The small distant world called Quaoar, named after a god of creation in Native American mythology, is producing some surprises for astronomers as it orbits beyond Pluto in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system.
Tenn. House speaker mulls rejecting federal education money
A top Tennessee Republican lawmaker says the state should stop accepting the nearly $1.8 billion of federal K-12 education dollars that help provide support for low-income students, English learners and students with disabilities
Chinese ‘surveillance’ balloons have operated over ‘five continents’: White House
The White House on Wednesday said that China has operated a global fleet of espionage balloons similar to the one shot down last week after crossing the United States. “These balloons are all part of a (Chinese)… fleet of balloons developed to conduc…
Day care in Canada struck by city bus; 2 children dead
A city bus has crashed into a day care center north of Montreal, killing two children and injuring six, authorities said
Danish queen to undergo ‘major back surgery’
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, whose half-century reign makes her Europe’s longest-serving monarch, will undergo ‘major back surgery’ later this month, the royal palace said Wednesday.
Twitter exalted him as ‘predicting’ the Turkey earthquake – here’s what the experts say
Monday’s devastating tremor shocked the world
EU urged to use frozen Russian assets to ‘cover costs of aggression’ in Ukraine
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Father of fentanyl victim says Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘crossed the line’ heckling daughter’s story at SOTU: ‘Drugs are not a partisan issue’
EXCLUSIVE: Marjorie Taylor Greene heckled President Joe Biden as he shared the story of Courtney Griffin’s battle with addiction during his State of the Union speech. Courtney’s father Doug Griffin father speaks to Rachel Sharp about the ‘really nasty’…
A look at the impact of delivering aid to Turkey and Syria through Dubai’s global hub
A 1.5 million square-ft. zone of Dubai known as International Humanitarian City is the world’s largest aid hub, with warehouses for U.N. agencies, Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations and others.