What Can Masks Do?

10/15/21 ARGUMENT: Getting Real about Masks Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  0 Facemasks have been a contentious issue since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, and the discussion of whether or not the wearing of facemasks should be required – and who has the right, if any, to mandate the wearing of facemasks – has become thoroughly politicized. Read More >

FEMA’s Initial Response to COVID-19

10/15/21 Pandemic Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments During the first months of FEMA’s response to the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, the United States faced a debilitating shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare personnel and ventilators for seriously ill patients in hospitals. The DHS Inspector General has conducted an  audit of FEMA’s response to determine how Read More >

California police chief takes ‘unexpected’ leave as domestic violence retraining order sought by family member

RICHMOND, Calif. — A California police chief took an “unexpected” leave of absence after a restraining order was sought against her and her husband, according to a court filing and the city’s mayor. Richmond Police Chief Bisa French will take some time off to handle a personal matter after a request was made for a domestic Read More >

U.S. Hit with $18 Billion Weather and Climate Disasters So Far This Year

10/14/21 Disasters Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments The United States saw an unprecedented eighteen separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the first nine months of the year, according to scientists with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information  Not only was September 2021 quite warm, but it also brought with it devastating impacts from four Read More >

Forensic Analysis of Lipstick Trace

10/13/21 Forensics Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Forensic scientists, using a technique called Raman spectroscopy, which detects laser light, find a new way of identifying brands of lipstick at a crime scene without removing evidence from its bag. Using a technique called Raman spectroscopy, which detects laser light, forensic investigators will be able to analyze Read More >

Gabby Petito died by strangulation

NORTH PORT, Fla. – Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue revealed during a Tuesday news briefing that Gabby Petito died by strangulation. The revelation comes weeks after the FBI discovered the 22-year-old woman’s remains at Bridger-Teton National Forest, north of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Brian Laundrie, Petito’s fiance, remains the only person of interest named in Read More >