Suspected Gas Explosion Injures At Least 21 People In South Florida Shopping...
No fatalities have been reported in the immediate aftermath of the explosion, which occurred Saturday at a shopping complex in Plantation, Fla. (Image credit: Brynn Anderson/AP)
View ArticleJoão Gilberto, Master Of Bossa Nova, Dies At 88
The Brazilian singer and guitarist, who won wide acclaim for his abundant technical skill and minimalist style, was behind one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time, 1964's Getz/Gilberto. (Image...
View ArticleJeffrey Epstein Arrested On Sex Trafficking Allegations
The multimillionaire financier has been taken into federal custody on allegations related to sex trafficking. (Image credit: Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images)
View ArticleHow Hydroponic School Gardens Can Cultivate Food Justice, Year-Round
In neighborhoods with limited access to healthy foods, school gardens can help close the gap — for students and the wider community. Some schools are now expanding the season by growing indoors....
View ArticleWith Rural Health Care Stretched Thin, More Patients Turn To Telehealth
Advances in online tech are revolutionizing health care, with patients now emailing doctors, filling prescriptions or even getting therapy via a video session. But what if you can't afford broadband?...
View ArticleAs NASA Aims For The Moon, An Aging Space Station Faces An Uncertain Future
The International Space Station is getting older, and NASA is hoping that commercial businesses will take over so that the space agency can focus its efforts on a return to the moon. (Image credit:...
View ArticleIran's Uranium Enrichment Breaks Nuclear Deal Limit. Here's What That Means
The move signals that Iran is losing patience with the 2015 agreement after the U.S. blocked the economic relief promised. (Image credit: Vahid Salemi/AP)
View ArticleSuperintendent Calls For 'Thoughtful' Discussion Over Proposal To Demolish...
Jason Glass of Jeffco Public Schools wants the community to consider tearing down the site of the 1999 shooting, saying it's become a magnet for disturbed individuals obsessed with school shootings....
View ArticleUNESCO Adds 8 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings To Its List Of World Heritage Sites
The Guggenheim Museum in New York and Fallingwater in Pennsylvania now belong to a list that includes Machu Picchu and the pyramids of Egypt. (Image credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
View ArticleJustice Department Changes Legal Team Behind Census Citizenship Question Case
The Justice Department did not provide an explanation for why it's switching out lawyers representing the Trump administration in the ongoing legal battle over a potential census citizenship question....
View ArticleOrganizers Of Pamplona Bull Run Step Up Efforts To Address Sexual Assault...
It's the latest move by festival planners in responding to a scandal that engulfed the festival after an 18-year-old woman was sexually attacked by a gang of five men at the festival in 2016. (Image...
View ArticleWhen Everybody Wants A Piece Of 'God's Country'
The Trump administration plans to open up parts of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to more mining and grazing. It's become a flash point in the grab for public lands. (Image credit:...
View ArticleRobots, Not Humans, Are The New Space Explorers
Landing a man on the moon captures the public's imagination. But in the decades after the Apollo program, robots have also generated public excitement about space exploration. (Image credit:...
View ArticleThe Promises And Pitfalls Of Gene Sequencing For Newborns
Traditional blood tests still do a better job flagging common inherited diseases. Gene sequencing can be useful for detecting some conditions, but the results can be difficult to interpret. (Image...
View ArticleFear And Loathing At The Supreme Court — What Is Chief Justice John Roberts...
The Supreme Court's nominal leader can make a huge difference — and did this term. But where is he headed and why? (Image credit: Jabin Botsford/AFP/Getty Images)
View ArticleWhite House Touts Help For Poor Areas — But Questions Endure Over Who'll Benefit
Opportunity zones were created with the 2017 tax cut to bolster low-income communities. But depending on how the funds are spent, investors who get tax incentives could see the biggest gains. (Image...
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