Health Mar 03 States rapidly expanding vaccine access as supplies surge Buoyed by a surge in vaccine shipments, states and cities are rapidly expanding eligibility for COVID-19 shots to teachers, 55-and-over Americans and other groups as the U.S. races to beat back the virus and reopen businesses and schools.
Arts Mar 02 6 Dr. Seuss books will stop being published because of racist imagery Six Dr. Seuss books will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy said Tuesday.
Science Sep 17 Poop knives, arachnophobic entomologists win 2020 Ig Nobel awards This year's winners also included a collection of world leaders who think they're smarter than doctors and scientists, and a team of Dutch and Belgian researchers who looked at why chewing and other sounds people make drive us crazy.
Nation May 08 Polar vortex could bring rare May snow to U.S. East The northeastern U.S. is about to get a cold spring farewell from winter’s bad boy, the polar vortex, which could bring rare May snowfall and record-low temperatures to some areas over the Mother's Day weekend, forecasters say.
Nation Dec 24 Kevin Spacey will face charge of groping a Massachusetts teen Spacey is due in court Jan. 7 on the resort island of Nantucket to be arraigned on a charge of indecent assault and battery, Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe said in a statement Monday. Spacey could get up…
Nation May 04 Supreme Court rejects inmate’s appeal for sex-change surgery BOSTON — A nearly two-decade legal fight by a convicted murderer in Massachusetts to get taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery ended in failure Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected her final appeal.