As families get ready to send children back to school, local and state governments struggle with how to run school safely. California will require teachers and school staff either to be vaccinated or to get tested weekly. Meanwhile, even though Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has unilaterally banned any kind of mask mandates, local officials are …

A “heat dome” is set to punish the United States with extreme temperatures, making for yet another brutal heat wave this summer. According to a recent study, extreme heat and cold is killing 5 million people a year, and the number is rising as temperatures get more extreme. The United States has just experienced the …

The US has extended its public health emergency as the Delta variant causes a new COVID surge. The number of COVID cases has tripled in the States––mostly among the unvaccinated––and misinformation about the virus and vaccine has only hindered vaccination rates. While much of the country is returning to pre-COVID life, a Delta-driven surge has …

China’s increased bellicosity in recent months has inspired the United States to send dozens of its stealth fighters, the F-22, to the western Pacific for military exercises. Last month, China sent a massive force of 28 aircraft into Taiwanese airspace, including nuclear-capable bombers, the largest and most threatening show of force yet. The Chinese government, …

According to a recent study, extreme heat and cold is killing 5 million people a year, and the number is rising as temperatures get more extreme. The United States has just experienced the hottest June in the 127 years since record keeping began. Even though it’s early, the West has been experiencing a tremendously hot …

Canadians on the west side of the country are ditching the usual light sweaters for bathing suits as temperatures soar to nearly 116º, shattering heat records for the region. Earlier this month, NASA and NOAA said the Earth is now trapping an unprecedented amount of heat, which is contributing to rapidly warming air, water, and …

A German researcher has concluded that China’s birth control policies in Xinjiang could cut births among the Uighur people by 2.6-4.5 million, going a long way towards wiping the people out entirely. Three Uighur exiles have described experience both forced abortions and torture in Xinjiang. They are set to testify at a people’s tribunal in …

The global spread of “variants of concern” is worrying health officials. Variants that bypass the protection given by vaccines or previous illness may mean new surges of COVID. The world is thus in a race against time––get enough people vaccinated before variants spread or risk a new pandemic. One of the Indian COVID variants have …

India has set a new single-day COVID record on Thursday, with more than 410,000 new cases. COVID cases have topped 20 million. Things have gotten so bad that cricket, one of the nation’s favorite pastimes, has been halted. India’s vaccination rates are plummeting, thanks partly to the collapsing healthcare system in the country and shortages …

The Chinese state-run media has released a La La Land-esque musical set in Xinjiang. The film portrays an idyllic world, one in which there is, you know, no genocide against the Uighur people. The Chinese government has warned companies from abroad not to get involved in politics––their way of saying not to meddle in their treatment …

Eleven Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwanese airspace on Monday, part of China’s rising imperial aspirations. Earlier this month, China, as part of its usual change-of-presidency bellicosity, warned the United States against interfering with China’s designs on Taiwan. Earlier this year, China called Taiwan an “insurmountable red line.” China seems worried that Taiwanese leadership is preparing to …

UCLA’s ex-men’s soccer coach has been sentenced to 8 months in prison for his role in the college admissions scam. Jorge Salcedo said he took bribes because he bought a house he couldn’t afford. His sentence is among the longest of all those involved in the scandal.  In 2020,, Lori Loughlin, the former “Full House” …