Astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration have produced the first-ever polarized picture of a black hole. In 2019, the same team obtained the first-ever image of a black hole. Both images were taken of the same object in the center of the M87 galaxy. The 2019 image, which shows a bright ring-like structure […]

Former President Donald Trump reacted to new interviews from federal health officials Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx on Monday, criticizing them both for their failures during the coronavirus pandemic. The former president said in a statement Monday both Fauci and Birx were “two self-promoters trying to reinvent history to cover for their bad […]

Former CDC Director Robert Redfield said in an interview with CNN’s Sanjay Gupta that he believed the coronavirus escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China. Redfield said, “If I was to guess this virus started transmitting somewhere in September, October in Wuhan … That’s my own view. It’s an opinion. I’m allowed to have an opinion.” […]

Friday on FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) recounted his encounter with White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Senate hearing earlier in the week. The Kentucky Republican asked Fauci to justify double-masking and quantify the threat of a new variant of COVID-19 that backs up these concerns. Paul insisted […]

President Joe Biden urged local pastors and priests on Monday to promote the coronavirus vaccines to skeptical supporters of President Donald Trump. During a White House event on coronavirus relief, Biden was asked by a reporter how to get more Republicans and supporters of President Trump to get vaccinated. “I urge all local docs, and […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A billionaire’s private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college friend actually won a spot but gave him the prize. The new passengers: Sian Proctor, a community college educator in Tempe, Arizona, and Chris Sembroski, a former Air Force missileman from Everett, Washington. […]

White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Monday government officials would work with private companies on the development of a “vaccine passport.” “It’s currently going through an interagency process, we’ll make some recommendations, and then we believe it will be driven by the private sector,” she said. Psaki said the government would “leverage their resources” […]

Sources told the Times Union and Washington Post that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) instructed state health officials to “prioritize” coronavirus testing for members of his family, including his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo. The Times Union reported: High-level members of the state Department of Health were directed last year by Gov. Andrew M. […]

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden has tapped former U.S. senator and astronaut Bill Nelson to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the White House said in a statement on Friday. Nelson, a Democrat from Florida—home to NASA’s Kennedy Space Station in Cape Canaveral—must secure Senate approval to be confirmed in the post. Nelson has long held […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) was “in the way of us saving lives” because he is busy dealing with multiple sexual misconduct allegations and therefore distracted from the coronavirus pandemic. When asked if Cuomo will resign, De Blasio said, […]

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear its first abortion case since the balance shifted to a 6-3 court. The High Court agreed to intervene in a lawsuit over a state abortion ban after Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron asked the Court to do so. “This case began as a challenge to a Kentucky statute regulating […]

President Joe Biden expressed disappointment Monday that coronavirus cases are once again rising, urging states to pause reopening efforts and reinstate mask mandates. “I’m reiterating my call for every governor, mayor, and local leader to maintain and reinstate the mask mandate,” Biden said at the White House. “Please, this is not politics. Reinstate the mandate […]

The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft for the next International Space Station (ISS) crew is set on the launchpad ahead of its upcoming launch, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Oct. 11, 2020. (Russian space agency Roscosmos/Handout via Reuters) MOSCOW—Russia has postponed the launch of its Soyuz-2.1a rocket to Sunday, state news agency […]

A vaccine passport, requiring an individual to show proof of receiving a vaccination for the Chinese coronavirus to participate in certain activities, is a “terrible” and “unacceptable” idea that will not be embraced in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) told reporters on Thursday. DeSantis, who held a roundtable discussion with renowned doctors and epidemiologists who praised […]

NBC anchor Chuck Todd said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that a lot of people believe it is “inevitable” we’ll have more pandemics in the future because of “climate change.” Todd said, “When you think about sadly preparing for this again, I know a lot of folks who think that due to climate change […]

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky stated that CDC data released earlier in the day “suggests that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don’t get sick, and that it’s not just in the clinical trials, but it’s also in real-world data.” Walensky said, “I’m so impressed with […]

Cases of the Chinese coronavirus are falling in Texas, over two weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) lifted restrictions, including the statewide mask mandate in the Lone Star State — moves President Biden described as “Neanderthal thinking.” Early in March, Abbott announced the end of the statewide mask mandate, which had been in effect since […]

HOLLAND, Michigan — Hundreds of supporters rallied for Marlena Hackney Saturday, the Michigan restaurateur jailed after refusing to comply with coronavirus orders. Hackney, an immigrant who fled communist Poland as a teenager, was arrested Friday on a misdemeanor contempt of court charge. She was denied bond and remains in an Ingham County jail. Her restaurant, […]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized President Joe Biden on Monday, saying he “inherited” a fast track for coronavirus vaccines and questioning why he wants to restrict certain gatherings until July 4th. “Why did President Biden tell Americans to wait until July 4th to gather in ways that cities, states, and the CDC approve […]

On Friday’s broadcast of CBS’ “Late Show,” White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci stated that people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus can transmit the virus, but there’s recent data that says the amount of virus that people who have been vaccinated have is “extremely low. And I think a couple of […]