Tag: brains

The nation's largest utility reported to California regulators that Pacific Gas & Electric equipment may have been involved in the start of the massive...

The Supreme Court upheld Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence on Friday, overturning a lower court decision. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was one of two brothers responsible for...

As the first year of President Donald Trump's zero-tolerance border policy comes to a close, the Biden administration's effort to reunite separated children and...

In a rare public admission, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the four Ukrainian provinces that his country is partially occupying present...

According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a Russian invasion of Ukraine "could begin at any time," including during the Beijing Winter Olympics,...

On Wednesday, Donald J. Trump faced unusual public attacks from across the Republican Party in the aftermath of a string of midterm losses by...

A Montana hospital went into lockdown and called the police after a woman threatened violence because a relative's request for ivermectin treatment was denied. Another...

We are at a point in time when it is worthwhile to take a step back and look at the current state of affairs...

While Russia appears to have abandoned its plan to push deep into Ukraine's heartland for the time being, its new declared goal of gaining...

On Monday, a watchdog group filed a lawsuit in New Mexico against Couy Griffin, the founder of "Cowboys for Trump," seeking to remove the...

The Biden administration is expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics this week, according to a senior administration official...

The Justice Department will ask the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday to reinstate the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, despite...

Dr. Darien Sutton's first thought when a woman in her 30s showed up in his Los Angeles County hospital emergency room this week with...

The White House warned Russia that using tactical or strategic nuclear weapons in Ukraine would have "catastrophic consequences," according to a top Biden administration...

Only a few weeks ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was regarded as crypto's John Pierpont Morgan, willing to risk his vast fortune to save the industry. SBF,...

Michelle Lockhart had to work two jobs as a teenager in Atlanta, as a camp counselor and a fast-food worker, to support her family. She...

Squaw Valley, a popular Lake Tahoe ski resort, announced in September that it would change its name because the term was "derogatory and offensive."...

Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists in an eastern district of Luhansk are trading accusations of fighting escalation after the US claimed that Moscow is looking...

When Mayor Lori Lightfoot approached them in a hospital following the shooting of two officers on Saturday night, about 30 Chicago police officers reportedly...

The House of Representatives is currently preparing to send over articles of impeachment to the Senate on Monday morning, and as that takes place,...

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced today at the company's Intel Accelerated webcast that the company is rethinking how it releases — and brands —...

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...

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the airline, accusing it of lax COVID-19 protocols and contact tracing that...

The city of Philadelphia announced Monday that mask mandates will be reinstated next week, less than a month after they were lifted across the...

In at least 152 incidents of gunfire on school grounds across the United States since January, 50 people have been killed and 122 have...

South Carolina officials have confirmed the United States' first two confirmed cases of the more contagious coronavirus strain. This more contagious strain was first...

On Wednesday, 37 U.S. state and district attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google, alleging that it bought off competitors and used...

Donald Yacovone makes it clear that the deliberate creation of white supremacy has kept injustice for Black people in America alive in "Teaching White...

Michael Storm, a retired Army captain, wanted to take advantage of a new federal plan that requires health insurers to cover up to eight...

As military setbacks in Ukraine force Russian President Vladimir Putin into a corner, an ex-CIA officer predicts that he will resort to tactical nuclear...

President Volodymr Zelensky's message to the West and its leaders is as follows: "We are all Ukrainians." As he fights an existential battle for his...

On Sunday, a state-run media outlet in China warned of "severe" military and economic repercussions for Taiwan if Washington allows the self-ruled island to...

Ian Peake, a medical student at the University of Oklahoma, spent four years shadowing doctors at a Tulsa abortion clinic because his school did...

NASA is having difficulty communicating with its new CAPSTONE spacecraft, a tiny probe that was recently launched from Earth to test out a new...

A top US official told a news broadcaster that the Biden administration is resuming a Trump-era border program that requires migrants to wait in...

Scientists reported in a new study published Thursday that human-caused climate change has disrupted a large system of ocean currents in the Atlantic, including...

Advisers to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo influenced state health officials to remove data from a public report that showed coronavirus-related nursing-home deaths in...

