7 hours agoCalifornia accepts petition to protect western Joshua treeThe western Joshua tree will be considered for protection under the California Endangered Species Act because of threats from climate change and habitat destruction.
16 hours agoWhat a gift: Russia offers UN staff free virus vaccinesRussian President Vladimir Putin is offering an unusual gift to mark the U.N.'s 75th anniversary.
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20 hours agoTikTok says coordinated attack behind suicide clip uploadsTikTok says video of a man apparently taking his own life that circulated on its platform appears to have been spread deliberately by a group working together.
1 day agoAs Europe faces 2nd wave of virus, tracing apps lack impactMobile apps tracing new COVID cases were touted as a key part of Europe’s plan to beat the coronavirus outbreak.
1 day agoAustralian rescuers save 25 of 270 stranded whales so far Officials say around one third of an estimated 270 pilot whales that became stranded on Australia’s island state of Tasmania have died, with rescuers managing to return 2...
1 day agoMicosoft will buy video game maker ZeniMax for $7.5 billionMicrosoft is buying the company behind popular video games The Elder Scrolls, Doom and Fallout.
Trump fuels spread of altered Biden video, tweeting it twiceA video altered to make it appear Democratic president candidate Joe Biden played a song disparaging the police was viewed more than 4.5 million times on Twitter by Wedne...
Murphy criticizes YouTube stars for 'Jersey Shore' gatheringNew Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says YouTube stars who rented out the “Jersey Shore” house Monday should “be taken to task” after an estimated 1,000 people showed up, many fl...
Ambassador: Time is right for new arms control agreementThe Trump administration has sketched out a framework that it hopes will avoid a three-way arms race.
Celebs join Instagram ‘freeze’ to protest Facebook inactionCelebrities including Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry and Leonardo DiCaprio are taking part in a 24-hour Instagram “freeze” on Wednesday.
High-tech UK-US ship launched on 400th Mayflower anniversaryDignitaries, seafarers and scientists are gathering in Plymouth, England, to mark the 400th anniversary of the departure of the Mayflower, which carried a group of Purita...
Water shortages in US West likelier than previously thoughtModels released by the U.S. government suggest a future with less water may arrive sooner than previously projected for the seven states that rely on the Colorado River.
Winds kick up century old volcanic ash in AlaskaWhile western U.S. states were suffering from hazy red skies from wildfires, Alaska on Monday was dealing with an air quality problem born a century ago.
Antarctica is still free of COVID-19. Can it stay that way?Antarctica remains the only continent without COVID-19.
Baltimore Police releases report on aerial surveillance testPolice in Baltimore say the aerial surveillance system being tested in that city since May has provided officers with information in 81 crime cases, including 19 homicide...
Officials battle online misinformation along with wildfiresEmergency responders in the Pacific Northwest are fighting rumors along with raging wildfires as people spread unsubstantiated social media posts blaming arsonists from b...
Assange court case to resume after COVID-19 false alarmWikiLeaks says the London court hearing on founder Julian Assange’s extradition from Britain to the United States is set to resume after a COVID-19 test on one of the par...
EU heavyweights seek strict rules for digital currenciesFinance ministers from five of Europe’s biggest economies are calling for the European Union to produce strict rules for new, privately backed digital currencies and ban ...
Drone maker hurt by US-China rift, opening door to US rivalsU.S. national security concerns about the world’s dominant consumer drone-maker, China-based DJI, have upended the market for small drones.
Charges, sanctions revive specter of Russian interferenceThe Trump administration is imposing sanctions against a Ukrainian lawmaker accused of interfering in the U.S. presidential election in November.
Officials squash rumors of far right, far left setting firesRaging wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are fueling a barrage of false information as social media posts blame far-left and far-right groups for setting the blazes.
Russian hackers targeting U.S. campaigns, Microsoft saysMicrosoft says state-backed hackers have stepped up targeting of U.S. political campaigns and related groups.
Twitter to label or remove misleading claims on vote resultsTwitter says it will label or remove misleading claims that try to undermine public confidence in elections.
UK's 'Moonshot' mass virus test plan met with skepticismHealth experts have expressed strong skepticism about the British government’s ambitious plans to carry out millions of coronavirus tests daily in a bid to help people re...
