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The Olympic torch arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, kicking off the countdown to the Winter Games, which will be held in the shadow of...

He wasn't really in "goblin mode" after all. Elon Musk tweeted a series of suggestions for improving Twitter last week after it was revealed...

Omicron is already altering the way medicine combats COVID-19. Despite the fact that it has only recently become widespread in the United States, doctors, pharmacists,...

"Fitbit, Apple, and Samsung have defined what a wearable can do, and I believe Movano, Oura, and other companies will begin to redefine that...

Most people know him for his 1996 sing-along hit "I Believe I Can Fly," which became an inspirational anthem played at school graduations, weddings,...

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all went down on Monday, adding to Facebook's woes as it deals with Senate hearings on child safety, a high-profile...

According to a report from a law firm hired by the school to conduct an athletics department review, the school has taken numerous steps...

In a television interview two decades ago, the fringe congressman stated unequivocally that if he were president, he would dissolve the Brazilian congress and...

With only one case of paralytic polio found in Rockland County, New York, and the virus found in wastewater samples from two counties in...

After more than 12 hours of negotiating with a federal mediator, Columbus City Schools and the Columbus Education Association reached a preliminary agreement early...

Few pipe organs in the world have a nickname, a feminine pronoun, and a Facebook fan page. The Hazel Wright organ, affectionately known as "Hazel"...

D.C. will more than double the amount of government assistance available to first-time home buyers this year in an effort to help Washingtonians, particularly...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI stated on Monday that he attended a meeting where the case of a priest accused of pedophilia was discussed, contradicting...

A powerful attack on a Russian air base in occupied Crimea was carried out by Ukrainian special forces, a Ukrainian government official told The...

For years, the Chinese Communist Party has been building a moral ranking system that will monitor the behavior of its vast population and rank...

According to Harvard economist Jason Furman, Russia's economy is 'unimportant' except for its natural gas resources. His remarks come as the United States and Europe...

The sight was breathtaking. Last weekend, as COVID-19 cases soared in the United States, the city's downtown was a sea of mostly unmasked humanity...

The Social Security Administration announced an 8.7 percent increase in benefit checks for seniors beginning next year, in response to the fastest rate of...

Despite efforts by drug-makers to make them more available, promising Covid-19 treatment pills are likely to take longer to reach patients in low- and...

The Movement for Black Lives launched a new climate change initiative on Thursday, bringing together more than 200 Black environmental leaders and organizations from...

California is on track to become one of the first states in the country to explicitly enshrine the right to abortion and contraception in...

A group of astronauts who are trailblazers for their respective ethnicities are now true "rock stars," having asteroids named for them. The International Astronomical Union...

The US Coast Guard has called off the search for nine people who went missing after a floatplane crashed in Puget Sound, northwest of...

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...

According to a group representing over 100 Alzheimer's and dementia associations worldwide, the world may be unprepared for an impending wave of dementia and...

During an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday, President Joe Biden explained why he hasn't issued a broad executive order on gun control. In...

The search for dozens of people still missing five days after the deadliest storm to hit South Africa's coastal city of Durban in living...

Kermit Warren, an unemployed New Orleans shoe shiner, was carrying nearly $30,000 in cash through the Columbus, Ohio, airport last November when federal drug...

The Justice Department said in a court filing Thursday that the hundreds of pages of classified government records seized from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate...

The G7 group of major global economies announced over the weekend that it had reached an agreement to levy a 15% minimum tax on...

On Friday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over reports that Democratic lawmakers are planning to introduce a ban...

US diplomats and troops in Iraq and Syria have been targeted in three rocket and drone attacks in the last 24 hours, according to...

During the Queen's farewell's funereal pomp, her four bereaved children will be the sole focus of the five ceremonial events. However, one will awkwardly...

There is no denying it: global warming is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather. This means hotter heat waves, drier droughts, bigger...

The woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sexual assault testified tearfully on Monday about her two encounters with him at his Pasadena home earlier...

Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, has denied rumors that his nation's military might assist Russian forces in their conflict with Ukraine. Lukashenko has become...

Officials in Russian-occupied Ukraine announced plans for Russia to annex four regions in the country's east and south, while Moscow moved to clear the...

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity, data suggests. Italian researchers have discovered that healthcare workers with obesity produced only about...

At least 88 people have been confirmed dead across five U.S. states after a swarm of tornadoes ripped through communities in the South and...

Beginning in July, the IRS will begin paying 5% guaranteed interest to individuals who have filed late tax returns, an increase of 1% from...

Mr. Musk, who was attempting to take Tesla, his electric car company, private, questioned Mr. Dell about the process and the best lawyers to...

