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U.S. lockdowns coincide with rise in poisonings from cleaners

NEW YORK – One toddler became dizzy, fell and hit her head after drinking from a large bottle of hand sanitizer. A woman had a scary coughing and wheezing fit while soaking her produce in a ...

Virus forecast model from defense team in Los Alamos draws attention

SANTA FE – A team of national defense scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory that studies contagions with award-winning accuracy has developed its own U.S. forecast for the spread of t...

Photo: End of an era in Mancos

Durango Farmers Market will open, but with a different look

Coronavirus also sparks shift in selling methods at local farms

Look left, turn right – jump! Islands offer remote tourism

LONDON – Wish you could travel to a faraway island during the lockdown? The Faroe Islands are offering remote tourism, where web users can control a real life tour guide to trek around the r...

Reopening could require thousands more public health workers

SEATTLE – Before stay-at-home orders are lifted, the nation’s public health agencies want to be ready to douse any new sparks of coronavirus infection – a task they say could require tens of...

Some people turn to herbal medicine to fight virus without proof

NEW DELHI – With no approved drugs for the new coronavirus, some people are turning to alternative medicines, often with governments promoting them. This is most evident in India ...

It’s ‘different strokes’ when facing, responding to risk

Every decision we make involves uncertainty, and uncertainty entails risk: Should I grocery shop, or hike, or stop to chat, or wear a mask and gloves, or go to church? We like to think that ...

Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association to host webinar for farmers

Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association will host a webinar about cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting produce farms during the COVID-19 pandemic at noon Tuesday via Zoom. Partici...

Warming makes U.S. West megadrought worst in modern age, study says

Human-made global warming a cause, scientist says

Search for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up in China, U.S.

WASHINGTON – Three potential COVID-19 vaccines are making fast progress in early-stage testing in volunteers in China and the U.S., but it’s still a long road to prove if they’ll really work...

Major airlines line up to split $25 billion in payroll aid

The nation’s biggest airlines have tentatively agreed to terms for $25 billion in government aid to pay workers and avoid massive layoffs in an industry that has been slammed by the coronavi...