WASHINGTON (TND) — Scientists are forecasting a rise in coronavirus cases throughout May as a new set of variants emerges, according to disease researcher Eric Topol.
The variants, known as “FLiRT,” are distinguished by mutations in the disease’s spike proteins. These proteins help viruses attach to surfaces and are one of the factors behind the infectious nature of COVID-19.
FliRT variants have mutations in areas designated “F for L” and “R for T,” Topol wrote via Substack. Read More...
ORLANDO, Fla. (TND) — Madison Marsh is a U.S. Air Force officer, a master's student at Harvard and is now adding 2024 Miss America to her impressive resume. She also happens to be the first active-duty servicemember to ever win the title. Marsh, 22, graduated last year from the United States Air Force Academy with a degree in physics and is currently enrolled at Harvard pursuing her master's in public policy. Read More...
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — The Bedford County Historical Society is preparing to bestow its annual “Historian of the Year Award” to Kevin Mearkle at its upcoming award banquet.
He spent the last four years working on a book titled “Civil War Soldiers of Bedford County.”
The work compiles more than 4,200 Civil War veterans that lived in the county.
Mearkle says that it’s an honor to receive the award and be part of the preservation of these stories. Read More...