TrendingAdvertisementThe research and testing that goes into creating a new vaccine normally takes years, a process world leaders are hoping can be safely and effectively shortened to 18 months or less. File Photo by John Keith/Wikimedia CommonsAs the worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, scientists across the globe have spent the year racing to find a vaccine.It often takes years to secure funding, research and develop a vaccine candidate, test it on humans and get regulatory approval. And that's all before pharmaceutical companies can begin the task of...…TrendingAdvertisementThe research and testing that goes into creating a new vaccine normally takes years, a process world leaders are hoping can be safely and effectively shortened to 18 months or less. File Photo by John Keith/Wikimedia CommonsAs the worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, scientists across the globe have spent the year racing to find a vaccine.It often takes years to secure funding, research and develop a vaccine candidate, test it on humans and get regulatory approval. And that's all before pharmaceutical companies can begin the task of...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementThe research and testing that goes into creating a new vaccine normally takes years, a process world leaders are hoping can be safely and effectively shortened to 18 months or less. File Photo by John Keith/Wikimedia CommonsAs the worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, scientists across the globe have spent the year racing to find a vaccine.It often takes years to secure funding, research and develop a vaccine candidate, test it on humans and get regulatory approval. And that's all before pharmaceutical companies can begin the task of...…TrendingAdvertisementThe research and testing that goes into creating a new vaccine normally takes years, a process world leaders are hoping can be safely and effectively shortened to 18 months or less. File Photo by John Keith/Wikimedia CommonsAs the worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, scientists across the globe have spent the year racing to find a vaccine.It often takes years to secure funding, research and develop a vaccine candidate, test it on humans and get regulatory approval. And that's all before pharmaceutical companies can begin the task of...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementThe appeals court said the Trump administration's move to divert funds from the Department of Defense to the Department of Homeland Security violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |A federal appeals court on Friday ruled the Trump administration doesn't have the authority to divert $2.5 billion in military funds to carry out construction of the border wall.The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said the move violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution because Congress originally designated the funds for defense...…TrendingAdvertisementThe appeals court said the Trump administration's move to divert funds from the Department of Defense to the Department of Homeland Security violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |A federal appeals court on Friday ruled the Trump administration doesn't have the authority to divert $2.5 billion in military funds to carry out construction of the border wall.The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said the move violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution because Congress originally designated the funds for defense...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementThe research and testing that goes into creating a new vaccine normally takes years, a process world leaders are hoping can be safely and effectively shortened to 18 months or less. File Photo by John Keith/Wikimedia CommonsAs the worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, scientists across the globe have spent the year racing to find a vaccine.It often takes years to secure funding, research and develop a vaccine candidate, test it on humans and get regulatory approval. And that's all before pharmaceutical companies can begin the task of...…TrendingAdvertisementThe research and testing that goes into creating a new vaccine normally takes years, a process world leaders are hoping can be safely and effectively shortened to 18 months or less. File Photo by John Keith/Wikimedia CommonsAs the worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, scientists across the globe have spent the year racing to find a vaccine.It often takes years to secure funding, research and develop a vaccine candidate, test it on humans and get regulatory approval. And that's all before pharmaceutical companies can begin the task of...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom previously issued an executive order requiring mail-in ballots to be sent to all registered voters. The new legislation enshrines his order as law. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |California's legislature overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday requiring all registered voters to receive a mail-in ballot.The Assembly sent the legislation of Gov. for his signature.Advertisement"No one should have to risk their health -- and possibly their life -- to exercise their constitutional right to vote," Assemblyman Marc Berman, a Democrat who...…TrendingAdvertisementCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom previously issued an executive order requiring mail-in ballots to be sent to all registered voters. The new legislation enshrines his order as law. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |California's legislature overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday requiring all registered voters to receive a mail-in ballot.The Assembly sent the legislation of Gov. for his signature.Advertisement"No one should have to risk their health -- and possibly their life -- to exercise their constitutional right to vote," Assemblyman Marc Berman, a Democrat who...