Federal investigators found evidence linking Al Qaeda to last year’s deadly shooting by a Saudi cadet at a U.S. military base in Pensacola, Fla.

Here’s something interesting I found today from the Washington Times.  Both conservative and liberal organizations are upset with the amount and frequency that the government can use to spy on you. A coalition of liberal and conservative civil liberties groups are pressuring the House to crack down on government spying on Americans’ internet browsing data,…

Some are saying 18 months.  Some say well over 2 years. Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force, said in a new interview that he’s hopeful about blunting the rate of new infections into the summer but that the new coronavirus isn’t just going to “disappear” moving forward. Source: Dr.…

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 –…