About 124 health care workers — including at least 36 nurses — are under self-quarantine after possible exposure to the coronavirus patient admitted to UC Davis Medical Center last week, a nurse union said. “Despite University of California medical facilities being generally better prepared and equipped to treat challenging medical cases, the recent UC Davis…… MORE
Girl Scout Cookie Weekend is here, which means the country’s youngest entrepreneurs will come out in droves to peddle their cookies, and you’re obligated to buy some. But there are 12 cookies and just one you. Feel stumped on which box to buy? Get to know the cookies a bit better with their dating —…… MORE
Federal prosecutors charged a Pennsylvania resident with kidnapping after he allegedly lured a woman he led to believe was his girlfriend to the Nevada desert, killed her and moved into her house, authorities say. John Matthew Chapman, 40, is set to appear in federal court in western Pennsylvania on Monday on one count of kidnapping…… MORE
Imagine if you knew what your schedule would look like for the rest of your life, every day for forever. If every year began on a Monday, and all but two national holidays fell on Mondays, too. If instead of Leap Day, you’d get an extra week every few years. Like the sound of it…… MORE
A St. Louis police officer pleaded guilty to accidentally killing a female colleague at his home last year while they played a form of Russian roulette with a revolver. As part of a plea deal Friday, Nathaniel Hendren, 30, will get seven years in prison for fatally shooting fellow St. Louis officer Katlyn Alix, 24.…… MORE
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic version of Daraprim, a drug used to treat an infection caused by a parasite. Daraprim came to public attention in 2015, after the pharmaceutical company Turing Pharmaceuticals increased the price of the decades-old drug from $13.50 to $750 per pill — a hike of more…… MORE
An unusual request at the end of a student’s exam was quickly shared by thousands thanks to a Kentucky teacher’s Facebook post. Winston Lee, a teacher at Letcher County Central High School, was picking up World War II exams in his 11th-grade history class when he noticed an asterisk with a small note toward the…… MORE
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday called the coronavirus a “pandemic,” using a term that has not been used by the White House or government health agencies as the Trump administration struggles to stay on message in response to the virus’ outbreak. “Hopefully we can get past this coronavirus pandemic very quickly and get back…… MORE
In a striking contradiction to White House assertions that the coronavirus is under control, the Pentagon’s chief of personnel is sharply warning that the virus poses an increased “threat” in areas where US troops and defense personnel are located around the globe. In a February 25 memo, Matthew Donovan, who is filling the top personnel…… MORE
The crowd lost their breath to Nia Dennis’ gymnastics routine last weekend. The University of California, Los Angeles, junior’s amazing performance honored the one and only Beyoncé. Hitting spins and flips to songs like “Crazy in Love” and “Ego,” Dennis ended her routine with her hands over her head in the shape of a crown.…… MORE
