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EPA Honors University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler for Outstanding Community Asthma Care Program

DALLAS – (May 1, 2020) In celebration of Asthma Awareness Month, the U.S.




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EPA Celebrates Air Quality Awareness Week May 4 - May 8, 2020

WASHINGTON (May 4, 2020) — This week, as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) month-long celebration of our nation’s progress in improving air quality over the last 50 years, we are celebrating the 14t




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Strategien für das Alleinsein - Tipps von Extremreisenden

Jahrelang allein unterwegs? Hier erklären eine Langzeitwanderin, eine Seglerin und eine Radfahrerin, welche Strategien ihnen unterwegs helfen - und jetzt den Corona-Alltag erleichtern.




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Dürre in Deutschland: Waldbrandatlas zeigt aktuelle Risikozonen

Das Jahr 2020 ist bislang ungewöhnlich trocken, die Waldbrandgefahr ist hoch. Eine Karte zeigt das Risiko bundesweit - und berücksichtigt dabei auch Faktoren wie Windrichtung und aufziehende Regenwolken.




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Waldkraiburg in Bayern: Staatsanwaltschaft wirft Mann versuchten Mord in 27 Fällen vor

Ein 25-jähriger Mann hat die Anschläge auf Geschäfte türkischstämmiger Inhaber in Waldkraiburg gestanden. Der Tatverdächtige habe sich dem IS anschließen wollen, gab die Staatsanwaltschaft bekannt.




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What Is Mother's Day

From 2009 but still important I know we all celebrate Mother's Day when we try to make our Moms and Grandmothers feel extra special. My Mom is now 85 so I know the Mother's Day celebrations remaining can be counted on one or two hands. Both of my Gr




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Gordon Monson: Utah, BYU, Utah State football players deserve the right to an NFL dream, and a way back if their dream is folly




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Jack Connelly and Jim Sedinger: Will science or politics guide the future of greater sage grouse?




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Neemias Queta’s return to Utah State has the Aggies thinking about a third Mountain West title




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Nancy Workman, Salt Lake County’s first mayor, dies at 79




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Reinvent, smartly: A Gates Foundation-led rethink of New York public schools has promise and risks

A state full of parents who, having been suddenly forced to help homeschool youngsters, have by the millions grown more appreciative of the work of professional teachers in actual classrooms, had reason to worry when they heard how Gov. Cuomo trotted out plans for a Gates Foundation reinvention of public education statewide.




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The last days of the glitz age: The coronavirus and what comes next

“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes,” Mark Twain was first credited with saying in 1970, 60 years after reports of his death had ceased to be exaggerated.




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A life-or-death moment for cities: New York and other metropolises must protect themselves from pandemics or our future will be far less urban

COVID-19 has killed at least 19,000 New Yorkers and dealt a body blow with lasting consequences to the city. Two paths lie ahead. If pandemics become common, then not only New York City but all of America’s service-based economy faces a bleak future. If this terrible plague is a unique event, then things will eventually get almost back to normal. To save both the nation’s biggest and most productive metropolis and tens of millions of service jobs across the county, we must invest enormously to prevent future pandemics.




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The Great Mother within: A time for us to summon her

“A mother has no age,” the rabbi said as a masked handful of us buried my grandma in Queens last week. The next day, my friend lost her mom to COVID-19 after a weeks-long battle with the illness.




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Brooklyn man triumphs in lengthy Airbnb battle with city as judge orders city to ‘leave the poor guy alone’

A disabled Brooklynite who ran afoul of Department of Buildings officials by renting out his home to Airbnb users triumphed last week when a Manhattan judge ordered the city to repay his $4,375 fine and cover any additional costs and payouts in his battle with the de Blasio administration. The decision ended a legal battle pitting Stanley “Skip” Karol against the city that began with an anonymous phone call back in July 2018.




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Unhinged man shouts he has HIV, then punches, spits at train operator in Brooklyn

The C train reached its last stop just after 9 a.m. Saturday at the Euclid Ave. station in East New York when the man insisted he needed five more minutes before he could leave the car.




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Rochford: 'Greatest team' Dublin take their chances

Former Mayo manager Stephen Rochford feels the difference between a Dublin side he calls the "greatest in history" and the Mayo, Kerry and Tyrone teams they have beaten on the way to five in a row is the ability to convert scoring opportunities in finals.




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Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla HQ over California coronavirus lockdown order

He may have just welcomed a new baby, but Elon Musk can still act like one himself.




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Brett Favre says he actually worked for that $1.1 million in Mississippi welfare money

He's still giving the money back though.




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New York moms just want time to breathe this Mother’s Day

Many mothers are pulling double and triple duty caring for kids, juggling jobs, homeschooling, navigating financial hardship and acting as unofficial family doctor at time with unprecedented health concerns.




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Fauci in ‘modified quarantine’ after exposure to White House staffer with coronavirus; other top officials also isolate selves

Fauci, 79, told CNN correspondent Jake Tapper that the contact was “low risk" — meaning he did not have direct contact with the sick staffer. A test Friday found Fauci did not have COVID-19, CNN reported.




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Jobs report shows how devastating coronavirus has been to workers

The April jobs report showed the true devastation of the coronavirus pandemic on the workforce.




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Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla HQ over California coronavirus lockdown order

He may have just welcomed a new baby, but Elon Musk can still act like one himself.




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Study: Earth reaching alarming heat and humidity levels quicker than expected

Earth is heating up at a much higher level than expected.




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French World War II patriot Cécile Rol-Tanguy dead at 101

French Resistance leader Cecile Rol-Tanguy has died at the age of 101.




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Brett Favre says he actually worked for that $1.1 million in Mississippi welfare money

He's still giving the money back though.




