North Carolina's first standalone children’s hospital will be built in a bedroom community of Raleigh
Gun makers lose appeal of New York law that could make them liable for shootings
A federal appeals court has upheld a New York law holding gun manufacturers potentially liable when their weapons are used in deadly shootings
Costa Rican lawmaker says U.S. revoked her visa over alleged ties to Communist Party
The vice president of Costa Rica’s Congress says the U.S. embassy revoked her visa over alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party
Federal officials say Georgia Republican was running a $140 million Ponzi scheme
Federal officials are accusing Georgia Republican Brant Frost IV of running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of $140 million
Son of ‘El Chapo’ expected to plead guilty in drug trafficking case
A son of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is expected to plead guilty in a U.S. drug trafficking case
Wildfires force evacuations at Grand Canyon’s North Rim and Colorado national park
Visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West have been evacuted because of wildfires
High-risk HIV groups facing record levels of criminalisation as countries bring in draconian laws
Curbs on LGBTQ+ rights and a halt to US funding may reverse decades of progress in fight to end Aids epidemic, warns UNAids People at higher risk of HIV, such as gay men and people who inject drugs, are facing record levels of criminalisation worldwide, according to UNAids. For the...
Steven Rose obituary
Neuroscientist, author, political activist and advocate for social responsibility in science Science and politics can make awkward bedfellows, with the very question of whether it is possible to make purely objective observations about the world drawing forth highly politicised positions. The neurobiologist Steven Rose, who has died aged 87, took...
Denver museum known for dinosaur displays finds fossil under its parking lot
A hole drilled 750ft deep to study museum’s geothermal potential yielded an unexpected surprise A Denver museum known for its dinosaur displays has made a fossil bone discovery closer to home than anyone ever expected: under its own parking lot. It came from a hole drilled more than 750 ft...
What flood insurance does and does not cover
Though natural disasters cycle across seasons and regions in the U.S., it’s often a shocking discovery for property owners how expansive and expensive flood and water damage can be when a major storm devastates their homes, businesses and communities