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementThe Philadelphia County District Attorney's Office filed a motion seeking to decline to retry Walter Ogrod for the death of a 4-year-old girl. File Photo courtesy of attorneys for Walter OgrodA Philadelphia judge on Friday ordered the release of Walter Ogrod, a man who's served 23 years on death row for a slaying prosecutors now don't think he's responsible for.Philadelphia County Common Pleas Judge Shelley Robins New vacated Ogrod's murder conviction for the 1988 death of 4-year-old Barbara Jean Horn. Ogrod was sentenced to death in 1996.Advertisement"The brutal...…TrendingAdvertisementThe Philadelphia County District Attorney's Office filed a motion seeking to decline to retry Walter Ogrod for the death of a 4-year-old girl. File Photo courtesy of attorneys for Walter OgrodA Philadelphia judge on Friday ordered the release of Walter Ogrod, a man who's served 23 years on death row for a slaying prosecutors now don't think he's responsible for.Philadelphia County Common Pleas Judge Shelley Robins New vacated Ogrod's murder conviction for the 1988 death of 4-year-old Barbara Jean Horn. Ogrod was sentenced to death in 1996.Advertisement"The brutal...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementThe research and testing that goes into creating a new vaccine normally takes years, a process world leaders are hoping can be safely and effectively shortened to 18 months or less. File Photo by John Keith/Wikimedia CommonsAs the worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, scientists across the globe have spent the year racing to find a vaccine.It often takes years to secure funding, research and develop a vaccine candidate, test it on humans and get regulatory approval. And that's all before pharmaceutical companies can begin the task of...…TrendingAdvertisementThe research and testing that goes into creating a new vaccine normally takes years, a process world leaders are hoping can be safely and effectively shortened to 18 months or less. File Photo by John Keith/Wikimedia CommonsAs the worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, scientists across the globe have spent the year racing to find a vaccine.It often takes years to secure funding, research and develop a vaccine candidate, test it on humans and get regulatory approval. And that's all before pharmaceutical companies can begin the task of...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementPresident Donald Trump listens as he receives a briefing on the 2020 hurricane season Thursday in the Oval Office. Pool Photo by Doug Mills/UPI |The Federal Emergency Management Agency is "in a really great place" in terms of funding as hurricane season gets underway, the agency's chief said Thursday.FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor said the agency typically starts hurricane season with $40 billion in disaster-relief funding. This year, though, the federal government has nearly double that.Advertisement"That's the result of Congress appropriating nearly $40 billion for ,...…TrendingAdvertisementPresident Donald Trump listens as he receives a briefing on the 2020 hurricane season Thursday in the Oval Office. Pool Photo by Doug Mills/UPI |The Federal Emergency Management Agency is "in a really great place" in terms of funding as hurricane season gets underway, the agency's chief said Thursday.FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor said the agency typically starts hurricane season with $40 billion in disaster-relief funding. This year, though, the federal government has nearly double that.Advertisement"That's the result of Congress appropriating nearly $40 billion for ,...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementCDC Director Robert Redfield told a Senate committee on Wednesday that masks "are the most important tool we have" in the fight against COVID-19. Photo by Andrew Harnik/UPI |Facemasks offer more individual protection against than any potential vaccine, Dr. , director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told lawmakers Wednesday.before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Redfield described face coverings as "the most powerful public health tool we have" to prevent spread of the new coronavirus.Advertisement"I appeal to all Americans to embrace these...…TrendingAdvertisementCDC Director Robert Redfield told a Senate committee on Wednesday that masks "are the most important tool we have" in the fight against COVID-19. Photo by Andrew Harnik/UPI |Facemasks offer more individual protection against than any potential vaccine, Dr. , director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told lawmakers Wednesday.before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Redfield described face coverings as "the most powerful public health tool we have" to prevent spread of the new coronavirus.Advertisement"I appeal to all Americans to embrace these...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementThe research and testing that goes into creating a new vaccine normally takes years, a process world leaders are hoping can be safely and effectively shortened to 18 months or less. File Photo by John Keith/Wikimedia CommonsAs the worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, scientists across the globe have spent the year racing to find a vaccine.It often takes years to secure funding, research and develop a vaccine candidate, test it on humans and get regulatory approval. And that's all before pharmaceutical companies can begin the task of...…TrendingAdvertisementThe research and testing that goes into creating a new vaccine normally takes years, a process world leaders are hoping can be safely and effectively shortened to 18 months or less. File Photo by John Keith/Wikimedia CommonsAs the worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, scientists across the globe have spent the year racing to find a vaccine.It often takes years to secure funding, research and develop a vaccine candidate, test it on humans and get regulatory approval. And that's all before pharmaceutical companies can begin the task of...WW…