Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman is back before the Senate after being yanked and then renominated by President Donald Trump for NASA's top job
NIH funds new cat experiments despite pledge to phase them out, watchdog reports
White Coat Waste finds $1.7m in NIH grants for cat research months after officials said they were working to end studies The US National Institutes of Health is continuing to fund new laboratory experiments on cats despite saying that they are “working tirelessly” to “phase out” such projects. In July...
Having a dog can boost teenagers’ mental health, say scientists
Researchers find children who own dogs score lower for social problems, aggressive behaviour and delinquency Having a dog in the home could help boost teenagers’ mental health, research suggests, with scientists adding this could in part be down to the sharing of microbes. Prof Takefumi Kikusui, of Azabu University in...
FDA drug chief signals possible exit as agency turmoil deepens
Richard Pazdur’s potential retirement weeks into the role adds to upheaval at the FDA amid political pressure The top drug regulator in the US signaled on Tuesday he may retire weeks after accepting the position, adding to upheaval in the highest ranks of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....
Despite legal challenge, Florida college votes again to transfer land for Trump presidential library
The board of the South Florida college that’s giving away a valuable piece of property for Donald Trump’s future presidential library redid its vote to transfer the land
Man to serve 40 years for killing University of Mississippi student Jay Lee
A man who pleaded guilty to the killing of a University of Mississippi graduate student was sentenced to 50 years with 10 years suspended on Tuesday
Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 17-25-26-53-60, Mega Ball: 16, Megaplier:
A list of mass killings in the United States this year
The latest mass killing in the United States occurred Saturday when three children ages 8, 9 and 14, and an adult were killed in a shooting at a child’s birthday party in California
DOJ seeks to dismiss Maurene Comey lawsuit on procedural grounds
The U.S. Justice Department is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit that fired former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey brought against it, saying she didn't properly follow administrative complaint procedures before suing
The Latest: Pope Leo ends first foreign trip with silent prayer at Beirut blast site, Mass at port
Pope Leo XIV has offered a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion as he wraps up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon