Out of this world: NASA shares images of Mars’ diverse landscape

Britney Spears took to Instagram to share a long, emotional post about mental health wellness on Saturday.The 40-year-old singer–songwriter first shared a caption written by Makenzy Smith, a Seattle-based artist.Spears said she had no personal connection to Smith, and she simply liked her caption. All about mental health:Britney Spears took to Instagram to share a long, emotional post about mental health wellness on SaturdayThe short paragraph read, 'on cloud nine whenever my camera is in my hand [stars emoji]but I'm learning now more than ever that my job is not my purpose.

Bret Michaels is speaking out.

NEW YORK - Police in Nassau County say they are investigating a possible shark attack.  It happened Thursday afternoon at Jones Beach but the information was not released until Friday.The Nassau County Police Department says a 37-year-old man was swimming at around 1 p.m.

New York City officials, flanked by the White House COVID-19 coordinator, yesterday unveiled the nation's first test-to-treat mobile units, which are designed to speed treatment to vulnerable groups.

LAS VEGAS - A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking reservoir that straddles Nevada and Arizona.The Higgins landing craft that has long been 185 feet (56 meters) below the surface is now nearly halfway out of the water at Lake Mead.The boat lies less than a mile from Lake Mead Marina and Hemingway Harbor.It was used to survey the Colorado River decades ago, sold to the marina and then sunk, according to dive tours company Las Vegas Scuba.LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, NEVADA - JULY 01: A sunken World War II-Era Higgins landing craft that used to be nearly 200 feet underwater is being revealed near the Lake Mead Marina as the waterline continues to lower on July 01, 2022 in the L (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Higgins Industries in New Orleans built several thousand landing craft between 1942 and 1945, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Around 1,500 "Higgins boats" were deployed at Normandy on June 6, 1944, known as D-Day.The boat is just the latest in a series of objects unearthed by declining water levels in Lake Mead, the largest human-made reservoir in the U.S., held back by the Hoover Dam.

pandemic preparedness and enhanced health service delivery. The $1 billion loans are divided into two complementary loans of $500 million each.

FILE IMAGE - Customers refuel at a Costco gas station in Concord, California, U.S., on June 22, 2022. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Oil prices have dropped this week, leading to an average gas price below $5, a welcome sight for U.S.

A real-world study in Israeli children ages 5 to 11 found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine provided moderate protection against infection and symptomatic diseases, similar to the pattern seen in adults.

Following a vaccine advisory group input earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today recommended that vaccine companies update their booster shots to target BA.4 and BA.5, two Omicron subvariants that are driving up cases in a number of countries.In a statement, Peter Marks, MD, PhD, who direct

BRUSSELS - A huge Belgian chocolate factory has halted production after detecting salmonella in a batch of chocolates.The Barry Callebaut company said Thursday that its plant in Wieze – which it says is the world’s largest chocolate factory – shut down all production lines as a precaution while the contamination is investigated.Barry Callebaut produces chocolate for multiple brands sold around the world.FILE - Barry Callebaut company factory in Weize, Belgium. (The Barry Callebaut Group)The salmonella was detected Monday, and all chocolate products made at the plant were placed on hold pending investigation, the company said.

Pfizer has said it is seeking full US approval for its oral Covid-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, which is currently available under an emergency use authorisation.

Travis Barker's daughter Alabama thanked fans for their prayers during her dad's recent health scare. Alabama shared a photo of her hand next to Barker's on her Instagram story Wednesday. "Thank you guys for all of the prayers and love," she wrote before adding, "I appreciate u & love all of you." Earlier Wednesday, Alabama had posted and then deleted a separate post asking for prayers for her father.

More than 1,000 visitors streamed in as the Shanghai Disney Resort theme park opened after a closure of three months, with face masks and social distancing the order of the day.

Symptoms of long COVID are more frequently reported by women, those with poor overall health before the pandemic, and those aged 50 to 60, according to a new UK-based study in Nature Communications.The study was based on results gathered from 6,907 people wi

Twitter to share her daily shenanigans with her fans, with the former This Morning presenter sharing an update on her recent health woes.The TV personality revealed she had been "lapping up" sympathy after testing positive for Covid, as she now has "full body-aches".Fern took to Twitter at the weekend to reveal she had tested positive for Covid-19, after testing negative the day before.The former This Morning presenter took to Twitter today to update her fans on her symptoms.She wrote in view of her 115,100 followers: "Good afternoon covid chums."How are you? Today my body aches from the waist down and shoulders up. You?"Many social media users rushed to the comments to share their Covid stories and wish the presenter well.K8_fletch said: "My symptoms started 24hrs ago.Sore throat, awful headache and body aches."No positive result yet.

