VICTORIA—When John and Moufida Holubeshen heard that a nightmarish insect known for its poisonous sting and voracious appetite had arrived in their neck of the woods, they did what almost no one would have done. They went looking for it. Source: They hunted and destroyed a nest of ‘murder hornets.’ This B.C. couple says the…

The action she took to stop the virus from infecting and killing the vulnerable older adults in her care was both drastic and effective: Martin and her staff locked themselves in with the 106 residents. For 47 days and nights, staff and residents of the Vilanova nursing home on the outskirts of the east-central city…

San Francisco (CNN Business)Apple and Google just provided a first look at how public health apps could use the coronavirus contact tracing software they are jointly developing. The two tech companies shared a series of images and guidelines on Monday for governments and public health authorities to integrate with their contact tracing apps, including how users will…

US Democratic candidate Joe Biden has flatly denied sexually assaulting a former staff assistant, Tara Reade, nearly 30 years ago. In a statement released before a TV interview on Friday, he said of the allegations: “They aren’t true. This never happened.” He asked for a search of the Senate archives for any record of a…

Here’s an article you should read. Local independent bookshops are taking a hard hit in this pandemic.  Some won’t survive.  As indie authors we can offer support in various way.  Book signing when the stores reopen.  Podcasts.  Even blogging about your local shops and the shops that stock your books.   Source: Support Your Local…

Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) on Tuesday posted a $94 million quarterly net loss, its first in nine years, and warned of drastic revenue drops ahead as it sought to raise another $2.6 billion to help weather the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Southwest posts first quarterly loss in nine years, shores up cash to weather pandemic –…

Who knows.  Now reports are also coming out that he was evacuated to a remote location due to the coronavirus. Japanese media, citing the medical team treating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, say the failure of initial surgery has left the 36-year-old in a vegetative state. Amid conflicting reports about Kim’s health, Japanese weekly magazine…

This is what it looks like when a pandemic collides with the culture wars in America.

Something bizarre happened in the markets on Monday: The price of a barrel of oil went negative. Oil prices tumbled as the economic crisis set off by the coronavirus pandemic continued to destroy demand for energy, and as concerns grew that storage tanks in the United States were near capacity and unable to hold all…