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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...

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

Britney Spears’ lawyer plans to file a petition to make the singer's current "care manager" and temporary conservator, Jodi Montgomery, a permanent one, the singer's...

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...

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...

After a protest at their graduation went viral, dozens of students at a private Christian university in Washington drew national attention to their school...

Figures show that excess deaths in England and Wales are currently higher than in the main pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Throughout October, there...

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

The Obama Presidential Center broke ground on Tuesday, after five years of opposition from park preservationists and community groups concerned that rising rent prices...

An overwhelmingly White jury will deliberate on murder charges in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, after the defense excluded 11 of the 12 Black...

Presidents come and go, but one constant has been Dale Haney, the chief White House groundskeeper, who is celebrating 50 years of service to...

The Summer Olympics are just around the corner and, for the first time since 2000, Jamaican sprinting superstar Usain Bolt won't be on the track. It's...

A new study has sparked interest on the internet, demonstrating how two cannabis compounds may have anti-COVID-19 properties. But weed smokers shouldn't get too...

A new court filing claims that an attorney who has been described as the district attorney's "legal advisor" was behind a pair of mysterious...

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., declared herself the winner of her congressional race on Thursday, despite the fact that the election is still too close...

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...

Ukrainian forces said they attacked another Russian-occupied Kherson base as leaders from Turkey and the United Nations were set to meet with President Volodymyr...

A prosecutor who sent some of those children to prison is now in charge of turning around South Carolina's chronically dangerous juvenile prisons. Eden Hendrick,...

Sarah Palin's bid for the U.S. House of Representatives, Sen. Lisa Murkowski's bid to keep her Senate seat, and Donald Trump's influence on both...

Republican Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon believes that Covid-19 vaccinations should be discontinued, particularly among children, until the long-term effects are known. He cites...

The Biden administration is moving forward with plans to wind down the long-term detention of migrant families, according to documents filed late Friday in...

On Wednesday, the FBI, the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a warning to U.S. organizations about...

US auto safety regulators have launched a new investigation into Tesla, this time in response to complaints that its vehicles can suddenly stop on...

Perhaps no other industry has been hit harder by the Covid pandemic than global travel and tourism, with planes grounded, resorts closed, and care-free...

Former President Donald Trump arrived at the New York Attorney General's office on Wednesday morning to give sworn testimony in a long-running civil investigation...

Many people purchase homeowners insurance to provide coverage in the event that they suffer a loss of their home or the contents therein. Most...

A Texas state law that prohibits abortion after six weeks of pregnancy could serve as a model for red states to enact stringent abortion...

Republican governors are optimistic about their 2022 midterm prospects against Democrats after a big win in Virginia and a better-than-expected performance in New Jersey,...

US President Joe Biden slipped a phrase into a major address on infrastructure spending earlier this month with a laugh, calling it a "boring...

Despite being required by federal law, the Marine Corps is the only branch of the United States military that has yet to implement full-gender...

For most original Medicare enrollment includes automatic enrollment at the time of turning 65. Medicare Advantage enrollment varies depending on the plan chosen. The...

North Korea said Thursday it will ignore a U.S. offer for talks unless it withdraws its hostile policy, after Washington reached out to Pyongyang...

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

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...

A dispute between railroads and labor unions could result in a shutdown as early as Friday, halting most train traffic across the country. Trains...

A family in Myanmar has said that government security forces fatally shot a 7-year-old girl as she ran to her father — the youngest...

President of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk criticized the loud protesters whose attempts to stop his "voluntary" event at the University of New Mexico-Albuquerque...

The legal battle over every last vote in Pennsylvania's too-close-to-call Senate GOP primary has officially begun. David McCormick's campaign filed a lawsuit Monday afternoon, citing...

Climbers were ecstatic when Nepal decided to reopen its side of Mount Everest this year, but reports indicate that even the world's highest peak...

The new head of the government's road safety agency says the agency will step up efforts to better understand the risks posed by automated...

The word "Democrat" was conspicuously absent from a recent news release by Colorado congressional candidate Adam Frisch. Frisch, a former city councilman from the posh,...

China and the European Union held a virtual summit on Friday, which was overshadowed by Russia's war in Ukraine. E.U. leaders pressed Premier Li Keqiang...

A sprawling, privately run detention center in Adelanto, California's windswept desert town, could house nearly 2,000 migrants facing deportation. However, it is nearly empty...

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

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has provided an opportunity for North Korea, which has strengthened ties with Moscow and become one of its most...

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...

Moderna is about to administer the 200 millionth dose of its COVID-19 vaccine. Tiera May works at the facility in Bloomington, Indiana, a small...

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...

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

China's "wolf warrior" diplomats are back after a brief lull, firing insults over Twitter, smearing critics and suggesting conspiracies. The hyperactivity of the envoys...

Taisiia Mokrozub took her infant son, separated from her husband, and joined an exodus to safety in Poland on March 8, nearly two weeks...

When the United States opened trade relations with communist China, we were promised great things. Free trade, we were told, would expose the Middle Kingdom...

A grocery store employee claimed that he was fired six days into his job because he refused to work one day a week. Noah Grice,...

Levi O'Rourke knew she was special the moment he heard his future wife's voice over the phone. "I couldn't believe what I just heard," said...

Schools across the country are scrambling to make up for lost time during the pandemic by allocating billions of dollars to tutoring, summer camps,...

We're about a month away from the rumored unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup – or possibly less, according to rumors of a...

If you want to know what the United States would look like if progressives were in charge, just take a look at what San...

Years before assuming the presidency in 2016, Donald Trump had expressed strong opposition to the US presence in Afghanistan, railing against a war that...

SpaceX prepared a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule for launch early Wednesday to ferry four professional astronauts to the lab complex for...

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

The head of the Food and Drug Administration will testify before Congress for the first time Thursday about the baby formula shortage, which has...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced Americans to reconsider their energy options. A secure energy future for the United States and its allies has...

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

The Taliban now control a trillion-dollar trove of minerals, including some that could power the world's transition to renewable energy, but Afghanistan has long...

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...

Reshad Jalali was nine years old when U.S.-backed forces ousted the Taliban from Kabul in 2001, and he recalls hearing Afghan singers on the...

Prepare for a midterm meltdown in your inbox. Emails from specific federal candidates, parties, and political action committees will soon be allowed to bypass Gmail's...

The city of Austin is attempting to shield its residents from prosecution under a Texas law that, if Roe v. Wade is overturned, would...

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

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...

Amazon, Qualcomm, and Micron were among the stocks that fell on Thursday following a report that the Biden administration is pushing for a tax...

Following Katie Britt's victory over Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., in Tuesday's GOP primary runoff election, Alabama voters will decide who will be their next...

Colonial Pipeline's CEO faced tough questions from lawmakers Tuesday about his company's ransomware attack, which caused a major disruption in the nation's fuel supply...

Apple advised all users on Monday to update their devices after researchers warned that the Israeli spyware company NSO Group had developed a method...

A senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday that some Russian troops in Ukraine have surrendered en masse or sabotaged their own vehicles to avoid...

During the early morning hours of Thursday, two busloads of migrants were dropped off at a metro bus stop near Vice President Kamala Harris'...

If Republicans gain control of the House, they intend to immediately begin oversight of the Internal Revenue Service. Three Republicans running for chairman of the...

With the issue of voting rights and election reform resurfacing in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack anniversary and ahead of the...

Bradley Beal, the Washington Wizards' star guard, is coming off another outstanding season for the fledgling organization. Despite dealing with trade rumors on a near-daily...