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January 19, 2019

Weekend winter storm sweeping from Midwest to New England

A winter storm started sweeping across the Midwest on Friday, leading to slick roads and runways, as it inched its way toward ...

January 19, 2019

Products made of threatened African wildlife sold at US expo

Photos and video taken by animal welfare activists at a recent trophy hunting convention show an array of products crafted ...

January 19, 2019

Neo-Nazi publisher ordered to turn over personal information

A judge has ordered the publisher of a neo-Nazi website to reveal his net worth and identify any phone numbers, email ...

January 19, 2019

Report: Snap fires 2 execs after alleged sexual misconduct

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Snap recently fired two executives after one allegedly had an inappropriate ...

January 19, 2019

The shutdown today: Trump plans major announcement

What's up with the partial government shutdown on Day 29: WHAT'S NEW President Donald Trump said he'll be making a "major ...

January 19, 2019

Scientists ID another possible threat to orcas: pink salmon

Over the years, scientists have identified dams, pollution and vessel noise as causes of the troubling decline of the Pacific ...

January 18, 2019

California dries off after storms batter state for days

Thoroughly saturated and muddied California was drying out and cleaning up Friday in the aftermath of Pacific storms that ...

January 18, 2019

Total lunar eclipse meets supermoon Sunday night

Here comes a total lunar eclipse and supermoon, all wrapped into one. The moon, Earth and sun will line up this weekend for ...

January 18, 2019

Report: Facebook's privacy lapses may result in record fine

Facebook may be facing the biggest fine ever imposed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations involving ...

January 18, 2019

Researchers come face to face with huge great white shark

Two shark researchers who came face to face with what could be one of the largest great whites ever recorded are using their ...

January 18, 2019

Ailing federal worker says she'll get back lapsed insurance

An ailing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worker in Oregon who was running out of a treatment to keep her alive and could not ...

January 18, 2019

Swiss, German students protest inaction on climate change

Thousands of students held rallies Friday across Germany and Switzerland to protest the lack of action against climate change

January 18, 2019

California storm moving out after battering state for 3 days

The storm that pummeled much of California for three days began moving east Thursday after causing at least six deaths, ...

January 18, 2019

Trump administration proposes higher 'Obamacare' premiums

The Trump administration on Thursday announced proposed rule changes that would lead to a modest premium increase next year ...

January 17, 2019

Trump says US will develop space-based missile defense

Moving to protect the U.S. from advanced missile threats from China and Russia, President Donald Trump on Thursday laid out ...

January 17, 2019

US shutdown stalls training, other prep for wildfire season

Just two months after a wildfire wiped out Paradise, California, officials are gearing up for this year's fire season and ...

January 17, 2019

Cohen says he rigged online polls for Trump in 2014, 2015

President Donald Trump's estranged former lawyer acknowledged Thursday that he paid a technology company to rig Trump's ...

January 17, 2019

Divers swim with giant great white shark off Oahu's coast

Divers monitoring a rotting whale carcass off the shores of Oahu this week found themselves face-to-face with a massive great ...

January 17, 2019

Hubble Telescope camera back in action after 1-week shutdown

The Hubble Space Telescope's premier camera is back in action, after a shutdown of just over a week. The Space Telescope ...