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Europe reported its first case of the rapidly spreading new coronavirus variant, and dozens of countries restricted travel to and from southern Africa, where...

The Excelsior Pass in New York is becoming increasingly popular. The digital vaccine platform has issued millions of passes since its launch in March,...

Despite overwhelmingly vaccinated player populations, COVID-19's second winter has decimated North American sports leagues at a level not seen since the industry reopened in...

Pidgeon Pagonis, an intersex activist, noticed last week that the TikTok hashtag #intersex was not working. They couldn't click the tag on one of...

On the last day of the state's legislative session, Alabama's Republican-controlled legislature passed two bills aimed at transgender children, including one that makes it...

College football has returned. For many, the return of a fall tradition is a welcome sight, but for others, the scenes of tens of...

In 2014 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wrote that a "dreamy business offering" holds at minimum four elements: "Customers love it, it can grow to...

Concern is mounting that China’s Covid-19 vaccines are less effective at quelling the disease, raising questions about nations from Brazil to Hungary that are...

After huddling at home for 11 days during Israel's bombardment of Gaza, the shock of seeing houses and other structures destroyed after yet another...

Tom Brady secured his 7th ring on Sunday with a 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. An overwhelming performance along with his 5th...

Three Republican senators have asked Archivist of the United States David Ferriero to commit to not certifying the Equal Rights Amendment as part of...

At the scene of a plane crash in Los Angeles on Sunday, police pulled a bloodied pilot to safety just seconds before a train...

At a time when U.S. agencies and thousands of companies are fighting off major hacking campaigns originating in Russia and China, a different kind of...

Student loan servicers handle billing and other services on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, and they work directly with borrowers to assist...

A federal grand jury has indicted four former Minneapolis police officers who were involved in George Floyd's arrest and death, accusing them of willfully...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un witnessed his first weapons launch in nearly two years, witnessing what Pyongyang described as the final test of...

Florida On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed the Biden administration's plans to appeal a judge's decision enforcing mask requirements on planes and other forms...

The nation's first Black Secret Service agent on a presidential detail, now 86 and living in Chicago, has spent decades trying to clear his...

West Virginia will receive $99 million as part of a settlement with Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the drugmaker's role in...

As the United States' vaccination campaign accelerates, so-called vaccine passports are gaining traction despite political divisions and a fragmented health care system that complicates...

According to police, a Florida man was arrested after a viral video showed him dumping 50 balloons from a boat into the ocean following...

Tanzania's President John Magufuli, one of Africa's most prominent coronavirus sceptics, has died aged 61, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Wednesday after...

According to Emin Gün Sirer, the founder of Avalanche, Bitcoin will eventually be outpaced by other coins as their faster, cheaper networks digitize more...

Russia has upped its saber rattling in Eastern Europe and the Arctic, a move that has put the Biden administration on alert. In the past...

A group of people waits patiently by a blue bus parked beneath a bridge in Belgrade on a sunny autumn day. This will be...

The Olympic trajectory that had Simone Biles on track for multiple gold medals has shifted from all but certain to, at best, hazy. Biles withdrew...

Dogecoin (CCC:DOGE-USD), a meme-inspired cryptocurrency, rose more than 12,000 percent this year, reaching a high of about 73 cents before collapsing due to a...

Human activities, such as the use of fossil fuels for transportation and electricity, have exacerbated the intensity of extreme rainfall and snowfall over land...

The crowd at a music festival planned by Travis Scott, a favorite local rapper turned megastar, was expected to be difficult to control, according...

Novavax, a small American company bolstered by lavish government support, announced the findings of a clinical trial of its Covid-19 vaccine in the United...

The Biden administration emphasized on Monday the severity of the economic sanctions imposed on Russia over the weekend, in which the US and its...

According to a new Mayo Clinic study that is still being reviewed, the risk of developing a breakthrough COVID-19 infection with the delta variant...

After President Biden outlined his proposal for a massive $2.2 trillion spending bill on Wednesday, a bevy of Senate Republicans are speaking out against the plan...

The conviction of Minnesota police officer Kim Potter for the death of Daunte Wright by a jury, combined with the judge's denial of bail...

On Thursday, Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said that President Joe Biden’s goal is to have schools re-open to five days a...

Early last March, when the COVID-19 crisis still felt like a remote threat, Charlie Baker flew off with members of his family to a...

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...

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

Victor Rodas rushed to the teacher with his completed geometry exercise in hand and a smile above his face mask as other students continued...

According to research released Monday, in nearly two dozen U.S. metropolitan areas, younger women have closed the pay gap or are outpacing their male...

