How Much Should The Public Be Told About Research Into Risky Viruses?
The U.S. government this week is pondering how much the public needs to know about funding decisions for studies and experiments that involve tinkering with already dangerous viruses. (Image credit:...
View Article1st Case Of New Coronavirus Detected In U.S.
The individual had returned to his home in Washington state after a visit to Wuhan, China, where the virus was discovered in December. (Image credit: Dake Kang/AP)
View ArticleHow The Senate Impeachment Trial Will Work
Now that the House has impeached President Trump, the process shifts to the Senate, which will vote on whether to convict him. Here is your guide to the steps and the people that matter. (Image...
View ArticleTitanic Wreckage Now Protected Under U.S.-U.K. Deal That Was Nearly Sunk
On Tuesday, British Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani lauded a 2003 treaty that sat unratified for years but, after approval by the U.S., has recently been dredged from its would-be grave. (Image credit:...
View ArticleVIDEO: How The U.S. And Iran Ratcheted Up Their Long-Running Feud
If you want to trace the history of U.S.-Iran tensions, you would have to go back decades. But the roots of the latest escalation can be found in a series of developments over the past two years....
View ArticleOusted Female Chief Files Discrimination Complaint Against The Grammys
In an EEOC complaint filed Tuesday, Deborah Dugan made several bombshell allegations against the Recording Academy — including that her predecessor, Neil Portnow, raped a female artist. (Image credit:...
View ArticleGlenn Greenwald Accused By Brazilian Prosecutors In Hacking Probe
The U.S. journalist decried the accusation as an "obvious attempt to attack a free press in retaliation for the revelations we reported." A judge will decide whether the case moves forward. (Image...
View ArticleBoeing 737 Max May Stay Grounded Into Summer
Boeing suggests it could fly about mid-2020. Industry sources note that the FAA and other regulators around the world could take months longer to find the planes safe to fly passengers. (Image credit:...
View ArticleTrump Impeachment Trial Recap: Republicans Balk At McConnell Over Session Rules
The majority leader's own members didn't want to go along with his first vision for the procedure in the impeachment trial. But the GOP did reject calls for more witnesses and evidence. (Image credit:...
View ArticleSupreme Court Allows Flint Water Lawsuits To Move Forward, Officials Not...
In refusing to take up two cases involving the 2014 water crisis, the higher court has upheld earlier rulings saying neither city nor state officials are protected from being sued. (Image credit:...
View ArticleHow Does Wuhan Coronavirus Compare With MERS, SARS And The Common Cold?
The virus that has emerged in China is part of a family known as coronaviruses. Here's how some of the best-known coronaviruses compare with this newly identified member of the viral family. (Image...
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