The U.S. for the first time has approved a design for a small commercial nuclear reactor. A Utah energy cooperative wants to build 12 of them in Idaho.
The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to distribute by Nov. 1. The timeline raised concern among public health experts about an "October surprise."
Like all cool cats and kittens, Carole Baskin is going to “Dancing With the Stars.” The reality TV star who became a pop culture sensation with Netflix’s docuseries “Tiger King” is joining the new crop of celebrity dancers.
Facebook said Tuesday that it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to Russia's Internet Research Agency, the “troll factory" that has used social media accounts to sow political discord in the U.S. since the 2016 presidential election.
The NFL has updated its mask guidelines applying to coaches and staff near the benches. The NFL is requiring everyone in the bench area to wear a mask.
Federal officials plan to ship rapid COVID-19 tests to assisted living facilities to fill a testing gap for older adults who don’t need a nursing home.
Facebook said Tuesday that it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to Russia's Internet Research Agency, the "troll factory" that has used social media accounts to sow political discord in the U.S. since the 2016 presidential election.
Scientists are reporting that the antibodies people make to fight the new coronavirus do not fade quickly. The new study is the most extensive work yet on the immune system's response to the virus and is good news for efforts to develop vaccines.
Getting an Amazon package delivered from the sky is closer to becoming a reality. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it has granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones.
Residents of a remote Alaska village scrambled just before midnight to help save the life of a child, jumping into their vehicles to light up a pitch-black runway as a medical transport plane circled overhead.
Elon Musk's young startup, Neuralink, wants to one day implant computer chips inside people’s brain. The goal is to develop implants that can treat neural disorders — and that may one day be powerful enough to put humanity on a more even footing with possible future superintelligent computers.
France's government is admitting that not all classrooms can safely reopen Tuesday as planned. A persistent rise in virus infections is jeopardizing the government’s push to get France’s 12.9 million schoolchildren back into class.
A Star of David-adorned El Al plane has departed from Israel’s international airport, carrying a high-ranking American and Israeli delegation to Abu Dhabi in the first-ever direct commercial passenger flight to the United Arab Emirates.
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Scores of police supporters gathered in Kenosha where protesters have demonstrated against police brutality since the shooting of Jacob Blake last weekend.
Portland police are asking for video of or eyewitnesses to a shooting that reportedly killed a supporter of the Patriot Prayer group which clashed Saturday night with Black Lives Matter protesters.
Cleanup has begun after Hurricane Laura and officials in southwestern Louisiana are warning returning residents they will face weeks without power or water.
