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Not just humans: Study finds NYC Omicron spike hit deer too

When New York City's COVID-19 rates spiked last December due to the emerging Omicron variant, humans weren't the only mammals affected. The highly infectious variant al

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Biden science adviser Dr. Eric Lander resigns after being criticized for mistreating staff

Following a day of heavy criticism, President Joe Biden’s top science adviser, Dr. Eric Lander, has resigned after an investigation into his mistreatment of staff."The

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Macron discusses Ukraine with Biden ahead of Russia trip

French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Ukraine crisis with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Sunday ahead of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, bo

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Astronomers spot ‘spooky’ object in ‘our galactic backyard’

Researchers in Australia said they located a "spooky" item about 4,000 light-years away that mysteriously becomes one of the brightest objects in the sky for about one

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'Euphoria' star Sydney Sweeney says nobody took her work seriously because she 'got naked'

Sydney Sweeney said it "bothered" her that she wasn't recognized for her work in previous shows before starring in "The White Lotus."Sweeney, 24, claimed during a recen

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Unknown space object beaming out radio signals every 18 minutes remains a mystery

While mapping radio waves across the universe, astronomers happened upon a celestial object releasing giant bursts of energy -- and it's unlike anything they've ever se

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Sanders says Biden can't count on him to support 'almost any' spending package compromise

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday said President Biden cannot count on him to support "almost any" compromise social spending and climate package the Senate cobbles

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Biden to meet Japan's new PM Kishida virtually on Friday

President Joe Biden is set to virtually meet Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan on Friday, after a planned meeting in the U.S. was cancelled due to the latest global

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Fauci: Omicron will infect 'just about everybody' in U.S.

U.S. infectious disease expert and White House chief medical advisor Doctor Anthony Fauci on Tuesday warned that just about everybody in the country will be exposed to

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Key member of White House immigration team retiring: report

Esther Olavarria, the deputy director for immigration of the Biden administration's Domestic Policy Council (DPC), is retiring from her position.A White House spokesper

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Viewer's guide to the ceremonies at the US Capitol on Jan. 6

As the nation approaches one year since the violent siege on the U.S. Capitol that sent shocking images worldwide of America's democracy under attack, Democrats in Wash

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The spectacular fall of the darling of Silicon Valley is a story that continues to intoxicate audiences

The 38-year-old entrepreneur, once the darling of Silicon Valley, could face twenty years in prison for each of the four counts on which she was convicted - thought the sentence is likely to be much lighter.

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Fire reignites at South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town

The fire that has already destroyed South Africa's main Parliament chamber flared up again Monday about 36 hours after it started in the 130-year-old complex of histori

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Top 10 Chinese films in 2021

Editor's note:The Chinese film market remained strong in 2021 as it saw its robust recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. With box office juggernauts such as "The Battle at Lake Changjin," "Hi, Mom,"

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Peculiar narrow leaf cotton bush in Aluo's garden

The narrow leaf cotton bush is native to South Africa. It's an ornamental plant with has fruits of a unique shape that looks like swollen balloons, hollow without flesh

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RCEP and AUKUS contradictions

VCG Editor's note: Daryl Guppy is an international financial technical analysis expert. He has provided weekly Shanghai Index analysis for mainland Chinese media for more than a decade. Guppy

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U.S. will 'respond decisively' if Russia further 'invades' Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the U.S. and its allies will "respond decisively" if Russia further "invades" Ukraine, according to a White House statem