Day: April 30, 2024

Chinese scientist, first to publish COVID sequence, protests lab lockout

1:51 pm April 30, 2024

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility — a sign of the Beijing’s continuing pressure on scientists conducting research on the coronavirus. Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post Monday that he and his […]

UK man with sword arrested after rampage leaves 13-year-old boy dead, 4 hospitalized

1:37 pm April 30, 2024

A 36-year-old man was arrested after allegedly killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others with a sword in an east London suburb Tuesday morning. The man, whose identity has not been released, was tasered and arrested in a residential area near Hainault underground station, police said. The incident does not appear to be terror-related. […]

White House voices concern over Indian intelligence service’s alleged role in assassination plots

1:35 pm April 30, 2024

The White House said on Monday it viewed the reported role of the Indian intelligence service in two assassination plots in Canada and the United States as a serious matter. The Washington Post reported that an officer in India’s intelligence service was directly involved in a foiled plan to assassinate a U.S. citizen who is […]

Drew Barrymore tells Kamala Harris she needs to be America’s ‘Mamala’ in ‘cringe’ moment

12:59 pm April 30, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris was asked on Drew Barrymore’s daytime talk show Monday if she could become a mother to the country. “I’ve been thinking that we really all need a tremendous hug in the world right now,” Barrymore said, “but in our country, we need you to be Mamala of the country.” “Yeah,” Harris […]

Columbia University locks down campus buildings following overnight mutiny: ‘Effective immediately’

12:59 pm April 30, 2024

Columbia University has been forced to close its campus indefinitely after an anti-Israel mob broke into an academic building early Tuesday morning. In a statement hours after anti-Israel agitators stormed the iconic Hamilton Hall on the Manhattan campus and barricaded its doors, the university said it would remain closed “until circumstances allow otherwise.” “Effective immediately, […]