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Far from home. Voyager 1 is now farther than anything man has sent into space
NASA's Voyager 1, which is the furthest man-made object from Earth, is set to reach a new milestone this week. On Wednes...
Sydney Sweeney has great jeans. Who made them? (Psst: Workers)
Sydney Sweeney has great jeans, American Eagle Outfitters tells us. But who made them? And what are working conditions l...
New Orleans port sues owners of tanker involved in Mississippi crash
Officials are seeking at least $1 million in damages from the owners of the tanker that hit a cruise ship last week. The...
Midterm voters ended the long-running GOP dominance in state legislatures
In several states, Democrats took control of legislatures that had been divided and they weakened GOP dominance in other...
New Mexico wanted free childcare for all. This is what's worked — and what hasn't
A year ago in November, New Mexico became the first state to offer free childcare to every eligible family, regardless o...
A new generation of disability rights activists carry on Judy Heumann's legacy
The film Being Heumann tells the lesser-known story of the mother of the disability rights movement. A new generation of...
Judge temporarily blocks Trump from moving ahead on Washington public golf course redevelopment
A federal judge on Saturday ordered a two-week delay to any work at a historic Washington public golf course not far fro...
FAA ground stop disrupts college football
Some college football games were delayed a few hours on Saturday or postponed to Sunday. And in Oklahoma at least, there...
Florida city cancels St. Patrick's Day parade, citing new anti-DEI law
A new Florida law that prohibits taxpayer dollars from going toward diversity initiatives has prompted Delray Beach to c...
Maintenance gone awry caused nation-wide ground stop, says Transportation Secretary
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy points blame toward contractor in explaining Friday's nation-wide aviation ground st...
US has lost measles elimination status, global health authorities say
The U.S. has lost its status as a country where measles is eliminated, according to researchers with direct knowledge of...
SpaceX successfully catches Starship and makes history
The company's spacecraft returned to its Texas launchpad in dramatic fashion — by carefully lowering itself until two me...
Bomb found near ethanol plant in central Illinois forces evacuations
The bomb was discovered Friday afternoon at the BioUrja Renewables plant in Peoria. Officials say the bomb has been "ren...
'We can't let them down' -- After midterm wins, Democrats turn to charting path ahead
Democrats from across the country descended on Denver for a two-day conference to chart the course of their party after ...
FAA blames Friday's ground stop on 'equipment issue' during telecoms network upgrade
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said initial investigations pointed to an issue with contractor L3Harris updating ol...
Fuel crisis and protests pressure Chile's far-right president
Chile's far-right President José Antonio Kast is facing mounting public anger, as rising fuel prices trigger transport s...
Alaska voters aren't ditching ranked choice voting, top-four primaries
This is the second time Alaskans voted down an effort to repeal the state's unique election system, which voters first a...
Perspective: A new kind of White House press secretary
With the White House press secretary job still left unfilled, maybe an AI assistant might be the answer?...
Hegseth's failed impeachment was a warning to Democrats. Where will they go from here?
Democrats have been given a huge opportunity with majorities in both the House and Senate — but the balance of prioritie...
An organ transplant controversy tests 'the dead donor rule'
New guidelines are supposed to protect organ donors in a retrieval procedure that keeps blood flowing through livers, ki...
As Democrats win big, thirst traps of male candidates take social media by storm
It's everywhere on social media: Democrats celebrating the attractive men voters elected in the midterms. But it's bigge...
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins wins race for Alaska governor, replaces a Republican
Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state legislator, ran a campaign emphasizing bipartisanship in the the state that usually votes...
DHS head Mark Waye Mullin says there is not a threat to the U.S. amid FAA ground stop
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mark Waye Mullin spoke to at the White House on Friday afternoon after the FAA...
DHS head Markwayne Mullin says there is not a threat to the U.S. amid FAA ground stop
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin spoke to at the White House on Friday afternoon after the FAA...
GOP state officials push to revive Trump's mail voting restrictions for 2028 election
Some Republican state officials are reviving a bid for mail-in voting restrictions for the 2028 election by appealing a ...
FAA issues nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports
The FAA has issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a "communication issue impacting all Air Rou...
What's Trump's strategy now with Iran? To keep things as they are
Trump says "status quo" is what Gulf Arab allies want as Iran war hits stalemate and midterms force pivot from threats o...
The Trump administration's voter roll crusade could continue
Election officials are preparing for the Trump administration's pressure tactics over potential noncitizens on state vot...
Does Europe regret its bet on U.S. defense?
Europe bet big on American defense technology and they're now paying the price. Years-long backlogs are underway due to ...
How Sen. Chris Van Hollen plans to flex Democratic power on the foreign aid front
The Maryland Democrat, who's the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee, just announced he's going ...
Remembering singer and actor Peggy King
King, who died Oct. 25, got her start singing in big bands in the 1950s. She had a string of hits, a contract with MGM a...
Manchester United names USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino as its manager
Mauricio Pochettino is out as head coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team. Pochettino led the U.S. to the round of...
'Punch in the gut': Homes sales fall to their lowest in 16 years
Existing homes sales in October declined 8.8% from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors....
Casualties continue to rise after Brooklyn building collapses
First responders continue to search for survivors after a building in Brooklyn collapsed, leaving at least eight dead an...
Democrats want to stop Trump's arch, golf course and more. What are their options?
As Trump's arch and other projects make their way through the courts, many critics are looking to Congress to stop them....
The SS United States takes its final voyage to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico
A ship bigger than the Titanic is being sunk off the coast of Florida to make an artificial reef....
DC shooting leaves 1 person killed, 4 injured. Gunman dead
A gunman opened fire at a gym in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle Thursday morning. One person has been confirmed killed ...
U.S. envoys meet with Putin in the Kremlin after Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff went to the Kremlin to brief Russian President Vladimir Putin and are scheduled to fly l...
Indonesia's VP resigns as his eligibility and academic credentials are questioned
Raka is the son of former President Joko Widodo. The Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court ruled last month that th...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang steps down amid alleged spy scandal
Huang co-founded the chipmaker Nvidia, which has become one of the driving forces behind the AI boom. But reports that h...
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