Cory Booker’s historic speech energizes a discouraged Democratic base
As Democratic Sen. Cory Booker neared Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night, the ...
Evolving dark energy, phone ban at school, buying vs. leasing cars: Catch up on the day’s stories
5️⃣ Strange legacy: Southampton, on England’s southern coast, played key roles in the rise and fall of kingdoms and empires. At one point in time, it served as the gateway to the world. Yet the tragic ...
Senate GOP unveils new budget blueprint and braces for another vote-a-rama
Senate Republicans unveiled their new budget blueprint Wednesday afternoon, paving the way for the Senate and House to ...
Rare level 5 of 5 threat for long-lived, EF3-plus tornadoes in effect today
A powerful, wide-reaching spring storm is threatening parts of the central and eastern US, with a life-threatening outbreak ...
FDA delays full approval of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine even though it was on track for clearance
The US Food and Drug Administration has delayed granting full approval of Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine despite it being on ...
University of Minnesota student who was detained by ICE sues for immediate release
A University of Minnesota graduate business student who’s being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement is suing for his ...
Coleman’s new Pro coolers are lighter and cheaper than the competition
The maker of some of our best coolers, Coleman just launched its Pro Collection which includes coolers, jugs and lunch boxes ...
A city responding to a lead crisis in local schools reached out to the CDC for help. Now, they fear they won’t get it
A CDC team helping respond to a lead crisis in Milwaukee schools was cut as part of a widespread layoffs at federal health ...
Congress appropriated some FEMA money to house and aid migrants. Trump officials want it used to detain them
Homeland Security officials are discussing using FEMA funds, intended to provide housing and other aid to migrants, for ...
Key Senate Democrat confident in GOP support ahead of vote to rebuke Trump tariff policy
A key Senate Democrat projected confidence Wednesday that the chamber will rebuke President Donald Trump’s tariff policy with ...
FAA ‘stress management team’ to meet with controllers at Reagan Airport following mid-air collision and control tower fight
The Federal Aviation Administration is sending a “stress management team” to meet with air traffic controllers at Ronald ...
Footprints show giant carnivorous dinosaurs and their plant-eating prey drank from same Scottish watering hole
Tyrannosaurus rex ancestors and their plant-eating dinosaur prey would have congregated to drink water from a lagoon in what is now Scotland, new research suggests.