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How Fast Will Biden Need To Move On Climate? Really, Really Fast

Scientists say the next decade is crucial for slowing climate change. To catch up, President Biden's environmental policies will have to move faster than any in history.

President Biden puts the cap on a pen after signing an executive order. Biden is close to a record set by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933.

With 28 Executive Orders Signed, President Biden Is Off To A Record Start

Biden signed three executive orders on immigration Tuesday, setting himself up to close in on a record set by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933.

Sick patients were isolated in converted warehouses during the 1918-19 global influenza pandemic, which killed an estimated 50 million worldwide.

The U.S. 'Battles' Coronavirus, But Is It Fair To Compare Pandemic To A War?

COVID-19 has now killed more Americans than WWII. That fact helps some people put the viral death toll in perspective, while others find it offensive. Historically, is it even a valid comparison?

Above: N., a sex worker at a bar in Pattaya, Thailand. The sex trade has offered good-paying jobs for many people from rural areas who were facing a life of tending rice paddies and digging up cassava roots.

How The Pandemic Has Upended The Lives Of Thailand's Sex Workers

Many of them left rural areas to earn their living in the sex trade and send money home to help their families. COVID-19 restrictions have changed all that.

Layering a cloth mask on top of a surgical mask helps achieve a tighter fit while also adding an extra layer of filtration. Double-masking like this increases protection against the coronavirus.

It's Time To Up Your Mask Game

From double-masking to getting a tighter seal, these suggestions and simple at-home hacks can make your mask a better barrier against the surging delta variant.

2021 Golden Globe Nominees Announced, Netflix Leads The Pack

Nominees for the 2021 Golden Globes were announced today via a livestream. Past winners Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. Henson revealed the first few nominees in a simulcast with the Today show.

Chinese workers wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine jab at a mass vaccination center in Beijing on Jan. 5. Even with at least 5 homegrown vaccines nearing approval, China is setting a modest initial goal: 50 million people vaccinated by mid-February — about 3.5% of the total population.

China's Vaccine Campaign Hits A Few Bumps

Their vaccine rollout in this nation of 1.4 billion citizens is happening more slowly than anticipated. Why the delays?

"Now, because of the rise of the dollar and the pensions people aren't receiving, there are two classes of people," says Saad Salman, the owner of a Baghdad sweet shop. "A poor class and a rich class."

In Iraq's 'Dire' Economy, Poverty Is Rising — And So Are Fears Of Instability

"Iraq's economic situation can probably best be described as being dire," says an International Energy Agency expert. Government revenues have plummeted and its currency has been devalued.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, at the White House Jan. 21. On Wednesday he urged Americans to limit their Super Bowl watch parties to household members.

'Lay Low And Cool It': Fauci Warns Against Super Bowl Parties Becoming Superspreaders

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president's chief medical adviser and the nation's top infectious disease official, is urging Americans to limit their gatherings to household members on Super Bowl Sunday.

A health care worker administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a resident in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 10. Seniors in Florida's Leon County have had trouble signing up for the vaccine and a local reporter tried to help them.

Vaccination Confusion: How A Florida Reporter Helped Anxious Seniors Get Their Shots

Sudden demand flooded a county website and its phone lines. So CD Davidson-Hiers found herself in the middle of the chaos, fielding calls from residents eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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