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Scientists claim to have developed a new technology that can remove nearly all of the salt from seawater, potentially resolving one of the world's...

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

According to Barclays rates strategist Joseph Abate, record demand for the Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repo program could reach a new high of $1.4...

The dire warning implicit in President Joe Biden’s more than $2trillion American Jobs Plan — which promises to rebuild American infrastructure, create union jobs, and...

Although doctors have long suggested that exercise can lower the risk of serious COVID-19 outcomes, such as hospitalization and death, it has never been...

Analysts are updating their views on Netflix's outlook after the streaming giant reported better-than-expected third-quarter subscriber growth and forecasting stronger fourth-quarter momentum late Tuesday....

A cosmonaut, a Japanese billionaire, and his assistant rocketed into orbit Wednesday on their way to the International Space Station for a 12-day visit...

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

Intelligence manifests itself in a variety of ways. Do you remember the IQ test? It is used to calculate a person's intelligence quotient. It...

Authorities seized a helicopter and an airplane belonging to Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk and his family and turned them over to the Armed Forces. The...

Police in western Michigan have released bodycam footage of officers handcuffing a real estate agent, his client, and the man's 15-year-old son after a...

As state legislatures convene this month, Republican governors and lawmakers who have fought to limit racial discussions in public schools are rallying behind a...

Extinction Rebellion is planning to step up its campaign against the banking system with a series of direct-action protests and debt strikes in the...

As many as 20,000 members of the national Guard could be deployed to Washington D.C. for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January...

The war in Afghanistan did not end when US and UK troops left Kabul airport last year; it simply took a new, but still...

Women who use marijuana during pregnancy are putting their babies at risk, a study published Thursday finds. Babies born to women who were heavy cannabis users...

Millions of people will lose their unemployment benefits this weekend, as federal pandemic-era policies come to an end. In March 2020, Congress authorized a historic...

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

Ukrainians are once again concerned about the fate of a nuclear power plant in a country that was the site of the world's worst...

What is Disability Insurance and Should You Have It? In general, Disability Insurance pays out if something happened to you (such as an accident...

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,...

A "Billionaire Minimum Income Tax" is included in President Joe Biden's budget proposal for the fiscal year 2023. According to the budget, all households worth...

Did you know that nearly 60% of the universe consists of dark matter that remains unseen by us? This is a much lesser known...

The legacy media is finally shedding light on Hunter Biden's mounting scandal, but the manner in which the five liberal networks address (or don't...

Mahbu Avtar sits in an orange plastic chair and pulls down her sleeve, ready for her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, in a small...

Prince William and Prince Harry have reunited to dedicate a statue to their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales–a fitting tribute to a woman who...

The Democratic Party has shifted to the left on US policy toward Israel in recent years, showing a greater willingness to criticize Israel and...

President Joe Biden sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos for a wide-ranging interview Tuesday in which he said his message to migrants was...

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

Six cryptocurrency users are suing the US Treasury Department for blacklisting Tornado Cash last month, claiming the department's sanctions watchdog overstepped its authority by...

In a meeting with troops on Tuesday in the eastern city of Bakhmut, the site of some of the fiercest fighting since Russia invaded...

In a forecast from the University of Washington’s pandemic forecasting team, it is estimated that close to another 200,000 Americans are likely to dies...

On Sunday, former President Donald Trump attacked American Jews in a post on his Truth Social platform, claiming that Jews in the United States...

Here's a line from Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that you can expect to hear in almost every ad for a Democratic Senate candidate between...

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...

Ohio police released graphic body camera video and additional details about the shooting of Black motorist Jayland Walker on Sunday, revealing for the first...

Nearly a week after Hurricane Ian pounded southwest Florida, once-exclusive Fort Myers Beach has become a nearly deserted disaster zone, with destroyed beach houses...

Novak Djokovic set a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one on Monday, one week longer than Roger Federer whose tally of...

A workshop for writers in Alaska. Californian food banks. a diabetes-fighting nonprofit. The disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Samuel Bankman-Fried gave lawmakers a ton of money, but...

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

The European Union's drug regulator approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for use on children aged 5 to 11, paving the way for shots to be...

Despite the fact that two other railroad unions rejected their agreements last month, another of the 12 railroad unions narrowly approved their deal with...

The elite Russian state hackers behind last year's massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign haven't slowed down this year, infiltrating a slew of US and allied...