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Fauci in ‘modified quarantine’ after exposure to White House staffer with coronavirus; other top officials also isolate selves

Fauci, 79, told CNN correspondent Jake Tapper that the contact was “low risk" — meaning he did not have direct contact with the sick staffer. A test Friday found Fauci did not have COVID-19, CNN reported.




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New York moms just want time to breathe this Mother’s Day

Many mothers are pulling double and triple duty caring for kids, juggling jobs, homeschooling, navigating financial hardship and acting as unofficial family doctor at time with unprecedented health concerns.




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Study: Earth reaching alarming heat and humidity levels quicker than expected

Earth is heating up at a much higher level than expected.




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French World War II patriot Cécile Rol-Tanguy dead at 101

French Resistance leader Cecile Rol-Tanguy has died at the age of 101.




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FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization For 1st Coronavirus Antigen Test

The agency announced approval for the diagnostic method on Saturday. Cheaper and easier to administer than genetic tests for the virus, it could potentially expand to daily testing of millions.




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Andre Harrell, Founding Father Of Hip-Hop Soul, Dead At 59

Andre Harrell, a record executive who shepherded the careers of Mary J. Blige and Sean "Diddy" Combs and combined the sounds of R&B and hip-hop with his label, Uptown Records, has died.




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Elon Musk Says Tesla Suing California County, Moving Headquarters Out of State

The company's CEO tweeted Saturday that the automaker is seeking legal action against Alameda County. The billionaire executive has been sharply critical of shelter-in-place orders in recent weeks.




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For Most States, At Least A Third Of COVID-19 Deaths Are In Long-Term Care Facilities

The report comes as the government announced all states must now meet federal reporting guidelines. The type of information gathered by states up to now has been inconsistent.




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In Northern Virginia, A Grassroots Push To Help Latinos Combat Coronavirus

Latinos have been hit especially hard by the coronavirus. A medical group in northern Virginia is stepping up testing for the Latino community.




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Brett Favre says he actually worked for that $1.1 million in Mississippi welfare money

He's still giving the money back though.




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John Lennon’s former Florida estate on market for eye-popping $47.5M

The former Palm Beach, Fla., home of John Lennon and Yoko Ono is for sale at $47.5 million.




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Brooklyn man triumphs in lengthy Airbnb battle with city as judge orders city to ‘leave the poor guy alone’

A disabled Brooklynite who ran afoul of Department of Buildings officials by renting out his home to Airbnb users triumphed last week when a Manhattan judge ordered the city to repay his $4,375 fine and cover any additional costs and payouts in his battle with the de Blasio administration. The decision ended a legal battle pitting Stanley “Skip” Karol against the city that began with an anonymous phone call back in July 2018.




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Domino’s deliveryman says he’s forever scarred after being robbed of e-bike in Manhattan: ‘You remember something like this for the rest of your life’

Edwin Cabrera, a father of two, was unlocking his e-bike after dropping off a pizza on Fort George Hill near Fairview Ave. on May 3 when two suspects jumped out of the shadows and attacked him around 9 p.m.




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NYC child abuse reports plunge in coronavirus pandemic — but ACS doubts there’s less mistreatment

While the city was on lockdown between March 23 and May 4, ACS received 3,855 new allegations of child neglect and abuse — 4,496 fewer cases than the 8,351 taken in by the child welfare agency at the same time last year.




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New York moms just want time to breathe this Mother’s Day

Many mothers are pulling double and triple duty caring for kids, juggling jobs, homeschooling, navigating financial hardship and acting as unofficial family doctor at time with unprecedented health concerns.




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Unhinged man shouts he has HIV, then punches, spits at train operator in Brooklyn

The C train reached its last stop just after 9 a.m. Saturday at the Euclid Ave. station in East New York when the man insisted he needed five more minutes before he could leave the car.




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CARIBBEAT: BKLYN Commons ‘shared’ work spaces firm moves smartly into ‘the new normal’

There was certainly was stress in the air when health and economic consqeuences of COVID-19 bore down on Brooklyn and the rest of America. But as these pressures grew, constructive hearts and minds prevailed at the BKLYN Commons (BKC) shared workspace operation at 495 Flatbush Ave., in the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens area, which creatively and passionately morphed to adapt to the new normal.




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Quarantine: 'We're not going to be able to police self-isolation', says Police Federation chair

Metropolitan Police Federation chairman says planned 14-day strategy is unenforceable




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Summer 2020: quarantine move will trigger 'bank holiday traffic every day' as prices soar above £2k for a week at Center Parcs

Exclusive: 'As well as staggered working hours we need to stagger holidays,' says AA president Edmund King




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M 4.2 MASBATE REGION, PHILIPPINES

Magnitude   M 4.2
Region  MASBATE REGION, PHILIPPINES
Date time  2020-05-09 19:56:48.0 UTC
Location  12.78 N ; 123.38 E
Depth  5 km




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Musk threatens to exit California over virus restrictions

Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened Saturday to pull the company's factory and headquarters out of California in an escalating spat with local officials who have stopped the company from reopening its electric vehicle factory.




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Morrisons recalls Market Street Living Herbs because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

Morrisons has taken the precautionary step of recalling Market Street Living Herbs because the products might contain Listeria monocytogenes.




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Updated: Unilever recalls Wall’s Mini Calippo multi-packs because they may contain small pieces of metal

Unilever is recalling Wall’s Mini Calippo (Orange and Lemon-Lime) multi-packs because they may contain small pieces of metal. The presence of metal makes this product unsafe to eat.




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'Shocked but also very grateful': Fundraiser for La Loche aims to double donations

A Saskatoon family physician wanted to find a way to help send supplies to the northern community of La Loche and set an initial goal for $15,000 - but within days the donations total over $26,000.