Pfizer announced Friday it is planning to become the second company to submit data for a COVID-19 pill to the Food and Drug Administration. Pfizer said the pill is called ritonavir, but it is also known as its brand name “PAXLOVID”. According to data, the Pfizer pill caused an “89% reduction in risk of COVID-19-related…

In an impromptu news conference Monday, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin called for a House vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The bill passed in the Senate, but has been held up the House amid negotiations over President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act. The video above shows clips from the news conference…

Hours after former Chicago Blackhawks winger Kyle Beach came forward as the John Doe in the team’s sexual assault scandal, former Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville resigned from his current position as the head coach of the Florida Panthers. The Panthers announced Quenneville’s resignation Thursday night. “I want to express my sorrow for the pain…

China plans to ban future Boston Celtics NBA games from being live-streamed in their country. The decision comes following a controversial tweet from Celtics center Enes Kanter. On Twitter, Kanter posted photos of custom shoes that had the phrase ‘Free Tibet.’ Tibet is a region currently under China’s control. Kanter also posted a video in which…

On the same day Greek officials handed over the Olympic flame to 2022 Beijing Winter Games organizers, human rights groups called for a boycott of the Games. The video above showed both the handing over of the flame Tuesday, as well as the flame arriving in Beijing Wednesday. “In accordance with the requirement to hold…

United States President Joe Biden, Great Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a new alliance focused on the Indo-Pacific region Wednesday night. The video above includes clips from the announcement. “We need to be able to address both the current strategic environment in the region and how it may evolve,” President…

In a decision that could threaten Apple’s biggest moneymaker, a legal ruling Friday is forcing the company to loosen its grip on its app store. The federal court ruling settles an antirust case brought by Epic Games, best known as the maker of the popular video game, Fortnite. The case looked at the commissions of…

The trial for 20 men accused of planning or executing one of the worst terror attacks to ever hit the West got underway Wednesday. The video above shows a sketch from inside the courtroom and scenes from the courthouse. The attacks, which happened in several locations around Paris, France in November of 2015, left 130…

World Health Organization scientists in China said Wednesday their investigation into the COVID-19 origins has stalled, and they’re running out of time to come to a conclusion. The news should only escalate the ongoing feud between the WHO, China and the United States over the origins of the virus. The video above includes the clips…

Friday’s Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony was like no other. The video above shows the firework celebration, as well as, the protests taking place outside of the arena during the ceremony. The photographs below show some of the highlights of the event. The ceremony of the pandemic-delayed Games was held without spectators to help stop the…