Astronomers say viewing conditions promising for this year’s shower, and 50 to 100 meteors an hour may be visible The Perseid summer light show is back, and viewing conditions are especially promising across the northern hemisphere. The meteor shower is expected to peak on Wednesday night into Thursday morning, and...
Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama step up as essayists on presidents
Three ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing to a series of essays about presidents back to George Washington
ICE expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by end of August
The rapid expansion could provide an unprecedented visual record.
Dangerous wildfire keeps crews from reaching helicopter crash in Utah
A large Utah wildfire has kept emergency responders from safely reaching the remote site of a helicopter crash
Pentagon pushes defense companies to boost weapons production after concerns of depleted stocks
The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran
One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’
Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institution Britain’s Jurassic gold rush: the fossil hunters chasing fortunes on Dorset’s beaches One of the most important collections of UK Jurassic fossils ever compiled has been sold to a museum in...
Where in the UK will get the best view of the solar eclipse?
When, where and how to get the optimal view of the first solar eclipse to be visible across the country this century For the first time this century, people across the UK will be able to see an almost total solar eclipse in the evening sky on Wednesday. A solar...
Spanish mountain village braces for astrotourists lured by total solar eclipse
Somosierra will be prime spot to view celestial alignment on 12 August, an event that poses logistical challenges Little stirs in the mountains above Somosierra beyond the wind that lashes the flat peaks, the cows that graze on parched grass and the sun that beats down on the abandoned aerodrome...
Memphis forward Brandon Clarke died from effects of heroin and cocaine, authorities say
Authorities have determined that Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died in May from the effects of heroin and cocaine
Pentagon revokes former Air Force secretary’s access to classified information
The Pentagon has revoked former U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's access to classified information