COVID cases rising across U.S., according to levels detected in wastewater

The wastewater viral activity level for COVID-19 is high and very high in 26 states right now, according to the CDC, with more than 70% of illnesses stemming from a highly contagious COVID strain known as the flirt variant. Andrew Pekosz is the professor and vice chair of molecular microbiology and immunology at the Johns […]

Man assaults amputee with victim’s crutches: Police

HAZELWOOD, Mo. – A St. Louis County Circuit Court judge signed an arrest warrant for a Hazelwood, Missouri, man for allegedly beating an amputee with the victim’s own crutches. Toney C. Lewis of Hazelwood is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action for the attack, which occurred on July 15. A more specific address […]

Paris mayor swims in Seine days before start of Olympics

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the Seine on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to show that the long-polluted river is now clean enough to host open water swimming events during the 2024 Olympics. A vast engineering project costing $1.5 billion has been spent on efforts since 2015 to clean up the river and […]

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