A mysterious leaden sarcophagus discovered in the bowels of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral after it was devastated by a fire will soon be opened and its secrets revealed, French archaeologists said Thursday. | Continue reading
The owner of a new Tesla Model 3 was left in shock after the car's main features allegedly froze while he was driving on the freeway. | Continue reading
The Russian apartment bombings, some believe, hold a key to President Vladimir Putin's views on power and the use of force — while also serving as the most consequential moment in his relentless rise. | Continue reading
The already-high US inflation rate likely climbed even further last month, the White House warned Monday, amid a spike in energy prices caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | Continue reading
Scientists find a sub-atomic particle's mass is at odds with one a theory underpinning modern physics. | Continue reading
Donald Trump used to bank with the big guns. Now he’s borrowing from Axos Financial, an obscure, internet-only institution based in San Diego and Las Vegas. | Continue reading
The helicopters struck the facility after crossing the border at low altitude, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on messaging app Telegram. However, Russian oil firm Rosneft, which owns the fuel depot, said in a separate statement that no one was hurt in the fire, though … | Continue reading
Virginia Heffernan admits to the great science taboo: at heart, she's a creationist | Continue reading
One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned the United States on Wednesday that the world could spiral towards a nuclear dystopia if Washington pressed on with what the Kremlin casts as a long-term plot to destroy Russia. Dmitry Medvedev, who was president from 2008 … | Continue reading
Adult film star Stormy Daniels lost her appeal in her failed defamation suit against Donald Trump and owes almost $300,000 in legal fees to the former president. | Continue reading
Belgium on Friday delayed by a decade a plan to scrap nuclear energy in 2025, spooked by the huge rise in energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Continue reading
A justice of Brazil's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the shutdown of messaging app Telegram nationwide, arguing it has not cooperated with authorities. The move is a blow to President Jair Bolsonaro, who has more than 1 million followers on the platform and defends it as a key … | Continue reading
Ukraine biolab conspiracy theories have flourished on the U.S. far right and Russian social media. | Continue reading
The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 years ago that also caused nuclear plant meltdowns. The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant where the cooling systems failed after … | Continue reading
A Kyiv auto mechanics workshop has jumped from car repairs and maintenance to adapting captured Russian weapons for use by Ukrainian troops defending the capital. Oleksandr Fedchenko said he had been throwing around ideas with staff at his car repair shop after Russia launched i … | Continue reading
30 TikTok stars received a Ukraine war briefing from the White House | Continue reading
In a Weibo post on March 4, pet owner Yi Zhi Xue Qiu of the city of Huizhou in Guangdong Province accused the health officials of beating her 3-year-old dog Snowball to death. Qiu was reportedly sent to a quarantine facility on March 2 after her boyfriend tested positive for COV … | Continue reading
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN's atomic watchdog, the agency said Tuesday, as it voiced concern for staff working under Russian guard at the Ukrainian facility. | Continue reading
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will tighten sanctions on Russia, target Russian ally Belarus with measures and fund weapons for Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia's invasion, top EU officials said on Sunday. She said the European Union would close its airspa … | Continue reading
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Third-quarter profit jumped 62% to an all-time high of $640 million at China's Lenovo Group, the world's biggest maker of personal computers said on Wednesday, as the growing popularity of hybrid work arrangements boosts demand for PCs. Lenovo said worldwide … | Continue reading
Vehicles on U.S. roads will now be allowed to use advanced headlights known as "adaptive driving beams" that could help prevent nighttime crashes, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Tuesday. The agency acted in response to a petition filed by … | Continue reading
(Reuters) -Elon Musk said on Thursday he was "highly confident" his new SpaceX Starship, designed for voyages to the moon and Mars, will reach Earth orbit for the first time this year, despite a host of technical and regulatory hurdles yet to be overcome. The billionaire SpaceX … | Continue reading
People who die of severe COVID-19 have brain abnormalities that resemble changes seen in Alzheimer's disease - accumulation of a protein called tau inside brain cells, and abnormal amounts of the protein beta-amyloid that accumulates into amyloid plaques - small studies have foun … | Continue reading
