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Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' space company, filed a lawsuit against NASA's Moon program in federal court on Monday. The complaint escalates the company's months-long...

Cuba has named one of its homegrown vaccines Abdala, after a famous dramatic verse by independence hero and national icon Jose Marti, as a...

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, said it was difficult for her to vote against the $1.9 trillion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. However, in the...

They once dotted shopping plazas in America with ubiquity, beckoning binge watchers with shelves of VHS cassettes, microwave popcorn and boxes of candy —...

The mayor of Nice, France, unveiled Israel's flag at city hall after supporting a ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations amid rising Israeli-Palestinian tensions. "In the face...

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

When a candidate for president of the United States becomes the nominee of the Republican Party, they are officially considered the presidential candidate until...

As is customary at the start of Small Business Week, the White House offered platitudes. The “engines of our economic progress” are small businesses....

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

Dubai already has the tallest building in the world. It can now also claim the world's deepest diving pool. Deep Dive Dubai opened on July...

The Psyche asteroid is rich in precious metals and could be worth more than $10,000 quadrillion (£8,072 quadrillion), according to new surface temperature measurements. Psyche...

According to two federal officials familiar with the situation, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce this week that people can receive...

President Joe Biden’s first flight on Air Force One this month was only 25 minutes long. The President was headed home to Delaware for...

The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children, revealing a severely overcrowded tent...

The police officer accused of murdering George Floyd used inappropriate "deadly force" when kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes, an expert...

As the US withdrew from Afghanistan and chaos ensued, Republican lawmakers were quick to criticize President Joe Biden's handling of the withdrawal. The violence in...

According to a top federal health official, the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus now accounts for 83 percent of all sequenced cases...

A new study found that people with high blood pressure who used a smartphone app and an at-home monitor were able to lower their...

The railroad system of the United States is being bolstered by its northern neighbor. The Rocky Mountaineer, one of Western Canada's most-decorated luxury scenic train...

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

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...

NASA’s new rover, Perseverance, was confirmed to have landed on Mars around 4:00 PM EST on Thursday. Also known as “Percy,” the spacecraft made...

From the moment it was discovered more than a century ago, scholars have puzzled over the Antikythera mechanism, a remarkable and baffling astronomical calculator...

Seychelles, which has vaccinated the most of its population against Covid-19, saw active cases more than double in the week ending May 7, raising...

According to analysts, a recently approved Chinese tax could deal a severe economic blow to the Nicolás Maduro regime by nearly doubling the cost...

Before the start of the 2020-2021 NBA season, Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, directed his team to stop playing the national anthem...

Scientists are currently cultivating the Delta Covid variant in laboratories with the goal of infecting volunteers on purpose. British researchers are developing the samples that...

Democrats considering two approaches to cutting the overall cost of a far-reaching social policy and climate bill: eliminating proposed programs entirely or shortening their...

Because of "unknown hazards" in the area where a family and their dog were mysteriously found dead last month, federal forest officials closed trails...

What is the lone force that can keep purported Big Tech villains like Facebook and Google from supplanting themselves as dominant platforms? Republicans. Normally, those...

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...

As the number of coronavirus infections among unvaccinated Americans continues to rise, Anthony S. Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert, said on Sunday that...

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 exclusive club of former presidents and first ladies has reunited with an important message: Get the COVID-19 vaccine. Missing from the campaign is...

On Sunday, February 14th, President Biden called upon Congress to take steps to pass comprehensive gun control legislation. This proclamation fell on the anniversary...

Following viral images and reports to the contrary, the Pentagon is disputing claims that it did not evacuate all dogs that worked with the...

The first attempt to mass-produce the experimental vaccine that has played a critical role in halting the coronavirus pandemic in the United States was...

The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has heightened the importance of Vice President Kamala Harris' tour of Southeast Asia, where she will try to reassure...

It has been a chaotic first six weeks for Biden and his new administration. With ex-President Trump's impeachment trial and a partisan split over...

As the Coronavirus spreads at an alarming rate, everyone must take measures to ensure their safety. With multiple ways to stay safe like wearing...

