But the coronavirus pandemic, in particular the massive economic consequences it has caused, is forcing Berlin to acknowledge what some European thinkers have been saying for years: the EU will not survive without stronger German leadership. “Europe needs us, just as we need Europe,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in …

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks inside the New York Stock Exchange after ringing the opening bell when the building opens for the first time since March, as the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID19) continues in the district from Manhattan in New York, May 26. 2020. Lucas Jackson | Reuters …

BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts is one of four states on the way to containing COVID-19, according to research by the non-profit organization Covid Act Now. His model looks at factors including infection rate, positive test rate, available ICU capacity, and contact tracing. Massachusetts scored highly in all of those categories, …

In 2016, scientists first detected the collision of two distant black holes, using the Laser Interferometer’s Gravitational Wave Observatory, or LIGO, a pair of L-shaped antennas in Hanford, Washington, and Livingston, Louisiana. Since then, LIGO and a third antenna, Virgo, located in Italy, together have charted dozens of similar catastrophic …

The leader of the Sons of Confederate Veterans needs to reread the Bill of Rights. The group claims responsibility for hiring a plane to fly a Confederate flag and a “Defund NASCAR” banner over Talladega on Sunday. It was the first Alabama track race since NASCAR banned fans from flying …