Canadian battle rapper fatally stabbed in Nova Scotia
Canadian battle rapper Pat Stay was fatally stabbed just past midnight on Sunday in the province of Nova Scotia, the Halifax Police Department said in a news release. Police said Stay, 36, was stabbed around 12:35 a.m. in downtown Halifax. He was transported to the hospital, where he later died. The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service ruled his death a homicide. Police are continuing to investigate the inci
Read MoreOngoing nuclear gamble in Ukraine
We recently marked six months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; U.S. and Russia tensions are their greatest since the Cold War, and we are closer today to the brink of nuclear war than at any time in the nuclear age. This has been real potential on two fronts for nuclear disaster in Ukraine: There have been overt threats from Russia of the potential of use of nuclear weapons as well as close-calls and attacks on the world's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia. The Zaporizhzhia plant has been shelled by Russian forces and recently was disconnected from the power
Read MoreHow long COVID is impacting the nationwide labor shortage
Persistent COVID-19 symptoms could be keeping millions of Americans out of the workforce. Economists and policymakers have struggled to figure out why a much lower percentage of working-age adults are in the labor force than before the pandemic. The number of Americans either employed or looking for work eclipsed its pre-pandemic level in August, according to Labor Department data released Friday. But the labor force participation rate remains 1 percentage point below its February 2020 level, a gap roughly equivalent to 1.6 million people.
Read MoreNew World Bank pandemic fund must prioritize prevention
COVID-19 has been a cruel teacher. And the harsh lessons we’ve learned will be wasted unless we can apply them to the next disease crisis. Sadly, it’s already upon us. The ongoing monkeypox epidemic — now a pandemic by some
Read MoreJudge grants Trump’s request to appoint special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents
A federal judge on Monday granted former President Trump’s request to appoint an independent special master to review materials the FBI seized from his Mar-a-Lago residence last month. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed objections from the Department of Justice (DOJ), blocking prosecutors from further reviewing or using the seized documents in their investigation until the special master completes their review. Cannon asked DOJ and Trump’s attorneys t
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