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Tokyo declared a new state of emergency on Monday, less than two weeks before the Games begin, amid concerns that the measures will not...

Tropical rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate, and according to a bleak new report by the non-governmental organization Rainforest Foundation Norway, humans are...

A Florida bill that would restrict classroom discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity and encourage parents to sue schools or teachers who engage...

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge to allow an independent attorney to review all of the documents seized by the...

It's one of the most grueling hunts in the seafood industry. Every year, up to 73 million shark fins are slashed from the backs of...

The Biden administration will enact new rules in December governing applications for U.S. residency, departing from stringent Trump-era requirements that made it harder for...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren made fighting corruption her top priority during the 2020 Democratic primary. It may not have appeared that way in the press,...

It is unusual for a state to refuse federal funds. It is even rarer to see states refuse it in the name of improving...

GameStop shares soared yet again on Thursday after more than tripling over the past couple days. Just like last time, investors are creating buzz...

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci announced on Monday that he would step down as President Biden's top medical adviser and director of the National Institute...

According to people familiar with the matter, the indictment of a far-right internet activist on charges of interfering with the 2016 U.S. election reflects...

Facebook is changing its name to Meta, a rebranded corporate parent. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the change on Thursday, saying he wanted a new brand...

According to a report released Tuesday that provides a comprehensive look at American philanthropy, charitable giving in the United States reached a record $485...

Mark Zuckerberg, the head of Facebook, could be in for a rough ride on Thursday when he testifies to Congress for the first time...

Freddy Fernandez was almost not here, sitting on his couch in his Missouri home with his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse...

Dell is being sued in California over claims that its Alienware Area 51m-R1 gaming laptops can be upgraded. In his lawsuit, Robert Felter claimed that...

According to a new analysis, life expectancy in the United States, which fell dramatically in 2020 as the coronavirus swept through the country, continued...

The Russian military said Wednesday that it used long-range missiles to destroy a depot in Ukraine's western Lviv region that housed ammunition for NATO-supplied...

A federal jury acquitted a cybersecurity lawyer in the first trial of special counsel John Durham's investigation into what sparked the FBI investigation into...

It's been two years since the coronavirus pandemic upended people's lives all over the world. Although the nationwide quarantine was intended to last only 14...

In one of the worst droughts in history, illegal marijuana growers are taking uncontrolled amounts of water across the western United States, leaving little...

A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent known to drug dealers as the "white devil" was sentenced Thursday to more than 13 years in...

For years, Kate and Meghan's relationship has been the subject of speculation, particularly after reports surfaced claiming they had a falling out over the...

Faced with a resurgence of COVID-positive patients — and a stubborn aversion to vaccines among many Miami-Dade residents and even its own employees —...

Investors in retirement have never had it so good. Individual retirement accounts and company 401(k) plans have been booming for a decade now, thanks...

According to online researchers, flaws in Apple's new child abuse detection tool could allow bad actors to target iOS users. Apple, on the other...

Since it was approved for use, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been marketed with one major advantage over its competitors: it only...

Looking for a new reason to exercise? Here's an example: A large international research review discovered that regular exercise appears to significantly reduce your risk...

In Texas, a 26-year-old woman was charged with murder after authorities claimed she caused "the death of an individual by self-induced abortion" in the...

The Taliban's lightning-fast advance into more territory in Afghanistan is causing concern from Russia to China, as US President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw...

A new contentious bill in the Oklahoma state legislature would limit how slavery is taught in schools and prohibit teaching that "one race is...

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a private prison company will run a new U.S. pilot program that will place hundreds...

According to a Justice Department watchdog report, a former senior FBI official who oversaw the bureau's politically sensitive investigations into Hillary Clinton's use of...

A mother from Arizona is suing Delta Air Lines because she was unable to purchase a plane ticket for her nonbinary child due to...

According to federal data released Wednesday, more Americans died of drug overdoses in 2021 than in any previous year, a grim milestone in an...

California, which is bracing for the year's longest and most intense heat wave, faces the risk of its power grid being pushed beyond capacity,...

The widow of Haiti's slain President Jovenel Moise has asked the international community to assist in tracking down those responsible for gunning down her...

Exhausted recruiters are putting everything on the table a year after the United States began seeing record turnover. With nearly 48 million people quitting their...

Out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg chastised Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and John Cornyn (R-TX), as well as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), for their...

Pride parades began Sunday in New York City and across the country, with glittering confetti, cheering crowds, fluttering rainbow flags, and newfound fears about...

Critics pounced on CNN's Chris Cillizza on Wednesday for claiming that Republicans have become "much more" conservative than Democrats have become more liberal. In his...

