NASA successfully landed its fifth robotic rover, Perseverance, on the surface of Mars on Thursday after its six-month journey from Earth. “Touchdown confirmed,” NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory mission control said at 3:55 p.m. ET. “Perseverance safe on the surface of Mars, ready to seek the sands of past life.” The rover is the most technologically…

A health worker wearing a protective mask works in a laboratory during clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida, USA Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s been a little over a year in the global Covid-19 pandemic and there is still “no credible evidence”…

Images allegedly showing Ted Cruz aboard a United Airlines flight from Houston, TX to Cancun, Mexico. Source: @Ian McBride via Twitter Will Senator Ted Cruz be known as “Flyin ‘Ted” now? Photos erupted on social media allegedly showing a masked Cruz on Wednesday boarding a plane in Houston and then flying to Cancun, Mexico, despite…

Trainer Iya Karade was forced to close her gymnastics studio, the Athletic Arts Academy, when the pandemic hit. Now open, it is about 25% full. Source: Iya Karade When the pandemic first struck the country in March last year, Iya Karade was one of countless small business owners who had to close their doors. Her…

A worker wearing a protective mask arranges shopping carts outside a Walmart store in Duarte, California, the United States, on Thursday, November 12, 2020. David Swanson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart will announce its fourth quarter results on Thursday before the bell. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings per share: Consensus estimates from Refinitiv…

GEORGES GOBET | AFP | Getty Images Ford is investing $ 1 billion in an electric vehicle production facility in Cologne. The European branch of the automotive giant is committed to going all-in for electric vehicles in the coming years. In the plans announced on Wednesday morning, Ford said that its entire range of passenger…

Indra Nooyi speaks on stage during the 2020 Women’s Watermark Conference at the San Jose Convention Center on February 12, 2020 in San Jose, California. Marla Aufmuth | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images When economies enter a new phase of growth, the next 20 years will be “the decades of women,” says former PepsiCo…

Illustration of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine Given Ruvic | Reuters Johnson & Johnson will not hold a “large inventory” of its Covid-19 vaccine prior to regulatory approval expected this month, President Joe Biden’s Covid tsar said Wednesday. Jeff Zients said the government has learned in recent weeks that J&J will only manufacture “a…

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, selected as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks during an event at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Susan Walsh | AP The United States needs to swiftly deploy Covid-19 vaccines and step up its surveillance before highly contagious variants set in or the…

Newly confirmed Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters during his first press conference at the State Department in Washington on January 27, 2021. Carlos Barria | Reuters WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States will pay the World Health Organization the more than $ 200 million by…