U.S. halts funding to virus research organization linked to pandemic probes Peter Daszak, president of the research organization EcoHealth Alliance, appears May 1 at a congressional hearing related to the coronavirus pandemic. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Federal health ... 05/15/2024 - 11:07 am | View Link
Former Sacramento insurance agent Jason Toland pleads guilty to $1.95 million pandemic relief fraud A local man pleaded guilty to a fraud that obtained pandemic relief money by creating empty shell companies with fake employees. 05/13/2024 - 4:58 pm | View Link
Nursing homes wield pandemic immunity laws to duck wrongful death suits In their defense, nursing homes initially cited the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, which Congress passed in December 2005. The law grants liability protection from claims for ... 05/10/2024 - 10:10 pm | View Link
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As consumers become more sensitive to fast-food sticker shock, the burger chain is responding with a temporary offer it hopes they can’t refuse.
McDonald’s is releasing a new value meal on June 25 that will be on menus for a month. For just $5, customers will receive four items: a four-piece nugget, a McChicken or McDouble, small fries, and a small drink.
The past can help modern societies confront today’s environmental challenges in innumerable ways.
In July 2024, all eyes will turn to Paris for the Summer Olympic Games. Spectators from around the globe will converge on the City of Light to watch athletes compete and to soak in the culture, romance and history of one of the world’s most recognizable cities.
Known for its "Italian foods to take out," Voltaco's closed its doors in October 2022 after 68 years in operation. The building's new owner is looking to replicate its success.
The NFL kicker, who’s made his conservative Catholic beliefs well known, also used his Benedictine College commencement address to assail Pride month and President Joe Biden’s stance on abortion.
The commencement speaker at Kansas’s Benedictine College, a private Catholic liberal arts school, congratulated the women receiving degrees—and said most of them were probably more excited about getting married and having children.
Virgin Galactic earlier this month set a date for when it's next scheduled to fly out of Spaceport America, what would mark the space travel company's last flight in New Mexico in 2024 with its current generation of spaceships.