A federal judge has rejected former President Joe Biden’s attempt to block the Trump administration from releasing to a conservative group the recordings that Biden made with a ghostwriter
Horse-drawn carriage rides in New York on hold after teen tourist’s death
The union representing horse-drawn carriage drivers says it will not resume offer rides in Central Park until Tuesday in the wake of a death of a young tourist who jumped from a runaway horse carriage
Christian Pulisic to miss US World Cup match against Australia because of calf injury
U.S. star Christian Pulisic will miss a World Cup match against Australia because of a calf injury and was replaced in the starting lineup by Ricardo Pepi
Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises
Janeese Lewis George is making waves in Washington, D.C., with her progressive agenda as she aims for the mayor's office
Court orders Ohio restrictions on kids’ use of social media restored
A federal judge has extended his block on enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps while a legal challenge proceeds
Military jamming disrupted a medical plane’s GPS system before it crashed last month in New Mexico
Federal investigators say the GPS system on a small medical plane that crashed into a mountainside last month in New Mexico malfunctioned because the military was jamming that signal throughout the area, although pilots were warned ahead of time to exp...
My trip to meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic
In this week’s newsletter: The melting of the Arctic’s summer sea ice is the most visible upshot of the climate crisis. Refreezing it might be a long shot – but do drastic times call for drastic measures? • Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here...
Cambridge experts recreate 336-year-old garden to commemorate ‘father of natural history’
John Ray, 17th-century botanist who coined words petal and pollen, was a tutor at Cambridge when he created his first garden He coined the terms petal and pollen, helped to lay the foundations of modern biology and is widely regarded as the greatest English naturalist of the 17th century. But...
World shares are mixed following signing of US-Iran deal on ending the war
Shares are mostly lower in Europe after benchmarks in Japan and South Korea surged to new records after the U.S. and Iran signed their initial agreement ending the war
Man who died in Texas plane crash was a key figure in seeding Austin’s technology boom
The man who died in this week's crash of a small jet in Texas was a well-known entrepreneur named Joshua Baer who was a successful investor in technology startup companies