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Tesla Inc. was set to add about $50 billion to its market value as the electric car-maker’s shares surged on Monday, after it posted record deliveries on strong demand in China that helped it offset the impact of a global shortage in auto parts. The stock jumped nearly 8 percent in pre-market trading and it […]

The lasting impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could be detrimental to some students, says a University of California–Irvine (UCI) professor. Mark Warschauer, UCI professor of education and informatics, said the consequences of shifting to a virtual environment for K-12 students—which all Orange County public districts have done at some point since the pandemic took hold March 2020—are wide-ranging. Remote

Aides of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte criticized China on April 5 for anchoring hundreds of its vessels for a month in the disputed South China Sea areas, which could lead to “unwanted hostilities,” his legal counsel warned. Duterte is usually reluctant to confront China. He even angered Filipinos by refusing to press China on respecting a landmark 2016

The UK government said on Monday that “COVID-status certification” will be tested in domestic settings so that CCP virus restrictions can be eased more safely. At a press briefing held in Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that all shops, gyms, hairdressers, and outdoor hospitality areas in England will be reopened next week following

Cruise operator Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. said on Monday it would require mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all guests and crew when it restarts trips from U.S. ports in July. The company’s announcement follows the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest guidance last week to the cruise ship industry, including the need

New staff are deployed to take care of migrants in border processing centers. The move is meant to alleviate Border Patrol agents so they can get back to border security. A pond of contaminated water is leaking into Florida waterways. The situation escalated over the weekend. Authorities declared an emergency and evacuated residents. They say

NEW DELHI—India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians stage massive election rallies raising fears of further spreading the virus. Hospitals in the worst affected state, Maharashtra, are being overrun by patients. India’s

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appeared to signal that Big Tech firms could be regulated after Facebook and Twitter suspended President Donald Trump earlier this year. Thomas, considered a conservative on the high court, made the point during a 12-page submission as the Supreme Court issued an order that rejected a lawsuit over Trump’s blocking

Several Florida Democrats are challenging a “60 Minutes” report that attempted to paint the state’s vaccination partnership with Publix as nefarious. The CBS program on Sunday explored the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Florida, which has experienced a similar COVID-19 death rate to California and other states despite having much looser restrictions. In one heated exchange,

MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power until 2036, a move that formalizes constitutional changes endorsed in a vote last year. The July 1 constitutional vote included a provision that reset Putin’s previous term limits, allowing him to run for president two more times. The change