On November 14, 48,000 unionized graduate workers at the University of California system's ten schools went on strike, kicking off what could be the...

There will be no Democrat running against incumbent Republican Rep. Kelly Armstrong for North Dakota's sole congressional seat in November. Mark Haugen, the former...

After a liquidity crisis at the cryptocurrency group prompted intervention from regulators around the world, FTX has filed for bankruptcy in the United States,...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., on Monday, alleging that the social media giant...

The reasons the Senate voted 56–40 against Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson's amendment to reinstate military personnel discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine were...

Dr. Deborah Birx, the former White House Coronavirus Response Task Force Coordinator, says in her new book, published Tuesday, that problems with data collection...

Japan and the United States joined forces Tuesday to criticize China's “coercion and aggression" in Asia as senior ministers from both countries held their...

The American Library Association (ALA) reports that books for children and young adults with themes of race, gender, and sexual identity faced an "unprecedented"...

On Tuesday, a California prosecutor said he would not rule out seeking the death penalty for a Chinese-American man who harbored anti-Taiwanese sentiments and...

North Carolina's delegation remained divided during a vote on a bill aimed at preventing another attempt to overturn a presidential election on Wednesday. "This bill...

Last week, two gas lines carrying Russian gas to Europe were reported damaged, with sabotage being the primary cause. Two underwater explosions were reported...

Propulsion failures plagued the Navy's fast littoral combat ships. Because of the high cost of ammo, the gun on its stealthy destroyer is a...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a new push in Brussels to repair the United States' relationship with the European Union, urging EU members to...

Payton Gendron entered a plea of guilty on Monday to state charges related to the shooting that occurred in Buffalo's Tops supermarket in May. In...

Activists in Mexico have applauded a Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortion, claiming that it will put an end to the legal prosecution of...

On Tuesday, calls for the resignation of three Los Angeles city council members who were caught on tape making racist comments in a meeting...

A rapid increase in coronavirus cases in the United States and elsewhere is fueling fears of a pandemic resurgence, sending shockwaves through the stock...

The trustees of the Social Security Trust Funds are expected to release their long-delayed annual report on the stability of America's core retirement program...

A New York gun control law that prohibits firearms in Times Square, Yankee Stadium, the subway, and other sensitive areas is on shaky legal...

On Tuesday, the FBI director defended his bureau's handling of intelligence ahead of the January 6 US Capitol riot, while telling lawmakers of an...

The US Embassy in Beijing has apologized after a social media post meant to herald the removal of some pandemic barriers between the two...

Helene Fox was recovering from surgery to remove endometriosis when she caught Covid-19. It had been six weeks since her laparoscopy and although she...

The school police chief who was chastised for allowing officers to remain on campus during a gunman's deadly siege last week in Uvalde, Texas,...

The Moon has been called a "mine of natural resources" because its very nature, in the words of an early Spanish explorer, is "a...

The Biden Administration will be launching a new program on February 19 that processes asylum-seekers. According to the program, around 25,000 people will be...

Thursday night at the U.S. Olympic figure skating trials, as younger women began to secure their spots on the 2022 Olympic team, another woman,...

According to local media, videos on social media, and rights groups, thousands of Iranian mourners marched to Mahsa Amini's hometown early Wednesday to mark...

Roger Federer's comeback after 14 months out with a knee injury ended in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open after he was beaten by...

Mark Zuckerberg has announced that his social media empire is building the world's fastest artificial intelligence supercomputer as part of plans to create a...

Republicans and Democrats in a bitterly divided Washington appear to agree on one thing: the twice-yearly ritual of changing the clocks must end. Even with...

The Republican Conference's second-highest ranking member publicly called for the removal of GOP conference chair Liz Cheney, who has repeatedly criticized former President Trump...

The Biden administration announced on Friday that it will consider new measures to protect greater sage grouse, a bird species that was once found...

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

Election officials in Texas are facing mounting challenges in implementing new voting procedures in time for the upcoming primaries, less than a year after...

An academic study published today discovered that government counts of the devastation caused by coronavirus among the most vulnerable elderly likely missed more than...

According to a new analysis by PEN America, a nonprofit organization advocating for free speech, Texas banned more books from school libraries this year...

People familiar with the investigation said on Wednesday that federal prosecutors have significantly broadened their Jan. 6 investigation to look into the possible culpability...

Unlike Bryson DeChambeau, who recently stated that he was not enticed by LIV Golf before joining the Saudi-backed tour this week, PGA Tour Commissioner...

The same-sex and interracial marriage protection act will be signed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday afternoon. As the Respect for Marriage Act...