A young rising star in the GOP, Madison Cawthorn is facing renewed sexual misconduct allegations from women who say he put them in uncomfortable situations while...

A new poll of 1,500 American citizens found that 43% believe a civil war will erupt within the next decade, indicating growing concern about...

Tuesday was a resounding rejection of former President Donald J. Trump's obsessive focus on the 2020 election. In Georgia, his choices for governor and...

More than 200 House Democrats issued a new warning Thursday as part of the contentious debate over infrastructure spending: Include strong union and labor...

Donald Trump claims that his endorsement is the most valuable commodity in Republican politics, but some Republican candidates appear willing to put that claim...

On Monday, Akron, Ohio, became the 11th city in the state to pass an emergency ordinance prohibiting conversion therapy for minors. "I'm incredibly proud to...

Flying over Antarctica, it's difficult to understand what all the fuss is about. The snow frosting on top of the world's largest ice sheet...

On Wednesday, a Facebook-appointed panel of journalists, activists, and lawyers ruled to uphold the social network's ban on former President Donald J. Trump, effectively...

According to US officials, the Biden administration has reached an agreement with Mexico to reinstate a Trump-era border policy that requires asylum seekers to...

A US software company hit by a major ransomware attack that crippled hundreds of businesses worldwide was working Tuesday to restart its servers in...

The battle between Texas lawmakers over a bill that would impose some of the strictest voting access restrictions in the country erupted Monday, with...

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...

Two Capitol Police officers are suing former President Donald Trump for allegedly inciting the Capitol riot and causing them physical and emotional injuries. Officers James...

Mehle Taylor, 10, drew a picture of Rogelio Torres, one of her close friends who was brutally killed in last month's school shooting massacre,...

Alexei Mordashov, a Russian billionaire, may have avoided a freeze on a £1 billion shareholding in Tui, the world's largest tourism company, after selling...

In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of the Omicron variant, New York City is hosting a "scaled back" version...

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

J Michelle Childs, a South Carolina judge among those vying for Joe Biden's nomination to the Supreme Court, has received strong backing from an...

Many religious leaders who support the anti-abortion movement have praised the new Texas law that prohibits most abortions in the state. However, some abortion...

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it will cancel three planned oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's...

President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping signaled an effort to repair strained relations between Washington and Beijing, instructing officials to resume talks on...

A US congressman has asked the FBI to look into law enforcement's response to the Uvalde, Texas, massacre that killed 19 children and two...

Vanessa Bryant's ongoing civil trial against Los Angeles County has become so graphic and gruesome that Bryant felt compelled to leave the courtroom during...

A federal judge has ordered Alabama to stop being vague and to provide a firm answer by Thursday evening on whether the prison system...

According to two government officials, the Biden administration is gradually implementing new changes that would increase the speed with which the US government evaluates...

Republicans issued a stern warning to President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats on Tuesday: change the Senate rules at your own risk. Mr. Biden endorsed...

The U.S. Capitol, also known as the U.S. Capitol Building, is perhaps the most important place of business and official government gathering in the...

Americans are "really, really down" after two years of a pandemic and rising gasoline prices, but the economy is in better shape than many...

Ah yes, Venice Beach in California: synonymous with sun, surf, palm trees and, now, homeless people. In this Los Angeles-area town that has long drawn...

Chase Oliver, a libertarian, will not win Georgia's Senate race. However, the 37-year-old self-described former Democrat could command enormous national attention, influencing the election night...

The European Union is close to reaching an agreement on a set of new rules aimed at protecting internet users by requiring large tech...

On Thursday, more than three dozen prominent gun-control groups accused the Justice Department of "retraumatizing" survivors of the 2017 Sutherland Springs, Texas, mass shooting...

Larry Elder, a black conservative radio host and politician, is advocating for reparations for slavers who had their "legal property" taken away after the...

Even as the Omicron variant engulfs the United Kingdom and threatens to put the economy into reverse, the Bank of England is raising interest...

Tucker Carlson, a Fox News propagandist whose nightly program frequently has the greatest audience of any cable news program, regularly denigrates the LGBTQ community...

China's technology behemoths have been pushing for the development of their own semiconductors or chips, which is seen as progress toward China's goal of...

The Haitian gang that police say kidnapped 17 missionaries last week has threatened to shoot the hostages in the head if the demanded ransom...