TRAVIS Barker's daughter Alabama shared a worrying photo of the rocker in hospital hours after his medical scare. The Blink-182 drummer, 46, was hospitalized on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, with a mystery illness.

A new study from researchers at Boston University (BU) shows that, for all but 17% of healthy, vaccinated young adults, the infectious period for COVID-19 from the Delta and Omicron variants was 5 days. The study was recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.The study involved 92 SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR–positive participants who had

Former Nazi concentration camp guard Josef Schuetz (R) hides his face with a folder as he arrives on June 28, 2022, at a gym used as a makeshift courtroom in Brandenburg an der Havel, eastern Germany, where his verdict was spoken.

China has cut the quarantine time for inbound travellers by half in a major easing of one of the world's strictest Covid-19 curbs, which have deterred travel in and out of the country since 2020.

Neslihan Atagül is back with big projects behind her. Known for her Emmy-winning role of Kara Sevda, Atagül took to social media to announce to her fans that after her health scares, she is returning to work.

MASON CITY, Iowa - Monday marks 27 years since Jodi Huisentruit, an Iowa news anchor, vanished in the early morning hours before reporting to work. Investigators have never found Huisentruit, who was declared legally dead in 2001. No one has been charged in her disappearance.Huisentruit was born in Long Prairie, Minn., as the youngest of three sisters to the late Imogene L. "Jane" (Anderson) and Maurice Huisentruit.According to the St.

Cameron Mathison was looking and feeling good at the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night. While at the event, the 52-year-old star and former ET correspondent gave fans an update on his health after undergoing surgery and treatment for kidney cancer back in 2019.«I'm feeling strong, feeling healthy, [and] figuring a lot of stuff out that I had kind of going wrong that I didn’t really know about,» Mathison told ET's Deidre Behar while on the Daytime Emmys red carpet.

Nick Cannon sported an all-black look as he showed up to host the Hip Hop & Mental Health: Facing The Stigma Together event at The GRAMMY Museum on Saturday.TheWild 'n Out host, 41, rocked a stylish black leather jacket over a matching scoop neck T-shirt and jeans, and covered his head with a black turban.The event was hosted by the Recording Academy's Black Music Collective, MusiCares And Universal Hip Hop Museum in Los Angeles, and sought to 'amplify the importance of mental wellness, especially in Hip Hop culture.' Host of the night: Nick Cannon sported an all-black look as he showed up to host the Hip Hop & Mental Health: Facing The Stigma Together event at The GRAMMY Museum on SaturdayCannon finalized his trendy look with a pair of silver-rimmed eyeglassesand sturdy black boots. The rapper was seen flashing a big smile as he posed with Universal Hip Hop Museum's Executive Producer and Advisory Board member Tina Marie Tyler, music executive Adrian Miller, andpanelist Eric Brooks on the red carpet.Tyler looked ravishing in a form-fitting long-sleeve black dress, which she paired with open-toe platform heels.

A view from the crewler-way of the massive Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B after rolling out from the Vehicle Assembly Building for a second time at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 6, 2022. (Pho A late-summer test launch for NASA's mega moon rocket is still a possibility, space agency leaders said after declaring the final critical test of the Space Launch System rocket complete.On Monday, NASA conducted a wet dress rehearsal of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center launchpad 39B.

Gogglebox star Tom Malone Jr has told fans he has been diagnosed with autism after "always feeling a bit different".The 28-year-old, who quit the Channel 4 show last year, explained on Instagram that the diagnosis "made sense" – but was also something he was having to learn about.He said: "I don't normally do very personal posts like this, but I thought this one was important.READ MORE: Celebrity Gogglebox star Stacey Solomon cringes over 'wet and gross' Love Island kiss"I've always felt a bit different, a bit socially awkward and like I just don't process things in the same way as everybody else."Finally I have an explanation."He went on: "I've recently been diagnosed as autistic."Something that both makes sense to me whilst at the same time is something completely new to learn about and understand more about why I am the way I am."Now begins the journey."He finished: "This one goes out to all the kids that have ever felt misunderstood due to being a little different."Fans were quick to show their support after his honest post, with one sharing a list of famous people who also have autism, including globally successful singer Susan Boyle.His stunning girlfriend Bryony commented: "Proud of you for this and I'm with you all the way."One follower said: "So good for sharing your story will help support others."Another commented: "Hopefully this diagnosis will help you to understand yourself more. I have three autistic boys and I've seen the beauty and brilliance of autism.

