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Following a four-month battle that saw millions of residents locked in their homes, extensive testing, and restrictions on daily life that impacted every aspect...

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

The test-taking genius who helped wealthy students cheat their way into prestigious universities was sentenced on Friday. A jury also found the water polo...

The state's highest court ruled on Monday that the practice of allowing doctors to give mentally competent patients with terminal illnesses a lethal dose...

In 2014 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wrote that a "dreamy business offering" holds at minimum four elements: "Customers love it, it can grow to...

Parler, a social media company and app similar to Twitter that caters to conservative and right-wing users, announced that it would be relaunching its...

Bill Clinton understood the anguish of the American people. Barack Obama senses their trepidation. Inflation, crime, and the economy are all causing concern. Rather than...

The school police chief who was chastised for allowing officers to remain on campus during a gunman's deadly siege last week in Uvalde, Texas,...

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to four months in prison for defying a House committee investigating...

When asked what they are thankful for on Thanksgiving, the most common response is family. They are also thankful for their friends and health. This...

Since December, the United States government has delivered nearly 73.4 million doses to states and jurisdictions. Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are promising to each deliver...

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...

North Korea's recent missile launches were a simulated use of tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to "hit and wipe out" potential South Korean and US...

Due to a number of injuries on their roster, the Los Angeles Lakers fell just short of a comeback victory over the Phoenix Suns...

Nvidia (NVDA) unveiled a slew of new technologies this week at its GTC conference, ranging from an AI-powered chauffeur who can park your car...

Blink Science, a Florida-based startup, heard something startling while developing a rapid test that detects the coronavirus in someone's saliva: The Food and Drug...

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

For years, Kate and Meghan's relationship has been the subject of speculation, particularly after reports surfaced claiming they had a falling out over the...

Six of the 31 white supremacists arrested near a northern Idaho pride event last month will appear in court on Monday afternoon, facing misdemeanor...

You've seen the obnoxious side of online tracking if you've ever searched for a pair of shoes only to have ads for those same...

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,...

Ivanka Trump aided in securing pardons and commutations for over a hundred people in her father’s final days in office. She could potentially champion...

The Biden administration's new $500 million military contract with Saudi Arabia, critics claim, goes against the spirit of the White House's public policy of...

According to police, the shooting of a California teenager by a school safety officer is now being investigated as a homicide. Manuela "Mona" Rodriguez, 18,...

The daughter of the mastermind behind Vladimir Putin's Ukraine invasion was blown to pieces in a car bomb, raising fears of a coup. Suspects in...

Twitter lost over 1.3 million users in the week following Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase of the social media platform. According to MIT Technology Review,...

Ukraine's forces swept into the key southern city of Kherson on Friday, after Russian troops completed their withdrawal from the regional capital in one...

After the jury was unable to come to a conclusion in the Danny Masterson rape case, the judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday. The "That...

Florida Democrats are raising concerns about what they believe is a sustained and coordinated campaign to smear Vice President Kamala Harris' image in Spanish-language...

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

President Joe Biden began his administration with lofty goals to overhaul America's immigration system, but as the end of the year approaches, lawsuits and...

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...

President Biden planned to press Russian President Vladimir Putin on alleged hacking, human rights violations, and other irritants in a historic first summit Wednesday,...

Salman Rushdie is recovering in a hospital after being repeatedly stabbed on stage in front of a New York audience on Friday in an...

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

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a private prison company will run a new U.S. pilot program that will place hundreds...

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 morning, shortly after beginning their second day of deliberations, the jury in Nikolas Cruz's death penalty trial reached a decision on whether...

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

Members of Texas Governor Greg Abbott's reelection campaign handed out empty pill bottles with a fake label attached that blamed President Joe Biden's "open...

Planning for your retirement is an important part of long term financial security. You need to set aside money for your retirement plan now,...

Russian authorities said Wednesday they are slowing down the speed of uploading photos and videos to Twitter over its failure to remove banned content...

The death of a 12-year-old girl whose body was discovered inside a plastic trunk has left France "profoundly shaken," prompting accusations that far-right lawmakers...

