Capitol police arrest man with knives in truck painted with swastika near DNC headquarters in Washington

The U.S. capitol-protests” target=”_blank”>Capitol Police< found with multiple knives inside his truck parked near the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in washington-dc” target=”_blank”>Washington, D.C.< Instead, a picture of an American flag was placed where the license plate should have been. The officer pulled over the truck along the 500 block of South Capitol Street, SW,…

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Pope Francis travels to Slovakia to honor Holocaust victims on Day 2 of tour

pope-francis” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Pope Francis<, which marks his first international outing since undergoing intestinal surgery in July.  “I’m still alive!” Francis quipped when asked by an Italian journalist how he was feeling as he walked up a ramp into the cathedral for a meeting with Slovak priests and nuns, where he cracked a series of…

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COVID-19 vaccine boosters unnecessary for most, say FDA advisers reportedly resigning over issue

Available evidence doesn’t yet indicate a need for infectious-disease infectious-diseasebooster shots among the general population, an international group of scientists said Monday, including two senior FDA officials reportedly stepping down from their posts over a disagreement with the White House on the administration of booster shots.  Marion Gruber, director of the FDA’s Office of Vaccines…

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Congress exempt from Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate

joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden’s< vaccines among all federal workers does not apply to members of congress” target=”_blank”>Congress< among federal workers and contractors drops the option of regular testing and allows only some religious and disability exemptions. The order applies only to employees of the executive branch and does not apply to the legislative or judiciary” target=”_blank”>judicial< confirmed…

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North Korea says 'strategic' long-range cruise missiles hit targets in test

conflicts said Monday that it successfully tested newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, the first known testing activity in months, underscoring how the country continues to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations with the United States.  The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that the missiles showed they can…

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Apple warns iPhone owners not to do this with their devices

Apple is cautioning iPhone owners against mounting their devices directly to high-power motorcycles. (ugurhan/iStock) A new message on its support site says that vibrations can ruin the optical image stabilization and autofocus functions on iPhone cameras. The warning says that “long-term direct exposure to high-amplitude vibrations within certain frequency ranges may degrade the performance of…

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