The head of global human resources at sportswear and apparel company Adidas resigned Tuesday after criticism from employees of what they see as the company’s failure to diversify its workforce. Karen Parkin’s resignation comes after a group of black employees turned to Adidas’ supervisory board to investigate her and her …

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ car hit a Black Lives Matter protester who blocked the vehicle’s path on Tuesday, according to a report. Jaylen Cavil, an organizer for Des Moines Black Lives Matter, said she stood in front of the governor’s vehicle outside an event in Ackley, waiting for Reynolds to …

An emerging strain of flu in China is drawing scientists’ attention just as the world is battling the worst pandemic since the 1918 Spanish flu. Chinese researchers identified a new strain of influenza that is infecting pigs in China and that has characteristics of the so-called swine flu, or H1N1, …

Posted on June 30, 2020 in Astronomy, Science An unstable ‘luminous blue variable’ star, 2.5 million times brighter than the Sun in the dwarf galaxy Kinman, collapsed into a black hole without producing a supernova. Or was it partially obscured by dust, such as the infamous Tabby’s “alien megastructure star” …

OL Reign and Sky Blue FC settled for a goalless draw on Tuesday, the first shutout of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup tournament in Utah. The first half ended in a 0-0 deadlock, with just a handful of close opportunities from both sides. The closest came from Sky Blue FC, …