The H5N1 bird flu virus is spreading through American cattle herds for the first time. Mammal-to-mammal transmission has scientists concerned that the virus could mutate and spread between people. Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams fears the US will repeat the mistakes of 2020. Bird flu is flying around. In recent months, the highly pathogenic H5N1 … Read more
The Senate voted 79-18 on Tuesday evening in favor of a landmark bill that would give China’s ByteDance a year to divest TikTok or the app would be banned by the US. The next stop is the office of President Joe Biden, who has promised to sign it. The long-discussed measure is fraught with political … Read more
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in New York appeared unconvinced by his lawyer’s defense against allegations that the former president repeatedly and deliberately violated a silence order that prevented him from attacking witnesses in the landmark case . Prosecutors in Manhattan have accused Mr. Trump of violating the silence order through at … Read more
The Biden administration is preparing to take the unusual step of issuing an order that would prevent U.S. companies and citizens from using software from a major Russian cybersecurity firm over national security concerns, five U.S. officials familiar with the matter said. case to CNN. The move, which is currently being finalized and could happen … Read more
In recent years, photos of former President Donald Trump attending church have quickly emerged. On Easter Sunday, Team Trump was quiet on the church front, even as he promoted his $60 Trump Bibles in a video on Truth Social. “All Americans need a Bible in their home and I have a lot of them. It … Read more
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing Donald Trump’s confidential documents case in Florida, has issued an unusual order regarding jury instructions that has left legal observers baffled. On Monday, Judge Cannon ordered attorneys for both sides to submit their proposed jury instructions by Tuesday, April 2, on two topics related to two … Read more
A rapidly advancing proposal from members of Congress could pose one of the biggest threats yet to TikTok’s future in the US. Bipartisan legislation from the House of Representatives would force the China-based platform to sell a controlling stake or face removal from U.S. app stores. Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed bringing … Read more
Rudy Giuliani will appear in bankruptcy court in Manhattan on February 7 (Alex Woodward/The Independent) Flanked by two lawyers at a desk in a small conference room, Rudy Giuliani sat through a federal bankruptcy court hearing that often felt more like a casual, wide-ranging interview about his financial affairs than a judicial investigation to determine … Read more
On March 4, Donald Trump was scheduled to go on trial in a federal courthouse in Washington DC on criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. But the date, which is about a month away, has now been removed from the court’s calendar, signaling what has long been expected and … Read more