  Twitter is working to  expand their use of labels in identifying official government accounts and state-affiliated media in attempts to boost transparency. Twitter has...

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...

The rate at which the world’s forests are being destroyed increased sharply last year, with at least 42,000 sq km of tree cover lost...

After 13 years of marriage, NFL star Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bündchen have finalized their divorce, both announcing the news on social media...

A New York gun control law that prohibits firearms in Times Square, Yankee Stadium, the subway, and other sensitive areas is on shaky legal...

A former graduate student was convicted of spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on scientists and engineers in the United States with...

As Donald Trump publicly mulls his political future, playing a "will he-won't he" game in a potential bid for the White House in 2024,...

In recent days, violent protests in Kazakhstan have resulted in the resignation of the government and the declaration of a state of emergency, as...

According to UN officials, approximately 14 million Ukrainians have been displaced from their homes, including more than six million who have fled the country,...

According to Ukrainian officials, a massive cyberattack on a Ukrainian internet service provider used by the country's military occurred on Monday, fueling fears that...

President Biden's student loan forgiveness program has been halted by a federal judge in Texas, putting the administration's plan to forgive up to $20,000...

Three Republican senators have asked Archivist of the United States David Ferriero to commit to not certifying the Equal Rights Amendment as part of...

The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, has warned residents that if Russia continues to strike the country's energy infrastructure, they must brace themselves for...

The European Union's headquarters proposed on Wednesday that member countries reduce their gas consumption by 15% in the coming months as the bloc braces...

The Washington Post and Politico outlined President Biden's strategy and challenges heading into the midterm elections, predicting that he and his aides will focus...

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bid Salman and other high-ranking Saudi officials have been accused of committing crimes against humanity in a criminal complaint filed...

When the neighborhood she grew up in, Boston's Chinatown, was destroyed, Mary Yee was in elementary school. Beginning in the late 1950s, the state built...

The polio virus was discovered in New York City's wastewater, indicating that the disease, which had not been seen in the United States in...

According to Western officials, more than 40,000 of Vladimir Putin's troops have been wounded in action in Ukraine since the conflict began more than...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday dropped plans for a five-day shutdown over Easter, which had prompted confusion and criticism. She called the idea...

The official seal of Atlanta depicts a phoenix rising from the ashes of the Civil War. What it doesn't show is that Atlanta was...

Officials in Russian-occupied Ukraine announced plans for Russia to annex four regions in the country's east and south, while Moscow moved to clear the...

In recent years, Facebook has faced whistleblowers, public relations firestorms, and Congressional investigations. However, it is now facing a combination of all three at...

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...

The first two minutes of the Netflix documentary "Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul," about former NBA referee Tim Donaghy, should raise eyebrows and cause viewers...

As the November elections approach and complicate bipartisan support, US lawmakers attempting to reduce the cost of insulin for more than a million Americans...

Over the last few years, many communities across the country have enacted plastic bag bans. Bans are typically announced at the local level. However,...

On Monday, a judge sentenced a white father and son to life in prison and their neighbor to 35 years in prison for a...

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's leftist former president, defeated conservative incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the country's closest presidential race in history on Sunday,...

The Justice Department argued in a newly unsealed court filing that former President Donald Trump mischaracterized White House documents he retained after leaving office...

It all started with a highly unusual offer from two business executives – both worth billions of dollars – to bail out a bankrupt...

Several decades ago, Mexican activists drove women to the United States to have their pregnancies terminated at clinics. Women in the United States are...

Iryna Nikolaieva sat in a stairwell of a Kyiv bomb shelter where she had been living for three days and called engineers at two...

According to a report by a panel that advises state officials, oil refineries, utilities, and other companies that must pay to emit greenhouse gases...

Richard Metzler purchased automation equipment as part of a plan to more than double the volume of his small parcel delivery company this holiday...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, stated on Monday night that his electric vehicle company has yet to sign a contract with Hertz, a rental...

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are looking to cement their legendary status at Wimbledon, but six new names are in the last eight with...