According to new data released this week, a new coronavirus variant, first detected two months ago, is spreading across the United States and spreading...

After Republicans proposed a $618 billion stimulus plan with no state/local funding, Democrats are moving forward to expedite their proposed $1.9 trillion relief package,...

Six climate activists and two environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have taken Norway to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), claiming that the Nordic...

According to an email, the State Department refused to grant official approval for private evacuation flights from Afghanistan to land in third countries, despite...

On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected yet another major challenge to the Affordable Care Act, allowing the 2010 law to stand despite Republican objections...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, stated on Monday night that his electric vehicle company has yet to sign a contract with Hertz, a rental...

Huawei Technologies Co. claims it was treated unfairly when the US government labeled it a security threat, but China's largest technology company is seeking...

Authorities said at least 14 people were killed in the Mexican border city of Reynosa on Saturday after a convoy of shooters went on...

Olympic officials defended rules that forced a US medal contender out of the Tokyo Games on Friday, after a Republican senator suggested without evidence...

Nvidia (NVDA) unveiled a slew of new technologies this week at its GTC conference, ranging from an AI-powered chauffeur who can park your car...

Negotiations to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed this week in Vienna, more than ten months after they first began. Iran's nuclear advancements in...

Xiaomi Corp. plans to invest about $10 billion over the next decade to manufacture electric cars, embarking on its biggest-ever overhaul to enter China’s...

The company Ford is temporarily slashing the number of shifts at two factories that construct their top-selling F-Series trucks due to a semiconductor chip...

As of Friday, eleven countries were investigating possible monkeypox cases, including the United States, where a second possible case was reported in New York...

Whether you prefer to kill insects or not, there is one bug that health officials in the northeastern United States want you to get...

The design of a billionaire donor for a mega-dorm that would house UC Santa Barbara students in mostly windowless rooms has sparked widespread criticism...

Thousands of people have reportedly fled across the border from Myanmar into neighboring Thailand after the bloodiest weekend the country has seen since the February 1...

In 2021, three bright and driven women with ground-breaking ideas left significant – if very different – imprints on the beleaguered tech industry. Frances Haugen,...

Boris Johnson apologized in the House of Commons on Wednesday. As well as wiggled. And apologized again — amid opposition calls that he is...

After the extreme and deadly weather that hit Texas earlier this month, the IRS announced that it would be extending the deadline to June...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Moscow of building up troops on his country's border as the United States warned Russia against "intimidating"...

Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth and a leading figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged 99,...

Last Thursday, Biden gave his first Presidential order during a speech: A huge $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that will make up the difference of...

NATO's Communication and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is starting its annual Locked Shields cyber defense simulation as the West prepares for Russian cyberattacks amid...

In recent days, violent protests in Kazakhstan have resulted in the resignation of the government and the declaration of a state of emergency, as...

Georgia lawmakers took up a bill to regulate raw milk with time running out in the 2022 legislative session. An amendment was abruptly tacked onto...

In a speech titled "The Return of Geopolitics" on April 27, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss made a compelling case for a rethinking of...

The Democratic Party has been tearing itself apart over whether to spend $3.5 trillion, $2 trillion, or even $1.5 trillion on its latest reconciliation...

The US Department of Justice has no business — none — even considering interfering in the back-and-forth between parents and school administrators. Pedagogy and...

US carrier Southwest Airlines agreed to buy 100 additional Boeing 737 MAX planes, the companies announced Monday, in a vote of confidence for the...

The CEO of one of the country's largest wind and solar farm developers has warned Congress not to "squander" an opportunity to boost his...

President Biden's support among black voters is dwindling. And it's difficult to imagine them returning anytime soon. President Biden's poll numbers have recently plummeted. According...

A toxic invasive species that can be fatal if consumed is wreaking havoc on parks, flower beds, and backyard gardens. Poison hemlock, also known as...

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles, in tears, blamed the FBI, USA Gymnastics, and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee for allowing disgraced former USA...

  Huawei said Monday that it believes U.S. sanctions on the company are partly to blame for the ongoing global chip shortage. Eric Xu, Huawei's rotating...

On Monday, the Supreme Court denied a hearing to a Seattle-based Christian group that refused to hire a bisexual attorney, despite the fact that...

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...

Robinhood - an online brokerage company whose app provides users with the ability to buy stocks with the push of a button - was...

The Duchess of Sussex recently sat down with Oprah Winfrey for "Oprah with Meghan and Harry a CBS primetime special" and spoke about her and...

Some of the world's most famous people gathered in London on Sunday night for the first-ever "Earthshot Prize" awards ceremony, hosted by Britain's Prince...