Science Aug 31 U.N. weather agency predicts rare third consecutive La Nina in 2022 The U.N. weather agency is predicting the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious "triple dip" — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect…
Nation Aug 30 Elon Musk cites whistleblower complain as new reason to leave Twitter deal Elon Musk and Twitter lobbed salvos at each other in the latest round of legal filings over the billionaire Tesla CEO's aborted plan to buy the social media platform.
Politics Aug 29 Fencing around Supreme Court removed, but building remains closed The non-scalable fencing was gone Monday morning, leaving only small barricades blocking off the plaza and steps in front of the high court.
Nation Aug 29 Man arrested in series of 'random' fatal shootings in Detroit, police say Detroit police say a man suspected of randomly shooting four people, three fatally, on the city's west side has been arrested.
World Aug 27 Nations fail to reach deal on UN marine protection treaty Diplomats from around the world have failed to reach agreement on a United Nations treaty designed to protect marine life on the high seas, after a fifth round of talks ended in impasse.
Politics Aug 26 WATCH: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defends student debt forgiveness plan The White House defended the new plan announced by President Joe Biden that would give many Americans up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiveness.
Politics Aug 26 Read the full redacted affidavit the FBI used as a basis for Mar-a-Lago search A judge has ordered the Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump to look for classified documents.
Politics Aug 25 2 plead guilty in scheme to sell Joe Biden's daughter's diary Prosecutors say two Florida residents have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items belonging to President Joe Biden's daughter to the conservative group Project Veritas for $40,000.
World Aug 25 WHO chief laments inability to help 'starving' relatives in Tigray He said Thursday that he has relatives he cannot communicate with or send money to amid a blockade by government forces. They were some of the most personal comments among many he has made about Tigray.
Arts Aug 25 Unvaccinated against COVID-19, Djokovic out of U.S. Open Novak Djokovic will not play in the U.S. Open, as expected, because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and thus is not allowed to travel to the United States.