World US House Passes 1st Major Criminal Justice Reform Measure...

The rate of incarceration in the U.S. is the world’s highest, leading to what many lawmakers and policy analysts say is a nationwide imprisonment epidemic. But the beginning of the end of that...

World Federal Reserve: US Households, Businesses See Good Times...

Households are feeling more stable, small businesses are making money and many expect to expand and hire in the coming year, signs of continued optimism in two key parts of the economy, the Federal...

World Burmese Rohingya Massacred Hindus in Myanmar, Amnesty Says

Amnesty International is blaming armed Muslim Rohingya insurgents for massacring nearly 100 Hindus in Myanmar last year, at the same time Burmese security forces began their brutal assault on...

World Body of Pakistani Girl Killed at Texas School Arrives in...

The body of a 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student killed in a mass shooting at a high school in Texas has arrived in the port city of Karachi, where her family lives. Sabika Sheikh was among...

World Pompeo: US Working to Bring Home US Hostages from Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Tuesday to bring home American hostages in Iran, saying “the entire United States government” is working “diligently” and is utilizing “every avenue” and...

World New Eruptions in Hawaii Send Lava Closer to Power Plant

Workers raced Tuesday to cap wells at a geothermal plant threatened by lava pouring from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano. The lava flow entered the 800-acre (330-hectare) property of the Puna...

Science VIMOS’s Final Image – Interacting Galaxies NGC 5426 and...

Two spiral galaxies are locked in a spellbinding, swirling dance in this image from the VIMOS instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The two... The post VIMOS’s Final Image –...

Science Mechanical Forces Can Contribute to Gene Expression...

During embryonic development genetic cascades control gene activity and cell differentiation. In a new publication of the journal PNAS, the team of Ulrich Technau of... The post Mechanical...

Science Tunable Diamond Strings Improve Quantum Memory

A quantum internet promises completely secure communication. But using quantum bits or qubits to carry information requires a radically new piece of hardware – a... The post Tunable...

Science Neuroscientists Identify the First Potential Treatment...

Planning a trip to Mars? You’ll want to remember your anti-radiation pills. NASA and private space companies like SpaceX plan to send humans to the... The post Neuroscientists...

Science NASA’s GRACE-FO Spacecraft Ready to Launch

Twin satellites that will monitor Earth’s water cycle are scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Central California on Tuesday, May 22, in... The post NASA’s...

Science What genetic tests from 23andMe, Veritas and Genos really...

A Science News reporter tried out three consumer genetic testing companies to see what people really learn about their health.

Technology Apple Supplier TSMC Begins Production on Processors...

Apple supplier TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) has started production on the next-generation 7-nanometer A12 chips that will be used in the 2018 iPhone lineup, reports Bloomberg...

Technology Google and LG share details on 1,443ppi OLED display...

The virtual reality game is getting interesting, but the displays on the current generation of headsets are still getting in the way of truly immersive experiences. To solve this, Google and...

Technology Google Opinion Rewards now allows you to delete and...

There's not a lot to Google's Opinion Rewards app, but the team behind it spent most of last year expanding its footprint to many new countries. Just last month, it was finally updated to...

Technology [Deal Alert] Get a free Google Home Mini when you spend...

Need a bunch of stuff available on Google Express? Want a Google Home Mini? Well, then, this is serendipitous: until June 5, you can get a free Home Mini with a promo code when you buy stuff...

Technology FBI 'Grossly Inflated' Statistics on Investigations...

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation provided Congress with "grossly inflated" statistics on the number of electronic devices it has been been unable to access due to encryption,...

Technology Craig Federighi Says Apple Intends to Address APFS...

Apple is planning to share news on APFS support for Fusion Drives "very soon," Apple software engineering chief Craig Federighi told MacRumors reader Jonathan in an email this afternoon....

Green Ryan Zinke Wants to Let Hunters Shoot Alaskan Bear...

In Alaska’s national preserves, certain predators—like wolves, coyotes, and bears—and their babies may soon lose key protections that make them more vulnerable to fucked-up hunting tactics. These...

Green Clean Your Tongue, Not Just Your Teeth

The best electric toothbrush isn’t really the best tool for cleaning your tongue, and while taking care of your teeth is obviously paramount, your tongue plays a key role in the bad breath...

Green France is Being Invaded By Giant Killer Worms

France is known for many of its cultural items, including exceptional cuisine, wine, and the Louvre. Soon, it may also be known for its arm-length, shovel-headed, carnivorous worms. Read...

Green Incredible New NASA Images Show Puerto Rico's Forests...

We’re 10 days out from the 2018 hurricane season, but if a new NASA-led aerial survey is any indicator, Puerto Rico’s forests and wetlands still have a long way to go before they’ve recovered...

Green Creeping Lava Now Threatens Major Hawaiian Power Plant

Molten lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has entered the grounds of Puna Geothermal Venture, a geothermal power plant that provides about 25 percent of the Big Island’s power. Read more...

Green Fact Checking Tesla's Model 3 Brake Problem Response -...

Following the revelation that another test confirms Model 3 brake problems, Tesla promises a fix and offers an excuse. Are any of Tesla's comments on this issue fact-based and believable?...

Politics Stacey Abrams is the nation's first black woman governor...

Democrat Stacey Abrams won her party's nomination in Georgia's gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, becoming the first black woman in the country to win a major party's nomination for governor....

Politics Republicans rush to defend Ryan amid rebellion rumors

The rumors of House Speaker Paul Ryan's looming demise are exaggerated -- at least according to the very members who would be responsible for throwing him out earlier than his planned January...

Politics Carter Page: I 'never found anything unusual' in...

Former Trump campaign aide Carter Page on Tuesday discussed his encounters with an FBI confidential source during the 2016 campaign, saying he "never found anything unusual."...

Religion Southern Baptist leader encouraged a woman not to report...

A prominent Southern Baptist leader at the center of controversy this spring over comments he has made about abused women allegedly encouraged a woman who said she had been raped not to...

Religion Top Senate Democrats introduce bill to amend Religious...

Prominent Senate Democrats introduced a bill Tuesday that would amend the 25-year-old Religious Freedom Restoration Act to prevent the law from being used to justify discrimination...

Religion Tony Perkins Will Fit Right in at Religious Freedom...

At first glance, Tony Perkins, who recently complained that the Secretary of State isn’t doing enough...

Religion Amid a Southern Baptist scandal, some evangelical women...

As a single woman and a professional author and editor, Gina Dalfonzo doesn’t fit the stereotype of a conservative Christian woman whose life is built around home and...

Religion ‘Love is the only way’: How a black preacher’s royal...

Bishop Michael Curry’s star turn at the royal wedding Saturday introduced (or reintroduced) the world to the power of preaching. For many Americans and Britons not that many...

Religion FFRF condemns Trump’s religious attack on Planned...

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is condemning the Trump administration’s move to strip millions from important health care providers for disadvantaged women. According to several media...