CDC recommendation that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine be used as an option for children and adolescents ages 6 through 17 years.The COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech is already available for people in this age group.“Vaccine eligibility is now simple and easy to understand. Everyone 6-months and older is now eligible for these life-saving vaccines,” said Health Director Dr.

Migrant workers in Singapore no longer need special permission to leave their dormitories from today, after two years of coronavirus curbs, but campaigners have criticised a decision to maintain some "discriminatory" restrictions.

FILE - Boat with tourists visiting the Caroni Bird Sanctuary to see the red Scarlet Ibis and the mangroves on October 21, 2012, in Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago. (EyesWideOpen/Getty Images)WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered the world's largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp.Most bacteria are microscopic, but this one is so big it can be seen with the naked eye.The thin white filament, approximately the size of a human eyelash, is "by far the largest bacterium known to date," said Jean-Marie Volland, a marine biologist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and co-author of a paper announcing the discovery Thursday in the journal Science.Olivier Gros, a co-author and biologist at the University of the French West Indies and Guiana, found the first example of this bacterium — named Thiomargarita magnifica, or "magnificent sulfur pearl" — clinging to sunken mangrove leaves in the archipelago of Guadeloupe in 2009.But he didn’t immediately know it was a bacterium because of its surprisingly large size -- these bacteria, on average, reach a length of a third of an inch (0.9 centimeters).

Toronto and Vancouver might hog the spotlight when it comes to well-known Canadian cities, but it turns out Calgary is the best place to live – at least this year.

(RR Auction)BOSTON - NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back.The space agency has asked Boston-based RR Auction to halt the sale of moon dust collected during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that had subsequently been fed to cockroaches during an experiment to determine if the lunar rock contained any sort of pathogen that posed a threat to terrestrial life.The material, a NASA lawyer said in a letter to the auctioneer, still belongs to the federal government.The material from the experiment, including a vial with about 40 milligrams of moon dust and three cockroach carcasses, was expected to sell for at least $400,000, but has been pulled from the auction block, RR said Thursday."All Apollo samples, as stipulated in this collection of items, belong to NASA and no person, university, or other entity has ever been given permission to keep them after analysis, destruction, or other use for any purpose, especially for sale or individual display," said NASA's letter dated June 15.It went on: "We are requesting that you no longer facilitate the sale of any and all items containing the Apollo 11 Lunar Soil Experiment (the cockroaches, slides, and post-destructive testing specimen) by immediately stopping the bidding process," NASA wrote.In another letter dated June 22, NASA's lawyer asked RR Auction to work with the current owner of the material to return it to the federal government.The Apollo 11 mission brought more than 47 pounds (21.3 kilograms) of lunar rock back to Earth. Some was fed to insects, fish and other small creatures to see if it would kill them.

Around 20 million lives around the world were saved thanks to the Covid-19 jabs in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to new estimates.

Maternal COVID vaccination during pregnancy provides 52% protection against COVID-19 hospitalization in infants but only 38% protection against Omicron hospitalization, according to a study yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.Protection against an intensive care unit (ICU) stay, however, was

The Austrian government has said it will scrap the country's controversial policy of mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus, just months after it became law.

Emmy Rossum shared a rare picture of her one-year-old daughter to Instagram this week, showing her getting inoculated for COVID-19.'An exciting day we’ve waited a long time for! Our daughter got her first covid vaccine!' wrote Emmy, who shares her little girl with her husband Sam Esmail.Her post came just four days after the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention recommended COVID-19 jabs for children as young as six months old. 'An exciting day':Emmy Rossum shared a rare picture of her one-year-old daughter to Instagram this week, showing her getting inoculated for COVID-19The CDC also announced last month that children five years and older can receive a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine.

Emmy Rossum‘s daughter has received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

it said in a statement. The WHN announcement comes ahead of WHO meeting to be held on 23 June to decide on their monkeypox outbreak designation. The outbreak will not stop without concerted global action, it said.

PHILADELPHIA - Did you know that NASA launches rockets in different parts of the county?A few hours south of the Delaware Valley, NASAs sends up rockets with scientific experiments from Wallops Island, Virginia. Wallops Island is about an hour south of Ocean City, Maryland and next to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, an area famous for its wild ponies.A rocket was scheduled to launch around sunrise Thursday morning, but weather delayed the launch until Friday.Sometimes, we can see the exhaust clouds from these rocket launches in our region, but that won't be the case with Friday morning's launch for most of us.

