World Oct 24 Hurricane Patricia fades to tropical depression after crashing into Mexico Hurricane Patricia toppled trees and battered buildings after crashing into western Mexico Friday evening, but the Category 5 storm, which was briefly rated as the strongest hurricane on record in the Western Hemisphere, skirted major cities and caused much less…
Science Oct 22 NASA carefully steers New Horizons mission toward second target Flight controllers initiated the first of four maneuvers Thursday needed to change New Horizons’ trajectory toward an object elsewhere in the Kuiper Belt.
Arts Oct 22 'Sesame Street' debuts Julia, its first character with autism Joining Abby Cadabby and Elmo on “Sesame Street” is Julia, a green-eyed, orange-haired character with autism.
World Oct 21 Hungarian camerawoman plans to sue Facebook and migrant she tripped The TV camerawoman who was caught on camera kicking and tripping migrants along the Hungarian-Serbian border last month plans to sue one of them.
Health Oct 21 23andMe returns with modified, FDA-approved genetic tests Nearly two years after the Food and Drug Administration barred its only product from sale, 23andMe announced Wednesday that it can market its health-related genetic tests again.
Nation Oct 21 Ole Miss students vote to remove state flag, and its Confederate emblem, from campus After more than 90 minutes of debate, the University of Mississippi student senators voted Tuesday night to remove the state flag, whose design incorporates the Confederate battle flag, from campus grounds, the Clarion-Ledger reported.
World Oct 20 Clockmaker Ahmed Mohamed accepts full scholarship at Qatar innovation school More than a month since Ahmed Mohamed was arrested for a homemade clock that was mistaken for a bomb, his family said Tuesday that the 14-year-old will soon leave for Qatar to resume his studies.
World Oct 15 Whistleblower releases documents into U.S. military's drone program For several years human rights groups have claimed that U.S. drone attacks have killed more civilians abroad than their intended targets. The Intercept published highly classified information Thursday that provided evidence, among other findings, that nearly 90 percent of people…
Health Oct 15 Scottish nurse now 'critically ill' after she recovered from Ebola A Scottish nurse who recovered from Ebola nearly a year ago is now critically ill, the Royal Free Hospital in London said Wednesday.
Arts Oct 13 Actress Jennifer Lawrence says she 'failed as a negotiator' for equal pay Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence said she "failed as a negotiator" when leaked Sony emails revealed that she was paid less than her male "American Hustle" co-stars.