Energy Secretary Chris Wright says that new tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions
Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children’s safety
A homeowner in Mississippi has shot and killed one of the monkeys that escaped after a truck accident last week
Hearings to focus on National Guard deployments in the nation’s capital and Memphis, Tennessee
Hearings are set in two states over the deployment of the National Guard as part of President Donald Trump's crime-fighting efforts
California law to protect Jewish students faces challenge over free speech concerns
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is challenging a new California law designed to protect Jewish students from discrimination
Judge to weigh plea deal of funeral home owner accused of stashing decaying bodies
A Colorado funeral home owner has taken a plea deal after stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested building
Starwatch: look out for the largest supermoon of the year on Wednesday
On 5 November, the moon will be just under 357,000km from Earth, making it appear bigger and brighter This week brings the largest supermoon of the year. Supermoons occur because the moon’s orbit is not perfectly circular around the Earth. Instead, it is an ellipse, meaning that sometimes the moon...
How scientists are shining light on the biology behind seasonal affective disorder
Researchers tracking large cohorts are discovering the effects of sleep, light and therapy on people impacted by winter’s arrival For some, the darkening days of autumn bring more than the annual ritual of reviving woolly jumpers and turning on the central heating. As the evenings close in and the mornings...
Joyful Day of the Dead commemorations rally US Latino communities despite immigration raid fears
Day of the Dead commemorations in early November are a crucial religious, family and community celebration for most Mexicans and many other Latin Americans
Explosion at Harvard Med School appears to have been intentional, authorities say
Officers found no additional devices in a sweep of the building, police said.
Trump to host al-Sharaa in first-ever visit by a Syrian president to White House, official says
President Donald Trump will host Ahmad al-Sharaa for talks, a first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House