Lea Mercado

2 weeks ago | san.com | Chris Field |Evan Hummel |Lea Mercado

Antarctica wasn’t always a frozen landscape. In fact, it may have once featured lush forests, palm trees, and rivers, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications. “This finding is like opening a time capsule,” Professor Stewart Jamieson, who co-authored the study, told The Economic Times. Researchers began the study in 2017, extracting sediment from the once-thriving ecosystem frozen in time for tens of millions of years beneath the ice, The Jerusalem Post reported.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Lea Mercado |Dan Levin

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says drivers in Florida will not be held liable if they hit protesters blocking roadways while acting out of fear for their safety. Speaking on the podcast “The Rubin Report,” DeSantis said drivers have the right to protect themselves if they feel threatened. “We also have a policy that, if you’re driving on one of those streets and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle and threatens you, you have the right to flee for your safety,” DeSantis told host Dave Rubin.

3 weeks ago | san.com | Lea Mercado |Ray Bogan

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Mexican government cannot sue Smith & Wesson and other gun manufacturers for violence committed in Mexico with American-made weapons. Mexico wanted to sue for $10 billion in damages, but the justices said it is not plausible that gun manufacturers aided and abetted gun traffickers, and therefore, they are not liable.

4 weeks ago | san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Lea Mercado |Lauren Keenan

Moderna announced Wednesday, May 28, that the Trump administration canceled  $766 million in funding for the pharmaceutical manufacturer’s late-stage development and right to purchase bird flu vaccines. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cited safety and scientific concerns in its decision to cancel the contract, while Moderna shared early clinical results from its experimental bird flu vaccine.

1 month ago | san.com | Alex Delia |Jake Larsen |Karah Rucker |Lea Mercado

Four Biden staffers have until the end of the day Thursday, May 29, to respond to the House Oversight Committee’s request for interviews in its investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of the autopen. Committee Chairman James Comer now says he is open to bringing in Biden himself to testify. There could soon be movement in the House investigation into Biden’s use of the autopen, a device that replicates a person’s signature.