A North Texas man is facing execution for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago
Kaboom of the wild? Proposed howitzer testing in the Adirondacks alarms critics
An unprecedented proposal to create an artillery testing range in the Adirondack Park has stirred controversy
Why some airport security screeners will continue to get paid during the government shutdown
Some of the nation’s busiest airports saw hourslong security lines this weekend, as the partial government shutdown begins to hit air travel
Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 16-21-30-35-65, Mega Ball: 7, Megaplier:
Pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs is ‘worryingly thin’, experts warn
UK’s GSK is leading the way in research but AstraZeneca is not involved in the area, report finds The pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs remains “worryingly thin” and has shrunk by 35% in the last five years, experts have said, predicting the annual number of deaths linked to...
Ultrasound repellers could keep hedgehogs off roads, scientists hope
Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deaths Hedgehogs have been discovered to hear high-frequency ultrasound, raising hopes that they could be deterred from dangerous roads with ultrasound repellers. Vehicles are estimated to kill up to one in three hedgehogs, a...
Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Earth, posing low risk
The 600kg Van Allen probe A will re-enter Tuesday evening, with most of it burning before reaching Earth’s surface Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Parts of a giant Nasa satellite will crash to Earth on Tuesday evening, the US space...
Ig Nobels to move awards to Europe due to concern over US travel visas
Scientific awards – which honor research that makes people laugh and then think – to move away from ‘unsafe’ US The annual Ig Nobels, a satirical award for scientific achievement, are shifting for the first time from the US to Europe due to concerns about attendees getting visas, organizers announced...
Short films made from brain activity of mice aim to show how they see world
Scientists hope results analysed after the mice watched video footage will help them understand their perceptions Scientists have reconstructed short movies from the brain activity of mice that watched videos for a project that aspires to lift the veil on how animals perceive the world. The brief movie clips are...
US designates Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention
The State Department has designated Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention as the U_S_ ambassador to the United Nations separately called out the country for engaging in what he said was “hostage diplomacy.”