'The Time Has Come To Act': Boris Johnson Takes The Helm As U.K. Prime Minister
The polarizing and showboating new prime minister has vowed to deliver on the U.K. leaving the European Union in October, whether or not a deal is reached. (Image credit: Frank Augstein/AP)
View ArticleSharks Have Few Places To Hide From Fishing, Study Shows
Many shark species tend to congregate in the same areas as industrial fishing ships, a study finds. As a result, tens of millions of sharks in the open ocean end up caught either as food or bycatch....
View ArticleImproved Prosthetic Hand Has A Lighter Touch And Easy Grip
There's still much research to be done before the device is routinely useful. But one man was able to use it to gently grasp his wife's hand and feel her touch — an emotional moment, he says. (Image...
View ArticleRapper Meek Mill Is Granted Retrial After Years-Long Legal Fight
Evidence that arose after Meek's trial is "of such a strong nature and character that a different verdict will likely result at a retrial," a three-judge panel in Pennsylvania says. (Image credit:...
View ArticleSouth Korea Has Run-In With Russian Jet During Its Patrol With China
The skirmish occurred over disputed islands in the East China Sea during a joint China-Russia air patrol Tuesday morning. (Image credit: IVAN SEKRETAREV/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
View ArticleSpecial Coverage: Highlights And Analysis Of Mueller Hearings
Former special counsel Robert Mueller testified most of the day, taking questions from the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees about Russian interference and more.
View ArticleOpinion: Trump Gave Pakistan What It Wanted, But Afghan Peace Is Far From...
In his Washington visit, Prime Minister Imran Khan secured a legitimate role for Pakistan in shaping Afghanistan's future, writes Shamila N. Chaudhary, a former National Security Council director....
View ArticlePhoto Of Mother Pleading With Mexican Soldier Draws Attention To Migrant Patrol
In what a former Mexican official called the "pic du jour," a National Guard member stands in the way of a Guatemalan woman and her son who are trying to reach the U.S. border. (Image credit: Jose...
View ArticleCollege Student Discovers 65-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Skull
Harrison Duran, a 23-year-old college student at University of California, Merced, spent his summer internship hunting for dinosaur fossils. (Image credit: Fossil Excavators)
View ArticleLethal Injection Drugs' Efficacy And Availability For Federal Executions
The Justice Department's announcement that the federal government will resume its use of capital punishment has raised questions about the drugs it plans to use. (Image credit: Yuri Gripas/Reuters)
View ArticleSupreme Court Lets Trump Border Wall Move Forward, But Legal Fight Still Looms
A lower court had initially frozen the $2.5 billion in defense funds Trump had sought to use amid his emergency declaration earlier this year. Now liberal groups are seeking an expedited hearing....
View ArticleRed Summer In Chicago: 100 Years After The Race Riots
100 years ago this week, some of the bloodiest race riots this country has ever experienced erupted in more than two dozen cities, including Chicago. It was known as the Red Summer. (Image credit: Jun...
View ArticleGenetic Counselors Of Color Tackle Racial, Ethnic Disparities In Health Care
They work with patients to decide when genetic testing is appropriate, interpret test results and counsel families on the ways hereditary diseases might impact them. A trusting relationship is key....
View ArticleRuth Bader Ginsburg On Love And Other Things
"I miss him every morning," the Supreme Court justice said of her late husband and booster, Marty, in an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg. (Image credit: Ed Bailey/AP)
View ArticleIsolated And Struggling, Many Seniors Are Turning To Suicide
The golden years are thought to be a well-earned, carefree time in life. But adults 65 and older now account for almost 1 in 5 suicides in America. (Image credit: Jovelle Tamayo for NPR)
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