Todd Crawford
New Strain of Bird Flu Is Jumping to Mammals, But Experts Say Chances of Human Infection Remain Low
Experts are raising the alarm after the recent detection of bird flu in mammals, including foxes, otters, minks, seals, and grizzly bears. However, they say that a suspected new strain of the disease would have...
Big Tech Bets On Artificial Intelligence to Reinvent Internet Search
On Feb. 7, Microsoft is expected to announce the integration of its search engine, Bing, with the recently unveiled artificial intelligence (AI) platform ChatGPT. The company announced the event minutes after Google unveiled its ChatGPT...
After Flirting With Bankruptcy, Musk Says Twitter Now ‘Trending to Breakeven’
In early November last year, following his acquisition of social media giant Twitter, Elon Musk said the company was losing upwards of $4 million a day, a reality that prompted him to make drastic cuts...
Eunice Dwumfour’s Killer Remains at Large; No Motive Identified
On Feb. 1, Eunice Dwumfour, a Republican councilwoman, was gunned down while driving her SUV near her home in Sayreville, New Jersey prompting an investigation by the Sayreville police, Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and the...
Powerful Earthquakes Hit Turkey and Syria, Killing Thousands
On Feb. 6, two massive earthquakes killed at least 2,200 people and injured thousands more in Turkey and northwestern Syria. The numbers are expected to grow as first responders survey the devastation. The U.S. Geological...
Massive Study Concludes Masks Ineffective at Preventing COVID-19 Spread
Research carried out by the Cochrane Institute that looked at 78 global studies involving over one million people has concluded that the use of masks to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, makes...
Canada Bracing for Another Food Price Increase as Holiday Price Freeze Ends
Canadians can expect to pay more — a lot more — at the grocery store in the coming days after a holiday price freeze, implemented by some of Canada’s largest grocery stores late last year,...
Widespread Flooding Offers Little Relief for Drought-stricken California
Early in January, California was hit with winter storms that caused devastating flooding in many parts of the state. At least 14 people were killed and thousands were forced to flee their homes. At one...
As Justice Department Opens Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google, Other Tech Companies Hope to Benefit
On Jan. 24, the U.S. Department of Justice in conjunction with attorneys-general from eight states filed a civil antitrust suit against tech giant Google alleging the company’s practices in the online advertising space violated sections...
NY Sen. James Skoufis on Bail Reform, Mental Health, and Reducing Corporate Welfare
On Jan. 26, recently elected New York State Senator Democrat James Skoufis spoke with Vision Times to discuss his priorities going into 2023. Skoufis, who now represents District 42 in the NYS Senate, previously served...
House Passes Amendment to Prevent Presidents From Exploiting America’s Oil and Selling It to China
On Jan. 27, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment to bill H.R. 21, tabled by congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), intended to prevent the Biden administration, and any other future presidential administration,...
Canada’s CBC in Decline as New Allegations of Fake News Emerge
Canada’s state-funded national broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), is fielding new allegations of printing fake news amidst plummeting ratings and a string of similar scandals while calls to defund the broadcaster grow. On Jan....