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As questions about safety protocols on the "Rust" movie set linger, where Alec Baldwin killed a cinematographer with a prop gun he was told...

Prince George may be third in line to the British throne, but his parents are said to be determined to provide him with a...

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Some of the world's most protected forests are emitting more carbon than they absorb, owing to factors such as logging and wildfires, according to...

Facial recognition technology is making a comeback in the United States, as bans intended to thwart the technology and reduce racial bias in policing...

Thousands of Japanese military personnel have previously traveled around the world to assist the UN in some of the most volatile hotspots. However, priorities...

He's a legend in New Jersey high school – and a mystery in the stock market. Paul Morina, the principal of Paulsboro, New Jersey, High...

Heading into Wednesday's slate of games, the Lakers find themselves sitting fourth in the Western Conference at 28-16 overall behind only the Jazz (31-11), Suns (29-13) and Clippers (28-16;...

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

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin traveled to Israel in June to scout potential investments for his new company, then flew to Qatar for a...

Primary victories for Trump allies in Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday reaffirmed the former president's continued influence over the Republican Party, as he has...

The Kremlin said Monday that there were no concrete plans for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden...

The European Union agreed on Tuesday to ration natural gas this winter in order to protect themselves from further supply cuts by Russia as...

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

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Sunday directing the federal government to promote voting access in a move meant to commemorate the...

White House officials are seizing the political opportunity in Democrats' doomsday scenario, the end of nationwide abortion rights, to try to save President Joe...

Colin L. Powell, who served as the nation's top soldier, diplomat, and national security adviser for four decades and whose speech at the United...

On Thursday, President Biden slammed former President Donald J. Trump and his allies for holding "a dagger at the throat of America" by promoting...

Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina is one of four senators leading the charge to examine the country's gun laws in the aftermath of...

After more than 18 months of a pandemic, with one in every 545 Americans already killed by COVID-19, a sizable portion of the population...

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...

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

A group of men detained at Arkansas' Washington County Detention Center claim that the jail's medical staff gave them the anti-parasite drug ivermectin without...

According to a Justice Department watchdog report, a former senior FBI official who oversaw the bureau's politically sensitive investigations into Hillary Clinton's use of...

On Friday, Russian forces seized a massive nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, extending their siege of cities along the country's southern coast, including...

Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., was killed in a car accident in her home state of Indiana on Wednesday. According to an Indiana sheriff's...

After a difficult first two years in the White House, Reagan, Clinton, and Obama all rebuilt enough public support to win reelection to a...

A thousand-year-old poem has just cost Chinese delivery giant Meituan tens of billions of dollars in market value, rattling an already tense tech industry....

When a Texas law prohibiting abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy went into effect in September, Oklahoma became the most popular out-of-state abortion...

A Texas rabbi who was kidnapped along with three members of his congregation by an armed man demanding the release of a convicted terrorist...

One of Donald Trump's many rants about the House Select Committee hearing on Tuesday was perhaps the most revealing. "Her body language is that of...

In an emotional debate on Thursday, U.S. Catholic bishops clashed over how to address concerns about Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, who continue...

A Moscow court has denied an appeal by one of two former Marines whom US officials believe Russia is holding hostage and whose cases...

"Be really afraid right now," says Alston Green, 71, to LGBTQ people, especially the young. Don Bell is concerned that "all of our work over...

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

The owner and CEO of MyPillow, Mike Lindell, was banned from Twitter on Monday night based on a new policy that the social media...

Few pipe organs in the world have a nickname, a feminine pronoun, and a Facebook fan page. The Hazel Wright organ, affectionately known as "Hazel"...

The IRS announced Tuesday that both child tax credit portals, as well as a new eligibility tool, are now operational. The Child Tax Credit...

We've seen Aaron Rodgers as guest host of the legendary quiz show "Jeopardy" for nearly two weeks now. He's a self-admitted superfan of the...

In the last 24 hours, the price of Polygon (also known as MATIC on the cryptocurrency market) has risen by approximately 9%. According to...

A homework assignment requiring middle school students at a private school in Kentucky to write a letter disapproving of their lifestyle to a hypothetical...

Maryland repealed its Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights, which had been in effect for half a century. Washington state reformed its use-of-force policies...

The college football champion for the 2021 season was crowned on Monday night in Indianapolis, as SEC rivals Alabama and Georgia clashed in the...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an alarming new report on the state of the climate today, based on 14,000 pieces of...

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...

Bradie Tennell, the top U.S. women's singles skater at the 2018 Olympics and reigning national champion, has been out of competitions since July due...

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Democratic President Joe Biden's administration's request to overturn former President Donald Trump's "remain in Mexico" immigration...

As Ukrainian and Western officials responded to discoveries of mass graves and streets littered with the bodies of dead civilians after Russia's retreat from...

The European champions returned home at dawn Monday to the ecstatic cheers of Italians who had spent the better part of the night honking...

In an Atlanta courtroom on Friday, a potentially precedent-setting disqualification hearing is underway to determine whether Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia is...

President Biden has been difficult to track down, at least for solo television interviews. Biden hasn't given a formal, sit-down television interview since February 10,...

After being pulled over during a routine traffic stop in San Dimas, California, a woman was caught on police body camera footage verbally abusing...

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...

On Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended the Biden administration's decision to remove a handful of Trump appointees from military academy advisory...

In a wave of communal unrest, rival Arab and Jewish mobs carried out beatings and torching cars on the streets of Israel late Wednesday. As...

Prospective home buyers have long been subjected to a type of financial profiling to help determine their eligibility for a mortgage – the credit...

China accused the Biden administration on Thursday of playing politics and avoiding responsibility by calling for a new investigation into the origins of the...

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...

As missed warning signs pile up in mass-shooting investigations, New York state is implementing a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permits. People...

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...

The US drug epidemic exploded while Americans were locked up, fueled by the coronavirus pandemic and an increase in fentanyl use. According to preliminary data...

Beginning November, the Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on foreigners who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, reopening the country to thousands...

Last year, nearly 43,000 people were killed on American roads, the highest number in 16 years, as people returned to the roads after the...

Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington voters went to the polls Tuesday to decide who will advance to a slew of competitive general election...

Rep. Matt Rosendale is introducing legislation on Wednesday that would force President Biden to reverse his moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal...

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...

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

Judge in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin granted prosecutors’ request to add third-degree murder charge Thursday, giving the jury more...

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

The rise of organized retail crime is a national issue that threatens to overburden local law enforcement. While the American public reads about smash-and-grab...

As temperatures in the Pacific Northwest approach 115 degrees this weekend, a second regime of top-tier heat will scorch Europe in the midst of...

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...

Rescue crews worked into the night Thursday to scour through a massive pile of twisted steel and concrete for any signs of life after...

This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed optimism about the pandemic's state in the United States. "We are certainly out of the pandemic phase in this...

Senate Democrats scrambled on Thursday to rally behind a broad election reform bill ahead of a vote next week, with a key member of...

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

According to a summary of the findings, China's preliminary report into what caused a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 to crash into a mountain...

Progressive lawmakers and House staffers are putting pressure on Democratic leaders to punish first-term Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado for a string of...

A former high-ranking US ambassador is demanding that federal prosecutors explain why he is facing criminal charges for illegal foreign lobbying on Qatar's behalf...