California Goes From Worst to First in Virus Infections
Just a few months ago, California was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. Hospitals in Los Angeles were drowning in patients, and ambulances were idling outside with
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Verizon sells internet trailblazers Yahoo and AOL for $5 billion
AOL and Yahoo are being sold again, this time to a private equity firm. Wireless company Verizon will sell Verizon Media, which consists of the once-pioneering tech platforms, to Apollo
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CVS and Walgreens have wasted more COVID vaccine doses than most states combined
Two national pharmacy chains that the federal government entrusted to inoculate people against covid-19 account for the lion’s share of wasted vaccine doses, according to government data obtained by KHN.
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Biden plan for cleaner power system faces daunting obstacles
If the nation is to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of cutting America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade, it will have to undertake a
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California Trucks Salmon to Pacific; Low River Levels Blamed
California officials will again truck millions of young salmon raised at fish hatcheries in the state’s Central Valley agricultural region to the Pacific Ocean because projected river conditions show that
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Nearly a quarter of Time’s 100 most influential companies are in the Bay Area
Reports of the Bay Area’s business exodus have been greatly exaggerated — at least if Time magazine’s new list of the 100 most influential companies in the world is any
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What women should know about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine on Friday. The agencies previously had decided to pause administration of
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Bay Area Sending Help to India Amid Coronavirus Emergency
The Bay Area is among the places answering India’s calls for help as the world’s second most populous country grapples with a COVID-19 disaster. Hospitals are overwhelmed, there’s a shortage
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What you can do under the new COVID recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday April 27, 2021 outlined new guidance on mask-wearing now that nearly 100 million people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated against COVID. It’s
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Graphene could be used to create fast, reliable tests for viruses like SARS-CoV-2 and other diseases
Graphene is a one atom thick carbon layer. Since it was first isolated in 2004 by two researchers at The University of Manchester, it has found multiple uses in strengthening
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