Following this week's horrific mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, some expected the National Rifle Association (NRA) to cancel its annual...

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...

Under a new bill introduced by Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and John Boozman (R-Ariz.), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission would take the lead in...

When Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a summit of leaders from across the United Kingdom and Ireland on Thursday, he hopes to repair strained...

On Wednesday, October 12, a Connecticut jury determined that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who hosts the popular online show "Infowars," spread egregious lies about...

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...

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

Illinois is set to become the first state to require Asian American history to be taught in public schools, after a bill passed its...

Floodwaters raced down streets and engulfed lawns along Florida's southwest coast Wednesday, courtesy of historic Hurricane Michael. Ian roared closer to the expected landfall...

Marleine Bastien is unfazed by most things. She fled Port-au-Prince for Miami in 1981 after growing up under the brutal dictatorship of François "Papa...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced inflation adjustments for the tax year 2023, despite the fact that inflation rates are at their highest in...

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

According to the US ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Russian forces have developed a plan to "engineer a...

President Biden has started to call for Congress to pass a ban on assault weapons after yet another spate of mass shootings, despite the...

According to a report released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, death rates for Americans aged 15 and older rose sharply...

Russia this week began huge military exercises in Crimea and along the border with Ukraine, using more than 100,000 troops- backed by heavy armor,...

A recent federal government study found that, while the student population in American public schools has grown significantly more diverse, segregation remains a persistent...

Republicans were edging closer to securing a majority in the United States House of Representatives early Thursday, while control of the Senate remained in...

After a blistering and unprecedented streak of billion-dollar-grossing films, Marvel superhero films took what was supposed to be a brief hiatus two years ago. When...

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

According to a draft government watchdog report, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) appears unprepared to take full responsibility for the...

As the country seeks ways to reduce fossil fuel emissions in order to meet ambitious carbon reduction targets, natural gas, a common household fuel...

The Covid-19 crisis is approaching the second anniversary of the World Health Organization's pandemic declaration on March 11 – and many people are now...

When the Food and Drug Administration halted the use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine to assess the risk of blood clots in women...

On Monday, President Joe Biden announced the reinstatement of US restrictions on the use of landmines in combat zones, reversing a policy decision made...

Plumes of smoke rose Wednesday above a part of Myanmar's biggest city under martial law which has turned into a battle zone, with burning...

Liz Truss's rapid political demise came to an end on Thursday, when she announced her resignation just over six weeks after becoming Britain's leader....

At least 19 people, including nine children, were killed Sunday in a fire at a Bronx apartment complex caused by a malfunctioning portable space...

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 massive cyberattack on US software company Kaseya, which could affect up to 1,500 businesses, is heightening tensions between Washington and Moscow less than...

Tiger Woods  was injured last Tuesday morning when the 2021 Genesis SUV he was driving struck a median and flipped several times. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex...

The office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has requested the appointment of a special prosecutor to consider criminal charges against nine people it...

According to a Google cybersecurity official and the former head of UK foreign intelligence, a new website that published leaked emails from several leading...

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...

A train barreled into an unmanned truck that had rolled onto the track Friday in Taiwan, leaving at least 51 people dead and dozens...

As the world suffers from a punishing drought this summer, bodies of water have dried up, exposing submerged World War II relics in Europe,...

If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the legal and cultural battles over abortion that have raged for decades in the United States...

The B.1.617 coronavirus variant that is currently wreaking havoc in India has made its way to the United States. Experts believe it is unlikely...

Is it still more difficult to become a Delta Air Lines flight attendant than it is to gain admission to Harvard? One of my favorite...

Many advocates and former students seeking relief have applauded President Joe Biden's decision to cancel some student loan debt for millions of Americans, but...

When Rebecca Firlit joined a virtual court hearing with her ex-husband earlier this month, she expected the proceedings to revolve around child support. The...

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Tuesday against what they claim are Taliban orders for citizens to leave their homes on the...

According to Fox News Digital, the chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at the Department of Defense's education wing, who describes herself as a...