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January 28, 2020

Survey: Alaska's Cook Inlet beluga whales continue decline

The population of endangered beluga whales in Alaska's Cook Inlet continues to decline, federal marine mammal authorities ...

January 28, 2020

Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft

After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig ...

January 28, 2020

Officials: More coronavirus cases 'likely' in US

Top U.S. health officials say more confirmed cases of the coronavirus are likely to turn up in the U.S., but they assess the ...

January 28, 2020

Germany rejigs reconnaissance system plan, drops US drones

Germany said Tuesday it is abandoning plans to install a new airborne reconnaissance system on U.S.-made drones and will ...

January 28, 2020

Magnitude 5.2 quake strikes off Greek island of Karpathos

An undersea earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.2 occurred Tuesday off the Aegean Sea island of Karpathos, Greek ...

January 28, 2020

Moderate quake shakes western Turkey, no injuries reported

A moderate earthquake shook buildings in western Turkey on Tuesday, sending people running into the streets for safety, ...

January 28, 2020

French climate alliance takes legal action against Total

A French climate alliance of charity groups and local authorities launched an unprecedented legal action Tuesday against ...

January 28, 2020

Witnesses describe Bryant helicopter crash

A witness says the helicopter crash that killed nine people including former NBA star Kobe Bryant in Calabasas, California ...

January 28, 2020

NY, feds sue 'Pharma Bro' for 'scheme' to keep drug price up

State and federal authorities sued imprisoned entrepreneur Martin Shkreli on Monday over tactics that shielded a profitable ...

January 27, 2020

Northeast governors slow to embrace regional climate pact

Supporters of a regional pact that would tackle transportation emissions are struggling to win over several New England ...

January 27, 2020

UK faces choice on Huawei with global implications

Britain faces a crucial choice on Tuesday over whether to allow China's Huawei Technologies to build its next-generation ...

January 27, 2020

Macedonia imposes urgent measures due to severe pollution

North Macedonia’s government on Monday said it was imposing urgent measures in the country’s capital, Skopje, and the western ...

January 27, 2020

Berlin zoo prepares panda cubs for their big day out

Two baby pandas born at Berlin's zoo have been chipped and checked in preparation for their first public outing in a few ...

January 27, 2020

GM to invest $2.2B in Detroit to build electric vehicles

General Motors is spending $2.2 billion to refurbish an underused Detroit factory so it can build a series of electric and ...

January 27, 2020

Turkish rescuers find last quake victims; death toll hits 41

Turkish emergency teams on Monday recovered the bodies of the last two missing quake victims from the rubble of a collapsed ...

January 27, 2020

Authorities battle Atlantic storm to intercept cocaine yacht

An international drug operation involving authorities from six countries captured a yacht carrying almost 2 metric tons of ...

January 27, 2020

'I did it': Portugal hacker says he exposed African tycoon

A Portuguese hacker is claiming responsibility for leaking confidential documents implicating the billionaire daughter of a ...

January 27, 2020

Workers criticize Amazon on climate despite risk to jobs

Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon's record on climate change despite what they say is a company policy that ...

January 26, 2020

Lessons learned from 2016, but US faces new election threats

It’s been more than three years since Russia's sweeping and systematic effort to interfere in U.S. elections through ...