9 hours ago'Bummed out': SpaceX launch scrubbed because of bad weatherA SpaceX rocket is ready to boost two NASA astronauts into orbit from Kennedy Space Center.
10 hours agoFor launch spectators, storms more worrisome than virusFor the spectators who gathered along Florida's Space Coast to watch an astronaut launch, the rumbling thunder and darkening clouds were more worrisome than any pandemic.
10 hours agoTrump's plan to celebrate space launch hits weather snagPresident Donald Trump is hoping the first launch of American astronauts from U.S. soil in nearly a decade will give the nation’s spirit a boost after months of battling ...
11 hours agoStates, cities challenge Trump mileage standards rollbackNearly two dozen states and several cities are challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of Obama-era mileage standards.
11 hours agoAP-NORC poll: Half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccineOnly about half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed.
13 hours agoTrump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks himPresident Donald Trump is threatening social media companies with new regulation or even closure after Twitter added fact checks to two of his tweets.
15 hours agoToo much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabeIs a pandemic the perfect time to launch a new and relatively expensive streaming service.
15 hours agoFrench lawmakers endorse the country's virus tracing appFrench lawmakers are set to vote on whether to endorse a contact-tracing app designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus amid sharp debate over privacy concerns.
Detective, nurse, confidant: Virus tracers play many rolesA growing number of health professionals around the world are filling one an important role in the effort to guard against a resurgence of the coronavirus.
Astronauts arrive for NASA's 1st home launch in decadeThe two astronauts who will end a nine-year launch drought for NASA are on their way to Kennedy Space Center, exactly one week before their historic SpaceX flight.
Apple, Google release technology for pandemic appsApple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.
AT&T to drop misleading '5G' marketing for non-5G networksAT&T says it will stop advertising its wireless network as “5G Evolution” after a division of the Better Business Bureau determined that its language was misleading.
Turkey's pandemic strategy hinges on hazmat-suited gumshoesThey see themselves as public health detectives, working 24/7 to track the coronavirus’ insidious spread through a country of 83 million.
Tech-assisted COVID-19 tracking is having some issuesHarnessing today's technology to the task of fighting the coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be more complicated than it first appeared.
Tesla shareholder suit over Elon Musk tweets remains on holdAttorneys for Tesla shareholders have lost a bid to resume a Delaware lawsuit to prevent CEO Elon Musk from using his Twitter account to disseminate information about the...
US, China standoff ensnares WHO meeting on COVID-19 fightOutbreak experts say the increasing attacks from U.S. President Donald Trump on the World Health Organization for its handling of the coronavirus demonstrates a profound ...
As Europe reopens, key virus protections are still elusiveItaly’s virus reopening was supposed to be accompanied by a series of measures to limit infections in Europe's one-time pandemic epicenter.
Uber considers buying Grubhub, according to newspaper reportThe Wall Street Journal reports that Uber is considering acquiring Grubhub in a deal that would give the companies control over a majority of the U.S. food delivery busin...
UK tests use of drone to deliver supplies to hospitalsBritain is testing the use of a car-sized drone to deliver medical supplies more quickly to hospitals and ease pressure on the country’s health system during the new coro...
Cubicle comeback? Pandemic will reshape office life for goodOffice jobs are never going to be the same.
Back in recession, Greece puts faith in digital overhaulAt just 36, Kyriakos Pierrakakis is at the center of Greece's effort to leave decades of slow-moving bureaucracy behind and help the country emerge from a recession cause...
Twitter to label disputed COVID-19 tweetsTwitter announced Monday it will warn users with a label when a tweet contains disputed or misleading information about the coronavirus.
US plans reimagine fighting wildfires amid crews' virus riskNew plans offer a national reimagining of how to fight wildfires amid the risk of the coronavirus spreading through crews.
Our species might have reached Europe earlier than thoughtScientists say human bones found in a Bulgarian cave indicate that our species came to Europe thousands of years earlier than previously thought.
With fewer humans to fear, flamingos flock to Albania lagoonVirus home confinement rules have upset some people in Albania.
Bug experts dismiss worry about US ‘murder hornets’ as hypeBug experts are dismissing as media hype the recent worry about so-called murder hornets spotted in Washington state.
Virus tracing app raises privacy concerns in IndiaGovernments around the world have turned to mobile tracing apps to help control the spread of the coronavirus.
Carved stone turtle unearthed from Angkor reservoir site Cambodian archaeologists have unearthed a large centuries-old statue of a turtle at the Angkor temple complex.