Daniel Scali taking a break while doing pushups for Guinness. (Guinness World Records)Looks like Australians have the secret recipe when it comes to doing a record-breaking number of pushups in an hour. Daniel Scali of Australia just beat the previous world record for most pushups done in one hour with 3,182.

According to a Facebook page, Kristie Koerbel is a flight attendant who wanted to let passengers know how to cope with the ongoing challenges of the airline industry including canceled flights and staffing shortages. "I feel like as a Flight Attendant I should attempt to share some tips to get you through airline travel for the foreseeable future," Koerbel posted. RELATED: Why are there so many cancelled flights? Here's what you should know about summer air travel disruptionsBrian Kelly, Found of The Points Guy, shares important tips for anyone looking to fly.Her post received over 15,000 reactions and has been shared more than 73,000 times. Koerbel unapologetically and bluntly lays out tips passengers need to keep in mind:Airlines canceled more than 1,500 flights in the U.S. last week, one of the worst days yet for travel as the peak summer vacation season heats up.And they happened as airline CEOs held a virtual meeting with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — a sign of the Biden administration’s concern about the prospect of snarled airports and unhappy travelers this summer.A passenger with no flying experience landed a small plane in Florida after the pilot suffered a medical emergency.

The Canadian government is freezing federal funding to Hockey Canada as the organization remains embroiled in a firestorm of scrutiny over its handling of sexual assault allegations.

PHILADELPHIA - An investigation is underway after a man died after being shot in South Philadelphia, according to police. Captain John Walker with the Philadelphia Police Department says the shooting took place on Tuesday night around 11:45 p.m. He says officers with the 3rd District responded to a shooting on 4th and Oregon in the South Philadelphia area. According to authorities, officers found a man with a gunshot wound in his neck in a rented SUV. Medics arrived on scene and rushed the man to Jefferson Hospital where he was first placed in critical condition but later died, officials say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESInvestigators say they learned the SUV was driving on Ritner Street when at least 12 shots were fired at the passenger side of the vehicle. According to police, investigators are still working to learn if the victim was a driver or passenger. Authorities say there are currently no witnesses but they are urging anyone with information to contact police. 

Channel 4 soap as Sinead O'Connor, revealed to her social media followers that she has topical withdrawal syndrome, which has left her with cuts and split skin on her faceTaking to her Instagram feed, the actress claimed that her doctors had "palmed [her] off" by giving her topical steroids after her skin became bad. READ NEXT: Corrie's Sally Carman pays sweet tribute to co-star fiancé as she gives health updateUnfortunately, she explained that her body had become "addicted" to the cream."I've been having so many flare ups," she said after trying to stop taking the cream.

The United Kingdom today expanded monkeypox vaccination to include men who have sex with men who are in high-risk groups, instead of just those who are known contacts and those at occupational risk.In an update, the UK's Health Security Agency (HS

LOS ANGELES - People being stumped by simple geography is a comedic theme commonly seen all over the internet. It usually involves an interviewer asking someone if they can point out the capital of the U.S., or even something as simple as China on a map without labels. The person fails to locate the obvious and everyone has a laugh at their expense.One such video, which aired on Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show, garnered nearly 11 million views.

The X Factor star Tom Mann has shared a poignant message from his fiancee after announcing the devastating news that she had passed away. Dancer Dani Hampson, 34, died in the early hours of Saturday morning on what would have been the couple's wedding day.

ITV Coronation Street star Sally Carman has shared a health update on social media. Fans have rushed to support her as she shared her illness. Sally share: "Me yesterday in denial about the horrible cold I’m now full of.

Rates of Kawasaki disease, a rare acquired cardiac condition in kids, fell nationally during peak COVID-19 transmission when control measures were in place, potentially providing a clue that multiple triggers and upper airway inhalation might be involved.Researchers based at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) p

Parents encouraged to explore vaccination opportunitiesHONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is excited to announce long awaited COVID-19 vaccines for keiki under the age of five will soon be available.DOH is authorizing enrolled COVID-19 vaccination providers to administer the vaccines as soon as they become available.DOH is expecting delivery of 27,500 doses of the new keiki vaccines in the coming week. The vaccines will be distributed to hospitals, pediatricians’ offices, and clinics. Pharmacies and community health centers will receive additional vaccine shipments directly from the manufacturers.