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...

Claude Joseph, who has nominally led Haiti as acting prime minister since President Jovenel Mossé's assassination, said in an exclusive interview on Monday that...

For families who are struggling financially, budgeting can be a chore. It can be especially frustrating because even when you have everything planned and...

China will step up efforts to further open up the financial industry to foreign investment as a means of bolstering its post-coronavirus economic recovery...

The United States Supreme Court signaled on Monday that it will not back down from its willingness to grant a legal protection known as...

Summer 2021 is expected to be one of the hottest on record, with all-time high temperatures in dozens of Western cities. The extreme heat...

Months into the worst pandemic to hit the United States in more than a century, people continue to believe that 5G mobile networks are...

Reported details have emerged painting a bloody scene outside a Miami strip club that left Houston Rockets guard Sterling Brown hospitalized early Monday. The Houston...

In an odd way, the Portland Trail Blazers have become the poster child for NBA stability over the last half-decade or so. They had...

On Thursday, India issued new regulations on several social media platforms just weeks after India's government standoff with Twitter. These new regulations now require social...

An Oklahoma judge temporarily blocked the implementation of two new anti-abortion laws that go into effect next month, including one that is similar to...

The majority of battleground districts in this fall's critical elections for Virginia House of Delegates are in the state's cities and suburbs, but Republicans...

At least 69 people have died in the Vancouver area of Canada as a result of a record-breaking heat wave that has engulfed the...

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

Cade Cunningham is not to blame. He was born in 2001, after all, and it would be impossible for him to recall Michael Jordan's...

There has been a recent surge of parents choosing to enroll their kids in private schools due to the lack of face-to-face contact in...

The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) enforcement division resigned on Wednesday in response to a federal judge's order that could raise...

The prospect of summer drivers crowding U.S. highways is powering steep gains in the price of gasoline, a sign of economic recovery and a boon...

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...

There's a reason why so many seniors rush to file for Social Security at the age of 62: it's the earliest age to begin...

UCLA showed plenty of fight in its overtime win over Michigan State in a First Four game in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans showed some...

Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his critically ill patients...

Former employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress last week that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg owns 55 percent of the company's voting stock. This...

In its preliminary findings of an investigation into Apple's App Store, the European Commission found the company to be in violation of EU competition...

Russian military flights around Alaska are taxing the US units that respond to them, but they are handling the strain well, according to the...

Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, said in interviews Sunday that former president Donald Trump should be enlisted to encourage his supporters...

As the country approaches the one year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic, much of the population continues to try and work, learn, and live...

Texas Instruments Inc. issued a revenue forecast for the current quarter that disappointed some investors, raising concerns that the surge in chip demand caused...

New York is the biggest city in the United States. It is also one of the most popular cities to live in. New York...

Nordstrom was hit harder than most retailers by the pandemic. Its product assortment has traditionally been skewed toward fashion apparel and footwear, but with...

A World Health Organization (WHO) collaborator who reviewed a coronavirus research grant application discovered last month confirmed that the language of the documents indicates...

President Joe Biden began his first overseas trip as president on Wednesday, seeking to reaffirm the United States' standing on the world stage with...

You've seen the obnoxious side of online tracking if you've ever searched for a pair of shoes only to have ads for those same...

On Wednesday, President Biden repealed the suspension of certain visas for immigrants that was initially put in place by Trump. The suspensions significantly limited...

Amazon's interest has brought to light a young Indian fintech firm. On August 18, the American e-commerce behemoth made its first investment in India's wealth...

Tens of thousands of soccer fans packed Budapest's Puskas Arena last week to watch Euro 2020 matches. It was Europe's first full-house international soccer...

According to Iranian state media, Iran's largest navy ship sank early Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman after catching fire, the latest blow to...

On July 20, billionaire Amazon cofounder Jeff Bezos went into space for a brief period of time in a rocket built by his rocket...

  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...

Raven Saunders, the American shot-putter who delivered the first political demonstration on the podium at the Tokyo Olympics by raising her arms and crossing...