The U.N. Security Council has criticized Haitian authorities for the lack of progress in achieving a political transition and called for urgent security sector reforms to tackle increasing violence by gangs and criminal groups
Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax info
President Donald Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion
Hypothermia risks increase in Mississippi and Tennessee with next wave of frigid temperatures
Another wave of dangerous cold is heading for the U.S. South, and experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee who are entering their sixth day trapped at home without power in subfreezing temperatures
Florida braces for frost and possible snow flurries as winter storms hit other parts of the US
Florida won’t be getting hit with massive blankets of snow and ice like the rest of the U.S., but even frosty windshields and a few flurries can feel like Antarctica to people with permanent sandal tans
Judge to hear arguments as the man convicted of killing Laken Riley seeks a new trial
The Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley is seeking a new trial
Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight
Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday as Democrats have demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country
Small risk of severe acute pancreatitis with weight-loss jabs, UK regulator warns
Agency updates guidance after increase in reports of condition to its yellow card scheme Patients on weight-loss jabs and diabetes injections should be aware there is a small risk of developing severe acute pancreatitis, the UK medicines regulator has said. About 1.6 million adults in England, Wales and Scotland used...
The secret to long life? It could be in the genes after all, say scientists
New study into ‘heritability’ shows that 50% of the variation in human lifespan could be down to genetics Some people who live to a great age put it down to an evening tot of whisky, others to staying out of trouble. Now scientists think they may have unlocked a key...
A potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may be -70C
The Earth-size planet HD 137010 b has a ‘50% chance of residing in the habitable zone’ of its sun-like star, scientists say Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable new planet about 146 light-years away which is Earth-sized and has conditions similar to Mars. The candidate planet, named HD 137010 b,...
Does Antarctica really have the bluest sky in the world?
Light scattering creates the shade we see when we look skyward, and studies show the process varies around the world On holiday the sky may look a deeper shade of blue than even the clearest summer day at home. Some places, including Cape Town in South Africa and Briançon in...