Overturned Cargo Ship Soon To Be Sliced Up And Removed From Georgia Sound
A massive 656-ft. cargo ship filled with thousands of new cars has been stuck, capsized off the Georgia coast for months. Now, crews are getting ready to dismantle the ship and remove it piecemeal....
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Dismiss 'D.C. Sniper' Case Following Virginia...
Lawyers for Lee Boyd Malvo, who shot and killed 10 people as a teen and was sentenced to life in prison without parole, pulled the case from the high court. Under a new law, he could seek parole....
View Article'We're Supposed To Do That': Bloomberg Defends NYPD's Spying Of Muslims After...
The controversial NYPD program resulted in multiple lawsuits which were settled. Muslim American advocates and civil rights groups condemned Bloomberg's defense. (Image credit: Rick Bowmer/AP)
View ArticleOlympic Officials Dismiss 'Speculation' That Coronavirus Could Disrupt Tokyo...
The statement comes in response to remarks made earlier this week by a longtime International Olympic Committee member who suggested a late May deadline to decide the fate of the Tokyo Games. (Image...
View ArticleChampion Chinese Swimmer Sun Yang Gets 8-Year Ban For Doping Violation
Sun is accused of violating doping rules by smashing a vial containing his blood sample when anti-doping officials came to his home to retrieve it. He is expected to appeal the ban. (Image credit:...
View ArticleLong-Forgotten Secret Passageway Discovered In A Wall At U.K. Parliament
A tiny keyhole in the wood paneling turned out to be a portal to Britain's history — a passage created 360 years ago for the coronation of Charles II. (Image credit: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty...
View ArticleHouse Dems Say They're Looking Into Political Influence At Justice Department
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., has asked for access to witnesses and documents as part of what he calls a look into whether the White House has been interfering with justice....
View ArticlePhysicist And Iconoclastic Thinker Freeman Dyson Dies At 96
Dyson's ideas often occupied a space between science fiction and science. He helped design, among other things, a nuclear reactor that could be safely operated "even in the hands of an idiot." (Image...
View ArticleLawmakers Press Administration For More Transparency About Coronavirus Response
Lawmakers voiced concern Friday about the Trump administration's messaging on the outbreak. They backed the medical response, but pressed for more information and test kits from public health experts....
View ArticleCoronavirus Updates: CDC Announces '4 New Presumptive Cases' In The U.S.
The new cases, which have yet to be confirmed, were reported in California, Oregon and Washington. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says the risk of the disease spreading is now "very high."...
View ArticleFederal Court Suspends Injunction On Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Program
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals first ruled to uphold a lower-court's injunction on the controversial policy, but later the same day voted to suspend its own order to allow more time for arguments....
View ArticleGoogle Employee Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Company Expands Travel...
American companies are curbing travel and pulling out of big events as they try to limit their employees' exposure to the growing outbreak (Image credit: Amy Osborne/AFP via Getty Images)
View ArticleRonan Farrow Lauds #MeToo After Verdict: 'There Are Harvey Weinsteins...
The New Yorker journalist, who led the reporting on the movie producer's decades of alleged sexual assault, hailed the bravery of the women who spoke up. Still, he said, "there's a long way to go."...
View ArticleTrump To Nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe To Top Intelligence Post
Seven months ago, Trump scrapped his plan to nominate Ratcliffe over concerns that he would not have the backing of Senate Republicans. It's unclear what has changed.
View ArticleAfter Coronavirus Outbreak, China Tries To Get Back To Work
Now that the spread of COVID-19 appears to be under control, China's vast economy is slowly returning to work.
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