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October 18, 2019

Hurricane Center: Tropical storm likely along Gulf Coast

A disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is likely to become a tropical storm that will strike the northern U.S.

October 18, 2019

Study: California's big July quakes strain major fault

The earthquakes that hammered the Southern California desert near the town of Ridgecrest last summer involved ruptures on a ...

October 18, 2019

Facebook CEO defends refusal to take down some content

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday defended the social media platform's refusal to take down content it considers ...

October 17, 2019

Space station's 2 women prep for 1st all-female spacewalk

Men have floated out the hatch on all 420 spacewalks conducted over the past half-century. That changes Friday with spacewalk ...

October 17, 2019

J&J agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $117 million multistate settlement over allegations it deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh ...

October 17, 2019

Weather Service winter forecast: A bit warmer, but chaotic

Expect big swings in weather this winter, government forecasters say. The National Weather Service says the large global ...

October 17, 2019

Groups: Saving Mexican gray wolves requires new approach

Dozens of environmental groups and scientists have asked U.S. wildlife managers to rethink how they plan to ensure the ...

October 17, 2019

A gusty Northeast cleans up after storm for the record books

A record-breaking autumn storm plunged hundreds of thousands of people into the dark, toppled trees, canceled schools and ...

October 17, 2019

London commuters scuffle with climate activists

Angry commuters scuffled with climate activists who climbed onto the roofs of trains early Thursday, snarling services in the ...

October 17, 2019

Japan PM visits storm-hit areas, royal parade may be delayed

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting towns devasted by the deadly typhoon to meet residents to assess damage and ...

October 17, 2019

Book: Trump mulled order to close parts of VA health system

Eager for changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs, President Donald Trump toyed early on with issuing an executive ...

October 16, 2019

Scientists discover big storms can create 'stormquakes'

Scientists have discovered a mash-up of two feared disasters — hurricanes and earthquakes — and they're calling them ...

October 16, 2019

Farmers blame Trump for biofuels rule they view as betrayal

Agriculture commodity groups and some farmers expressed frustration and anger Wednesday with a rule released by the ...

October 16, 2019

Trump rule may mean 1 million kids lose automatic free lunch

Nearly a million children could lose their automatic eligibility for free school lunches under a Trump administration ...

October 16, 2019

Dutch farmers protest efforts to cut emissions, reduce herds

Thousands of Dutch farmers, many driving tractors, poured into The Hague on Wednesday to protest government moves to rein in ...

October 16, 2019

China's Huawei reports sales gain despite US sanctions

Chinese tech giant Huawei on Wednesday reported a double-digit gain in sales despite U.S. sanctions that threaten to disrupt ...

October 16, 2019

Google touts privacy options, but still depends on your data

Google's latest phone and smart-home devices came packaged with a not-so-subtle message: Google cares about your privacy.

October 15, 2019

NASA unveils new spacesuits for Artemis program

NASA has unveiled two next generation spacesuits for its Artemis program as the space agency prepares to send astronauts to ...