For years in the Gilgo Beach, New York multiple victim investigation, she was “Jane Doe #6.” On Thursday, New York’s Suffolk County Police Department confirmed the remains of Valerie Mack, a 24-year-old Philadelphia mother who went missing two decades ago. Mack’s partial remains were first discovered near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in 2000, with additional…… MORE
Researchers are learning more about the risks cancer patients face if they become sick with Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus that has swept through the world. Patients whose cancer was getting worse or spreading were more than five times more likely to die in the space of a month if they caught…… MORE
President Donald Trump has angrily complained this week about social media companies, repeatedly accusing them of censoring conservative voices and going as far as to sign an executive order Thursday seeking to limit their power. But data from Facebook, the world’s largest social media company, pours cold water on the assertion that conservative voices are…… MORE
For many children in foster care in the United States — there are more than 400,000 — life is often difficult enough. During a pandemic, it only gets more challenging. Some don’t have access to technology needed to continue distance learning. Those who’ve aged out of the system often don’t have a support network to…… MORE
George Floyd’s death has raised new questions about a potentially dangerous method of restraint: the knee-to-neck maneuver. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was held down with a knee as he protested that he couldn’t breathe. The FBI is investigating the incident, which drew widespread condemnation of the officers, who were fired this week, after a…… MORE
Call them the no-mask caucus. A contingent of House Republicans continues to defy the recommendations of public health experts and Congress’ top physician to wear face coverings to limit the spread of Covid-19, refusing to wear them on the floor of the chamber, in the hallways of the Capitol or when chatting with aides and…… MORE
If there were any more fun facts to learn about cannabis, its ritualistic use at a biblical site in Israel can now be added to the list. In 1963, two limestone altars were found at the entrance to the “Holy of Holies” of a Judahite shrine at Beersheba Valley, in Israel’s Tel Arad, an archaeological…… MORE
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto announced on Thursday that she was withdrawing her name from former Vice President Joe Biden’s search for a running mate. Cortez Masto was considered a serious candidate for the job and was getting pushed by top Democrats like former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, who had directly lobbied Biden about…… MORE
Welcome to your Thursday business news wrap, where we’re catching you up on the essentials. Also Hot Pockets, the leading economic indicator that we’ve all given up on 2020. KNIVES OUT As expected, President Trump fired off an executive order on Thursday that takes aim at what he calls the “unchecked power” of social platforms,…… MORE
As the American death count from coronavirus ticks above 100,000, the panel assembled by President Donald Trump to confront the pandemic has been sharply curtailed as the White House looks ahead to reopening. Vice President Mike Pence convened the White House coronavirus task force on Thursday for the first time in a week. The group…… MORE
