Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that state officials had uncovered a massive fraudulent scheme involving 47,500 counterfeit unemployment insurance claims, totaling more than $ 501 million. The scheme involved identity theft from previous security breaches and suggested that any personal information submitted in legitimate claims had been compromised in …

A handful of initial studies have found that people with O blood type may have a slight advantage during this pandemic. Research published over the weekend found that patients with type O were less likely to test positive for COVID-19 than patients with type A, B, or AB blood. An …

Metal mouth A newly discovered bacterium is able to gobble up metallic manganese and use it as a source of nutrition. Jared Leadbetter, an environmental microbiologist at Caltech, found the bacteria almost by chance after leaving the glassware to soak in the tap water after conducting manganese experiments. The next …

Steve Gardner USA TODAY Published 6:20 PM EDT July 15, 2020 In addition to a nickname change, another long soccer tradition in Washington is coming to an end. Veteran play-by-play radio player Larry Michael announced Wednesday that he is retiring after 16 seasons as “Voice of the Washington Redskins.” “After …

The comedian also discussed his relationship with Linda Rondstadt. Jim Carrey said he appreciates the short time he spent with former Renee Zellweger. During his virtual interview on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show,” the famous comedian spoke to presenter Howard Stern about his new semi-fictional book, “Memories and Misinformation,” in …