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Calvin Qi, who works at Glean, a search startup, would love to improve his company's products with the latest artificial intelligence algorithms. Glean provides search...

A growing number of states are implementing digital credentials known as vaccine passports, a project that the Biden administration signaled this spring that it...

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared Monday that the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 created wide inequalities, and he called for urgent action including...

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...

As Mexico commemorates the 500th anniversary of the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish, an award-winning filmmaker wants his fellow Mexicans and others...

After months of frustration and delay, Japan has achieved the remarkable feat of producing one million vaccines per day. But, with the Olympics beginning...

The Food and Drug Administration's independent advisory committee will meet in open session on Friday to review the most recent data submitted by Pfizer...

When it comes down to it, the actual impeachment process as defined by the U.S. Constitution is pretty simple. In theory, the President would...

Hearing American progressives speak in 2021 is like picturing Luke Skywalker battling the overwhelming force of the Death Star. Despite the fact that liberals dominate...

Sir Richard Branson has been granted the permission he requires to fly paying customers to the edge of space in his Virgin Galactic rocket...

According to the CDC, fit matters when it comes to your mask protecting you against COVID-19. According to new CDC findings, layering a fitting...

As the United States' vaccination campaign accelerates, so-called vaccine passports are gaining traction despite political divisions and a fragmented health care system that complicates...

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...

Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency created as a spoof, is turning out to be increasingly valuable – for now. The price of Dogecoin jumped above 30 cents as of...

Ernest Johnson was executed in Missouri on Tuesday, despite claims by his attorney and death penalty opponents that he had an intellectual disability and...

On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that aims to make healthcare more affordable and available for Americans. As a result, the Department...

Nine months after George Floyd's death laid bare the racial wounds in the United States, the white policeman charged with murdering the 46-year-old Black...

According to reports, President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a contentious phone call last week. For several years, Washington has debated whether...

As Congress prepares to vote on a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, every American household should be on high alert because some Democrats want to...

China announced on Monday that all married couples would be allowed to have three children, ending a two-child policy that had failed to increase...

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...

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

Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and brazen in their ransomware attacks, which are causing computer systems at school districts, major universities, police departments, and...

According to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model, the United States is expected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and...

According to Emin Gün Sirer, the founder of Avalanche, Bitcoin will eventually be outpaced by other coins as their faster, cheaper networks digitize more...

The Afghan national soccer team's female players were nervous. They had been moving around the country for weeks, waiting for word that they could...

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

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...

For weeks, César Salomé, a physician in Lima’s Hospital Mongrut, had followed the chilling reports. A new coronavirus variant, spawned in the Amazon rainforest,...

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

During a joint press conference in India on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged that the situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating, noting that...

Britain's prime minister accused China of "gross rights violations" against the Muslim Uyghur minority Friday after Beijing aimed sanctions at UK lawmakers and lobby...

Russia has upped its saber rattling in Eastern Europe and the Arctic, a move that has put the Biden administration on alert. In the past...

Xiaomi Corp. plans to invest about $10 billion over the next decade to manufacture electric cars, embarking on its biggest-ever overhaul to enter China’s...

It was never the intention to become a millionaire. Michele Venton had moved to Bournemouth from London, hoping to get away from corporate life,...

President-elect Joe Biden has reportedly grown alarmingly frustrated with theteam leading the vaccination attempts across the United States. Biden had originally stated that he...

The word is now out that there are several new strains of the coronavirus spreading around the world and now across the United States....

After a massive leak of financial data revealed how London is a key destination of choice for some of the world's richest and most...

With the pandemic still raging, the virus's origins unknown, and wealthy nations stockpiling vaccines, the World Health Organization will convene its member states next...

The National Intelligence Council recently released the Global Trends Report 2040 and it describes in bleak terms what's ahead: The impacts of climate change combined...

The United States military will remain in Afghanistan until September, with the option of launching airstrikes against the Taliban to defend Afghan forces, according...

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

It's much easier to laugh at the idea of Lifetime's Harry and Meghan movies than it is to laugh at them, as long as...

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...

Hockey is one of the most popular sports in the United States. It is a fast-paced, contact sport that requires a lot of skill...

The Duchess of Sussex recently sat down with Oprah Winfrey for "Oprah with Meghan and Harry a CBS primetime special" and spoke about her and...

  Paid Family leave is a concept that progressive voters have long been awaiting but has failed to come to light due to political agendas....

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

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans have struggled to organize their everyday lives with the same consistency and energy as before. Because...

Despite concerns about the spread of potentially dangerous coronavirus variants, the European Union lifted travel restrictions for US residents in the latest step toward...

Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is emphasizing the importance of ensuring that any international tax agreement does...

After growing frustration with the direction of the GOP and the Trump Administration, more than 100 former Republican officials are considering forming a conservative...

Are Americans truly staying at home as a result of increased unemployment benefits? That narrative may be difficult to accept for many people who...

With feared pandemic loan losses not materializing, most major U.S. banks are expected to report a stunning rebound in quarterly profits next week, despite...

On Friday, the UN special envoy for Myanmar met with Thailand's prime minister as part of her efforts to end the violence in Myanmar...

According to studies, a booster dose of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine provided a ninefold increase in antibodies when compared to the vaccine alone. The studies,...

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...

Critics argue that a new Texas law restricting abortions to a brief window around six weeks after conception is both extremely restrictive and extremely...

Russia has issued a warning against a repeat of the NATO Western military alliance's bombing campaign of Yugoslavia on its 22nd anniversary, as Washington's...

On Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki  insisted that COVID-positive migrants are not being released into Texas- after Gov. Greg Abbott said the Biden...

Corporate pledges to bear a greater share of the cost of managing America's trash are being tested in Maine, which could become the first...

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,...

At a time when U.S. agencies and thousands of companies are fighting off major hacking campaigns originating in Russia and China, a different kind of...

A judge recently ordered a New York woman to remove a Confederate flag-adorned rock from her home or risk losing custody of her biracial...

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...

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...

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...

According to Duke University's Global Health Innovation Center, high-income countries have purchased more than half of the Covid-19 vaccine supply to date, while low-income...

Having a good credit score and history is just as important today as it has ever been, especially since the current economic climate that...

When Iranians vote for their next president in June, they will be able to choose from a field of mostly hardline candidates who are...

President Biden plans to sign an executive order aimed at addressing the global semiconductor chip shortage which has forced U.S. automakers and other manufacturers...

President Joe Biden states that he doesn't believe former President Donald Trump should receive classified intelligence briefings. This is per tradition for past presidents, citing...

After a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern part of the island Saturday, crumbling homes, destroying roads, and killing over 2,000 people, the United States...

On Tuesday, The White House will announce President Joe Biden's first sanctions against Russia over the Russian government's poisoning and detention of opposition leader Alexei...

It makes no difference to the champion Los Angeles Lakers, who won a tense 103-100 play-in game against the scariest dude of them all...

Lebanon has been without a fully functioning government for nearly ten months, with President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri unable to reach...

When the US State Department announced the new International Anticorruption Champions Award last month, it set off ripples of media coverage across the world. The...

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...

The FBI has the authority right now to access privately owned computers without their owners’ knowledge or consent, and to delete software. It’s part...

Those shopping for hearing aids know that they can cost a lot of money — well over $2,000 and sometimes much more for premium...