Genetically modified lung functioned for nine days, in latest development in xenotransplantation aimed at solving organ shortage crisis Surgeons have transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a brain dead human recipient for the first time and found it functioned for nine days, researchers have revealed. The work...
How Hurricane Katrina shaped these New Orleans educators
Hurricane Katrina changed New Orleans' education system forever, creating the first all-charter school district in the U.S. The Associated Press spoke with three survivors about their experiences
University of South Carolina all clear after unconfirmed reports of active shooter
Just days after false reports of active shooters at two other schools.
France summons US ambassador over ‘unacceptable’ letter about antisemitism
He wrote to Macron alleging France did not do enough to combat antisemitism.
Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada to plead guilty to federal charges
Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada is expected to plead guilty to federal charges related to his role in the violent drug trade that for years flooded the U.S. with cocaine, heroin and other illicit substances
What to know: Four ways ICE is training new agents and scaling up
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is key in President Donald Trump's plan for mass deportations
Fire at Louisiana auto plant is 90% contained while evacuation order remains
Louisiana State Police say a fire at an automotive supply plant is mostly contained
Wildfires threaten homes in Oregon and California, prompting hundreds of evacuations
Thousands of homes are under evacuation orders and warnings because of wildfires in Northern California wine country and in central Oregon
SpaceX scrubs Starship rocket launch to troubleshoot ‘ground systems’ issue
Elon Musk’s ambitious timetable for reaching the moon and conquering Mars left hanging in the balance The launch of Elon Musk’s gargantuan Starship space rocket was scrubbed late Sunday afternoon, with the billionaire entrepreneur’s ambitious timetable for reaching the moon and conquering Mars left hanging in the balance. SpaceX said...
First Erik Menendez, then Lyle denied parole by California board that says they pose safety risk
Lyle Menendez has been denied parole by a panel of California commissioners