UN urges US to adhere to women's human rights convention after overturn of Roe v. Wade
Story at a glance The U.S. signed on to, but did not ratify, a United Nations (U.N.) agreement that focused on protecting the human rights of women and girls, including their reproductive health rights. After the Supreme Court ruled to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, the U.N. urged it to comply with that agreement. Th
Read MoreMany Americans won't use virtual options once COVID-19 pandemic is over: poll
Story at a glance More than half said they are not likely to continue using telehealth services. American adults polled generally view online services positively and think they should continue after the pandemic. Nearly half said they believe telehealth services, remote work, and online community events are good things.
Read MoreFormer DHS official: Right 'recognizes' disinformation 'as a way to whip up people'
A leading expert on disinformation on the internet and in media is arguing conservatives are using the proliferation of false or misleading claims to advance their political agendas. Nina Jankowicz, who briefly chaired the Department of Homeland Security's Disinformation Governance Board, said "we’re in a really bleak situation here in this country,” when it comes to the spreading of partisan or misleading information on social media and elsewhere on the internet. That trend, she said, can come with severe national security ramifications. “It’s hard to imag
Read MoreDebra Messing on White House call: I got Joe Biden elected, what's the point to voting
Former "Will & Grace" star Debra Messing had some pointed things to say about the White house during a call last month held after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, CNN reports. Messing expressed frustration on the call with the White House's actions in o
Read MoreWe can't keep shooting at moving targets with COVID
I am concerned about the emerging BA.5 omicron SARS-COV-2 subvariant and I am not alone. Single-stranded RNA viruses, including this one, are not stable and when there are trillions of copies around the globe there is a high risk of frequent mutations spinning off new variants and subvariants. On the one hand, we are fortu
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