The outcry over leaf blowers has grown so loud that in October, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will spell an end to the use of gas-powered devices in the state. | Continue reading
A pair of recent studies suggest West Coast residents and businesses will suffer more frequent blackouts and higher electricity prices due to climate change. | Continue reading
The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe director said Sunday. | Continue reading
Bill Maher is pushing back against blindly following the advice of Anthony Fauci and other doctors amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying, "Don't sit there in your white coat and tell me 'just do what we say.'""That's not a criticism of them like they're being corrupt, although th … | Continue reading
The unfurling of the observatory's giant sun shade is a major milestone for the $10bn mission. | Continue reading
Several new cases in New Brunswick involve caretakers of those afflicted, suggesting a possible environmental trigger Young adults are developing troubling symptoms, including rapid weight loss, insomnia, hallucinations and limited mobility. Photograph: Zoonar GmbH/Alamy A whistl … | Continue reading
The U.S. government has overcounted the number of Americans who are at least partly vaccinated against the coronavirus, Bloomberg reports. Why it matters: Millions more people than initially thought are unprotected as coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths are rising … | Continue reading
The new measure appears to follow revelations and accusation of sexual misconduct and impropriety among high-profile talent. | Continue reading
(Reuters) - "Do you want to see yourself acting in a movie or on TV?" said the description for one app on online stores, offering users the chance to create AI-generated synthetic media, also known as deepfakes. How increasingly sophisticated technology is applied is one of the … | Continue reading
A coalition of California restaurants and grocery stores has filed a lawsuit to block implementation of a new farm animal welfare law, adding to uncertainty about whether bacon and other fresh pork products will be much more expensive or in short supply in the state when the new … | Continue reading
Documents obtained by Yahoo News show that the Counter Network Division, a secretive entity within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, routinely used sensitive databases to obtain financial and personal information of journalists, government officials, congressional members, NGO … | Continue reading
The Biden administration on Monday vowed to crack down on "criminals, kleptocrats and others" paying cash for houses to launder money as part of a broader anti-corruption drive linked to this week's U.S. Summit for Democracy. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, speaking at … | Continue reading
A case of the omicron variant has been detected in the U.S. The omicron variant of the coronavirus was first discovered in southern Africa. | Continue reading
In people who got a booster shot, levels of neutralizing antibodies exceeded the peak that followed two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. | Continue reading
Dutch police fired warning shots, injuring at least two people, after rioters against a partial Covid lockdown torched a police car and hurled stones in Rotterdam on Friday. | Continue reading
The FBI and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating “questionable vials” labeled "smallpox" and found in a freezer last night at a Merck facility outside Philadelphia. | Continue reading
The indictment is a first: No one has been prosecuted for contempt of Congress when executive privilege was asserted. | Continue reading
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown privately signed a bill last month ending the requirement for high school students to prove proficiency in reading, writing, and arithmetic before graduation. | Continue reading
Twitter has spoken -- after Elon Musk polled his more than 62 million followers on whether he should sell 10 percent of his Tesla shares, by Sunday a majority had voted "yes." | Continue reading
The U.S. state with the fewest daily COVID-19 cases per capita is the same one that recently had more than any other: Florida. | Continue reading
A group of firms and investors are working with U.S. intelligence and military agencies in an attempt to help shape the future of Silicon Valley. | Continue reading
Twitter on Monday said it will be making authoritative information about climate change more accessible to users during this year's United Nations COP26 climate summit.Why it matters: It’s the latest tech giant to take aim at climate misinformation, expected to be more prevalent … | Continue reading
"Red light, green light": Inspired by the popular Netflix series Squid Game, animal rights activists took a creative approach to get their point across. | Continue reading
The Kentucky Supreme Court said the Clark County jail erred by billing a man $4,008 in housing and booking fees after charges were dropped and he was released. | Continue reading
After years of being skeptical about bitcoin, Black Americans are leading the cryptocurrency revolution in 2021. A recent Harris poll found that 23 percent of […] | Continue reading