A nematode found deep in frozen sediment has proven its ability to survive extreme environments long term. Scientists studying the species s...
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What recession? It's a summer of splurging, profits and girl power
Economic data show higher prices and constant warnings of a downturn haven't slowed down American shoppers. The Fed is anxious. Companie...
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Carlee Russell is charged with kidnapping hoax
It remains unclear why the 25-year-old Alabama nursing student fabricated a story of a stranded toddler and why she went missing for two day...
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'Into the Bright Sunshine' spotlights the achievements of LBJ VP Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey is remembered for his defense of an unpopular war in Vietnam, but author Sam Freedman says the former mayor of Minneapolis played a...
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McConnell says he's 'fine' after abruptly stopping press conference
On Capitol Hill, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell abruptly stopped speaking at a press conference with reporters on Wednesday. He was ...
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TikTok's new text post format is similar to, but not the same as, Threads and Twitter
The new publishing option, which was announced Monday, will allow content creators to combine written content with music, stickers and hasht...
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'Barbie' beats 'Oppenheimer' at the box office with a record $155 million debut
Combined, the two films brought in the biggest revenue since the start of the pandemic, besting out the usual superhero franchises Hollywood...
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The Women's World Cup expanded to 32 teams this year. Has the quality suffered?
A record 32 countries are participating in this year's Women's World Cup - up from 24. When FIFA announced the increase in 2019, peo...
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No Labels in 2024 wants to boldly try what Americans Elect tried in 2012
The idea behind Americans Elect was to create an alternative system for finding the candidates, independent of the two major parties and bas...
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Soccer star Megan Rapinoe says patriotism means demanding better of ourselves
Rapinoe has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, pay equity and the BLM movement. She recently announced that she will retire after ...
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Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy
Iraq expelled Sweden's ambassador and recalled its diplomat from Sweden, hours after protesters attacked the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad,...
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Federal public defenders warn budget cuts may threaten ability to represent clients
Federal public defenders face a looming budget crisis that threatens their ability to represent indigent people accused of crimes. http://dl...
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'Crook Manifesto' takes Colson Whitehead's heist hero in search of Jackson 5 tickets
The playful second book in the author's Harlem Trilogy shows Ray Carney scheming how to get his teenage daughter into the concert of her...
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Taylor Swift just made Billboard history, again
Swift became the first woman and third artist ever to have four of the Top 10 albums on Billboard's 200 chart. This latest milestone com...
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Endometriosis, a painful and often overlooked disease, gets attention in a new film
'Below the Belt' highlights patients' stories and the push for new research dollars for this poorly understood disease. Here are...
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Startup aims to make lab-grown human eggs, transforming options for creating families
New companies are working to commercialize in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, a technology that could make human eggs and sperm in the lab from...
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The Jan. 6 rioter arrested near Obama's home with guns and ammo is indicted
Taylor Taranto, the accused Capitol rioter arrested while looking for the Washington, D.C., home of former President Barack Obama, was indic...
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78 pilot whales were slaughtered near a cruise ship carrying marine conservationists
Passengers of the Ambassador Cruise Line had just arrived in the Faroe Islands when a group of small boats drove the whales to shallow water...
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FTC investigating ChatGPT over potential consumer harm
ChatGPT sees its first hint of regulation as the federal agency requests documentation about its business practices. http://dlvr.it/Ss8sGD
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Fuel prices have tripled in Nigeria, squeezing millions who are already struggling
In Nigeria, fuel costs have tripled over the last month and are expected to rise even further, a major hit to millions of people who are str...
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One senator's abortion protest leaves the Marine Corps without a permanent leader
The Marine Corps' highest-ranking officer position fell vacant on Monday thanks to a move from Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who contin...
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This is not a joke: Chinese people are eating — and poking fun at — #whitepeoplefood
The playful term is trending on social media: Urban workers are embracing (even while joking about) easy-to-fix, healthy Western-style lunch...
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Backlash builds as Japan prepares to release wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant
Protesters say the release, which won the endorsement of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog last week, sets a bad precedent that may e...
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Shohei Ohtani's hometown in Japan knew he was a prodigy since Little League
"He made it big all due to his own efforts. We had nothing to do with it," Ohtani's former coach, Shoji Asari, says of the Los...
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The U.S. added 209,000 jobs in June, showing that hiring is slowing but still solid
U.S. employers added 209,000 jobs in June, marking another respectable month of job growth, though it was slower than in previous months. ht...
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'Forever chemicals' could be in nearly half of U.S. tap water, a federal study finds
A new government study estimates that at least 45% of the nation's tap water could be contaminated with one or more forms of PFAS. Here&...
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After Vietnam, the Philippines could be next to ban 'Barbie.' Here's why
Film regulators in the Philippines are reviewing Barbie after a senator said a scene depicts a map that China uses to lay claim to nearly al...
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Roller coaster riders were trapped upside down for hours after mechanical failure
The oscillating Fireball was just sliding down from its vertical loop at a festival in Crandon, Wis., on Sunday when it stopped unexpectedly...
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Russia says talks possible on prisoner swap for detained U.S. reporter
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that Moscow and Washington have touched on the issue regarding Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershk...
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The first supermoon of the year will light up the night sky Monday evening
Monday's moon is a so-called supermoon because it will be both full and located close to Earth on its elliptical orbit around our planet...
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Drone Photo Award winners capture the extraordinary beauty of the ordinary
A rice field, a playground, piles of garbage — cameras from above cast a lens at earthly images with surprising, even dazzling results. Here...
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Judge awards a Black church $1M over BLM banner burned by Proud Boys during protest
Two Black Lives Matter banners were pulled down from Metropolitan AME and another historically Black church in Washington and burned during ...
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Read the Supreme Court ruling striking down Biden's student loan relief program
By a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, the Supreme Court has struck down President Biden's plan to forgive some or all federal student l...
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