A survey found that people reading the CDC’s revised, uncertainty-based statement on vaccines and autism were more likely to agree that vaccines might cause adverse events. People who read the statement were also more uncertain that vaccines are safe and were less inclined to say they would get recommended vaccines. The researchers cautioned that more…
Urine and fecal residue encrusted on the inside of ancient Roman chamber pots unearthed in Bulgaria has revealed the world’s oldest known evidence of humans infected with the Cryptosporidium parasite, which causes acute gastrointestinal distress. In the first century, the Romans established a province called Moesia Inferior in the Balkan Peninsula, which includes the modern…
Florida lawmakers approve new congressional map as Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana’s Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins discusses the state’s newly approved congressional map, which could secure four additional House seats for Republicans. Collins emphasizes the map’s legality, based on geography and population shifts, following a Supreme Court decision that struck down Louisiana’s redistricting plan….
Google I/O is rapidly approaching. Google’s big developer conference kicks off May 19 and will be available to stream live for anyone not invited to the keynote in California. While you likely won’t get a look at the company’s upcoming Pixel products, this presentation will contain a slew of software announcements—though we don’t exactly know…
Ireland will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Monday, May 4, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Ambassador of Ireland to the United States of America Geraldine Byrne Nason; Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, T.D., of Ireland; and U.S. Department of State…
A West Virginia prosecutor dismissed charges Thursday against a librarian who allegedly tried to recruit assassins to target President Donald Trump, a local TV station reported. Morgan L. Morrow of Ripley, West Virginia, was charged in January with one count of making a terroristic threat, the agency posted on its Facebook page. Prosecutors, though, elected to dismiss…
24. “I’m a single mom by choice. I have a beautiful and healthy daughter who is 6 years old. I lost a baby boy in 2014, the father was a guy I dated at that time, and I was desperate to be a mother to a living child. I tell everyone I got pregnant the…
Nine years after the unveiling, Tesla has started mass production of its Semi electric truck with hopes of transforming the shipping world. The EV maker revealed on X that the first big rig has rolled off its “high volume” manufacturing line at a devoted plant near Gigafactory Nevada. It’s not certain when Tesla assembled this…
Uh oh … basement podcaster Jim Acosta has started ticking after reading about a piece in The New Republic claiming that 60 Minutes edited out parts of Norah O’Donnell’s interview with President Donald Trump — but unfortunately not the part where she asked if she thought would-be assassin Cole Allen was talking about him…
An outbreak of hepatitis A has spurred the FDA to issue a public alert about fresh-frozen blood clams imported from Ecuador and sold under the La Serranita brand. The outbreak is under investigation by the New York State Department of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The first illness related to the clams…
