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February 26, 2020

Congresswoman: Science should guide nuclear storage decision

A member of New Mexico's congressional delegation wants to ensure a “sound and robust” scientific review is done before ...

February 26, 2020

GOP, Dems disagree on WH handling of new virus

Senate GOP and Democratic leaders voiced opposite views Tuesday on whether the White House is prepared for a possible ...

February 25, 2020

US markets plunge on virus fears

Stocks slumped again on Wall Street Tuesday, piling on losses a day after the market's biggest drop in two years as fears ...

February 25, 2020

CDC: Not 'if' but 'when' coronavirus spreads in US

Health officials are delivering mixed messages about the likelihood of a serious coronavirus outbreak within the U.S.

February 25, 2020

Opponents fault Trump proposal to cut environmental reviews

Describing windows rattled by industrial blasts and windowsills covered in toxic ash, an African American resident of Texas’ ...

February 25, 2020

Jury convicts ex-Microsoft worker in digital currency scheme

A jury on Tuesday convicted a former Microsoft worker of wire fraud and other charges in what prosecutors described as a ...

February 25, 2020

Sea lion resists help back home from rural road

Sheriff's deputies and Washington state wildlife officials had a standoff with a rather grumpy sea lion that was found ...

February 25, 2020

Rural Georgia hospital reborn without costly ER

After facing the threat of losing its hospital for good, a small Georgia community has managed to build a new one.

February 25, 2020

Senators' mixed reactions to US handling of virus

Senators left a briefing Tuesday morning on the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus with mixed feelings about ...

February 25, 2020

Pompeo blasts China, Iran for virus response

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hit out at China and Iran for their response to the outbreak of coronavirus, ...

February 25, 2020

Japan's ANA orders 20 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Japanese carrier ANA is ordering 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets, bringing its fleet of the planes to 103 by 2025. The latest ...

February 25, 2020

Family in SUV pulled from rushing flood waters

An Arizona family and their dog narrowly avoided being swept away after their SUV got stuck in rushing floodwaters.

February 25, 2020

Pioneering black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies

Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA’s early space missions and ...

February 24, 2020

GOP lawmakers walk out after Oregon climate bill advances

Republican senators slipped out of the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, preventing the state Senate from convening in an ...

February 24, 2020

Supreme Court hears battle over Atlantic Coast Pipeline

The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to remove an obstacle to construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, with a ...

February 24, 2020

Pentagon adopts new ethical principles for using AI in war

The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology ...

February 24, 2020

Costs, delays scuttle 124-mile Constitution Pipeline project

The nearly $1 billion Constitution Pipeline project, which had been designed to take natural gas from Pennsylvania's shale ...

February 24, 2020

Scientists gather to study risk from microplastic pollution

Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of rice are turning up everywhere in oceans, from the ...

February 24, 2020

Arizona off-roading family, dog saved from raging flood

An Arizona family and their dog narrowly avoided being swept away after their mini sports utility vehicle got stuck in ...