Sci/Tech News

September 16, 2019

Bermuda to face lashing from Hurricane Humberto

Weather forecasters say Hurricane Humberto will lash Bermuda with high winds and heavy rain later this week. The U.S.

September 16, 2019

Can Purdue Pharma's opioid settlement win judge's approval?

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has set in motion a multibillion-dollar plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the deadly ...

September 16, 2019

Big global climate protests on Friday get union support

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to join worldwide demonstrations this week ahead of a U.N. climate summit in New ...

September 16, 2019

Volkswagen to pay up to $87 million in Australia for scandal

Volkswagen has agreed to pay up to 127 million Australian dollars ($87 million) to settle an Australian class action stemming ...

September 16, 2019

Aramco attacks show company entanglement in Saudi politics

The weekend drone attack on the world's largest crude oil processing plant in Saudi Arabia that dramatically cut into global ...

September 15, 2019

Cleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away

Jeffrey Roberts lifted a mustard-yellow curtain from the ground to hunt for passports and other documents at the place where ...

September 15, 2019

450 miles of border wall by next year? In Arizona, it starts

On a dirt road past rows of date trees, just feet from a dry section of Colorado River, a small construction crew is putting ...

September 14, 2019

Estonia plans to restrict govt use of Huawei 5G technology

Estonia, which is among Europe's most wired and technologically advanced nations, is set to restrict the use of equipment and ...

September 14, 2019

Thousands in Bahamas struggle to find work after Dorian

Jobs are scarce, savings are running low and money is barely trickling in. As survivors of Hurricane Dorian enter week three ...

September 14, 2019

Climate change protests hit Frankfurt as auto show opens

Thousands of people are demonstrating in Frankfurt to demand more action against climate change as the German city's auto ...

September 14, 2019

Italy: Rescue boat with 82 migrants can dock at Italian isle

A charity rescue ship with 82 migrants aboard received permission Saturday to sail to a tiny southern Italian island, but ...

September 14, 2019

Bahamians look for loved ones as 1,300 missing after Dorian

They scan social media, peer under rubble, or try to follow the smell of death in an attempt to find family and friends.

September 14, 2019

US, Brazil hold talks on trade, Amazon protection

The United States and Brazil deepened a new era of closer cooperation Friday with their first high-level strategic dialogue ...

September 13, 2019

Lawmakers ask 4 big tech companies for documents in probe

Lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech on Friday asked Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple for a broad range ...

September 13, 2019

Illinois teen sues top e-cigarette maker

An Illinois teenager who fell ill with a lung disease after vaping for more than a year has sued a leading e-cigarette maker.

September 13, 2019

Fire at hospital in Brazil kills 11 people, many elderly

A fire raced through a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, forcing staff to wheel patients into the streets on stretchers or in ...

September 13, 2019

Doc: Vaping illness like 'drowning on dry land'

A Boston doctor who has treated victims of the mystery vaping illness describes the frustration and horrors of trying to help ...

September 13, 2019

EU competition chief hints at new data rules for tech firms

The European Union's powerful competition chief indicated Friday that she's looking at expanding regulations on personal ...

September 13, 2019

Chinese families pay the price as pork costs soar

Chinese families are rethinking menu options as pork prices soar after herds were decimated by African swine fever and pig ...