A man who had voluntarily agreed to be taken to a psychiatric hospital by Philadelphia police grabbed an officer’s gun outside of the facility and wounded him before being fatally shot by another officer
Amtrak CEO abruptly resigns from the nation’s passenger railroad
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner abruptly resigned from his top post at the U.S. passenger railroad this week
The family of an airplane safety whistleblower is suing Boeing over his death
The family of a former Boeing quality control manager who police say took his life after being questioned for days by company lawyers for whistleblowing has sued the company
Georgetown scholar has been detained by immigration officials, prompting legal fight
A Georgetown University scholar has been detained by immigration officials, prompting his lawyer to seek urgent relief in federal court
New brain scan method could help people with drug-resistant epilepsy
Researchers develop technique that can accurately pinpoint lesions, increasing chances of successful surgery Researchers have developed ultra-powerful scans that could enable surgery for previously treatment-resistant epilepsy. Globally, about 50 million people have epilepsy. In England, epileptic seizures are the sixth most common reason for hospital admission. About 360,000 people in...
AI-driven weather prediction breakthrough reported
Researchers say Aardvark Weather uses thousands of times less computing power and is much faster than current systems A single researcher with a desktop computer will be able to deliver accurate weather forecasts using a new AI weather prediction approach that is tens of times faster and uses thousands of...
Crisis in Antarctica: can science teams ever prepare for isolated assignments?
Alleged assault at polar base shows the importance of research on cabin fever – including on future Mars missions South Africa has a tight regime for scientists wanting to “overwinter” in Antarctica. The 13-month assignment to an isolated research base on the top of a cliff edge is, as the...
Ex-studio engineer charged with stealing unreleased Eminem music, selling it online
Federal prosecutors in Michigan have charged a former Eminem studio engineer with stealing the rap star's unreleased music and selling it online
Kentucky’s ‘Better Without It’ anti-drug campaign recruits college basketball players to reach youth
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is tapping into his state's love of college basketball to promote his drug prevention campaign aimed at young people
A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year
Twenty-six Social Security Administration offices across the country are expected to close this year, due to actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency