorado, Minnesota, Hawaii report new cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant

Health News // 23 hours ago

New York, Colorado, Minnesota, Hawaii report new cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- One day after the first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was confirmed in California, five more cases were identified in New York along with two more in Colorado and Minnesota.

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