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Hubble spies the culprit behind Betelgeuse star’s dimming. And it may be happening again
The Hubble Space Telescope may have solved the mystery of the curiously dimming star Betelgeuse, according to new research. And to add even more intrigue to the story, the star appears to be dimming again, which is unexpectedly early based on what astronomers know about the star. The study published Thursday in The Astrophysical Journal.…… MORE
A 25-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant
Police have charged a 25-year-old man with first-degree murder after they say he shot and killed a 5-year-old boy last week in Wilson, North Carolina. Austin Hinnant told CNN affiliate WRAL he was inside the home when his son, Cannon, was playing outside and was shot. Hinnant says he ran outside and scooped up the…… MORE
New York City’s ‘Tribute in Light’ honoring 9/11 victims has been canceled this year over Covid-19 concerns
New York City’s tribute to honoring victims of the September 11 attacks has been canceled this year due to Covid-19 concerns, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum announced Thursday. “This incredibly difficult decision was reached in consultation with our partners after concluding the health risks during the pandemic were far too great for the large crew…… MORE
The FBI is asking for the public’s help after a Georgia mom mysteriously disappeared in Florida
The FBI is asking the public’s help in locating a missing Georgia mom whose son was found wandering barefoot in Florida last month. Leila Cavett, 21, was last seen July 26 in South Florida just hours before her 2-year-old son, Kamdyn, was found walking without shoes in an apartment complex in Miramar, according to George…… MORE
Charlotta Bass was the first Black woman to run for vice president decades before Kamala Harris
Charlotta Bass strode onto a stage in Chicago and gave a speech as the first Black female candidate for vice president. As a candidate for the nation’s second-highest office under the Progressive Party ticket in 1952, she addressed convention attendees on March 30 that year. “I stand before you with great pride,” she said. “This…… MORE
Prosecutors ask judge to deny Ghislaine Maxwell’s request for accusers’ identities
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to deny Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to be told the identities of the women who allege the former British socialite and girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein recruited, groomed and ultimately sexually abused them as young girls. In a letter to the judge, prosecutors also said the judge should reject Maxwell’s request…… MORE
Health advisers to the government say hospitals are ‘scrambling’ after Trump administration’s ‘abrupt’ change to Covid-19 data reporting requirements
In a letter, public health advisers to the US government said they are “extremely concerned” and “troubled” by the Trump administration’s decision to change how hospitals report Covid-19 data. The letter, dated July 31, described hospitals as “scrambling” to determine how to meet new daily Covid-19 reporting requirements to the US Department of Health and…… MORE
Deaths during the coronavirus surge in New York City recall the peak of the 1918 flu pandemic
A new study finds that deaths in New York City in the early part of the Covid-19 pandemic were comparable to deaths in the city at the peak of what’s considered the deadliest pandemic to date — the flu pandemic of 1918. The relative increase in deaths during the early period of the Covid-19 pandemic…… MORE
Any attempt to get coronavirus herd immunity would lead to massive death tolls, Fauci warns
If the United States allowed coronavirus infections to run rampant to achieve possible herd immunity, the death toll would be massive especially among vulnerable people, the nation’s top infectious doctor said. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, explained the risks during a live Instagram session with actor…… MORE