After Facebook parent company Meta paid $315 million for Giphy in 2020, a bit of creative accounting allowed the deal to fly under the...

Donald Trump claims that his endorsement is the most valuable commodity in Republican politics, but some Republican candidates appear willing to put that claim...

In Haiti, nearly 150 people have been killed and scores have been injured in gunfights between warring gangs, as the latest wave of violence...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Rwanda, the final stop on a three-nation African tour in which he has articulated Washington's new...

Retired Adm. James Stavridis predicts that the Ukrainian war will end in 4 to 6 months, similar to the Korean War. On Sunday, the ex-NATO...

The fastest Boston Marathon field has ever returned from the quickest turnaround in the event's 126-year history, leaving Hopkinton for Boston's Back Bay on...

As questions about safety protocols on the "Rust" movie set linger, where Alec Baldwin killed a cinematographer with a prop gun he was told...

The Biden administration is considering expanding a policy that restricts federal agents' use of "no-knock" warrants. A "no-knock warrant," as the name suggests, is a...

Toyota Motor Corp's research arm announced the acquisition of Carmera, a provider of maps and data for driverless vehicles based in the United States,...

Along with a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some of which were so severe that even scientists who...

With his five-year search for the perfect notebook, a veteran tech CEO has added to Silicon Valley's growing list of idiosyncratic productivity hacks. David Selinger...

President-elect Joe Biden has reportedly grown alarmingly frustrated with theteam leading the vaccination attempts across the United States. Biden had originally stated that he...

Following Bill Russell's death, his daughter's account of the racism he faced is being shared on social media. Russell died on Sunday at the age...

Criminal statutes cited by the Justice Department in the search of Donald Trump's Florida estate for mishandled documents are rarely prosecuted, according to legal...

Hundreds of people demonstrated in North Carolina in response to Atrium Health's recent announcement that all employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Protesters marched...

Global markets trembled on Monday, with Asian markets plummeting sharply as the prospect of war in Ukraine grew. The major US indexes shook at...

The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other bird, fish, mussel, and wildlife species, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered...

Students graduating from Seattle Pacific University (SPU) were seen handing the president of the school LGBT pride flags as part of a protest against...

The Democratic Party has shifted to the left on US policy toward Israel in recent years, showing a greater willingness to criticize Israel and...

Consider the observer effect. Scientists studying microplastic contamination in remote Antarctica discovered that a significant amount originated on their own ship. Experts from the University...

The Amazon rainforest, home to the richest natural wildlife on earth, is the largest tropical rainforest and is known for its biodiversity. It is...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has introduced legislation that would make providing gender affirming care for transgender minors a class C felony, prohibit federal...

Officials said a mass burial site with at least 440 bodies was discovered in the recaptured Ukrainian city of Izyum. According to officials, some...

The Medal of Honor is being awarded to four Army veterans for their "acts of gallantry and intrepidity" during the Vietnam War. President Joe Biden...

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has been working for nearly a year,...

When some members of his own church referred to the shots as "the mark of the beast," a biblical reference to allegiance to the...

The battle between Texas lawmakers over a bill that would impose some of the strictest voting access restrictions in the country erupted Monday, with...

As the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations exceeds those seen during the Delta variant surge in the summer and fall, more states are enacting emergency...

President Biden is fully expected to commit to signing multiple executive orders every day this week. Apparently his first order is expected to address...

President Joe Biden sought to assuage concerns about spiraling prices that threaten the US economic recovery on Monday, saying the current inflation rise is...

For those who have delayed getting vaccinated because they have already been infected with the coronavirus, a growing body of evidence suggests that vaccination...

Rep. Matt Rosendale is introducing legislation on Wednesday that would force President Biden to reverse his moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal...

In the latest flare-up of tensions in the region, China's military announced the resumption of military drills around the island in response to the...

According to a new watchdog report, the Department of Homeland Security intelligence division identified "specific" threats related to January 6, 2021, prior to the...

Lilibet is a reference to Queen Elizabeth's childhood, when she struggled to pronounce her own name. "Lilibet is my pride; Margaret is my joy,"...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under fire after a leaked video recording shows senior Downing Street staff laughing about Johnson allegedly throwing a...

A man who took part in the attack on the US Capitol and later joined the Army has been arrested for his actions on...

In the United States, a writer who wrote a piece titled "How To Murder Your Husband" is on trial for...killing her husband. A large insurance...

When the wounded Ukrainian soldier surrendered to Russian forces in May at the pulverized Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, he was unable to say...