1Republican Handel wins Georgia special House electionWednesday, June 21, 2017

Republican Karen Handel on Tuesday night defeated rival Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s record-spending, special-election congressional race, keeping yet another House seat in GOP hands and denying Democrats a chance to deliver a rebuke to President Trump. With all precincts reporting, Handel, a former Georgia secretary... Read More

2Neil deGrasse Tyson becomes 1st American to receive Stephen Hawking medalMonday, June 12, 2017

NEW YORK — Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson received the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication Tuesday (June 6), becoming the first American scientist to earn the prestigious award. Tyson, who refers to himself as "your personal astrophysicist," is most known for his television series " Cosmos: A Spacetime... Read More

3Saudis move to ease humanitarian crisis spawned by Qatar blockadeMonday, June 12, 2017

Saudi Arabia is taking initials steps to ease the growing humanitarian crisis caused by the blockade it is leading against Qatar, in what a senior State Department official described to Fox News as “an encouraging sign.” Because of new restrictions imposed by the blockade on both residence and travel, ?as many as 10,000... Read More

4Senate Democrats enter new territory on Russia probes with push to grill Sessions, TrumpMonday, June 12, 2017

Senate Democrats are looking to intensify the Russia-related investigations on Capitol Hill despite a call from Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to abandon the “collusion” track for lack of evidence – with plans to grill Attorney General Jeff Sessions and even a bid to get President Trump under... Read More

5Ronaldo, LeBron are 2017's highest-paid athletes: ForbesThursday, June 8, 2017

American athletes compose more than half of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes in 2017, but none of them – not even NBA superstar LeBron James – could catch up to international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Forbes calculations released Wednesday. Ronaldo, 32, earned a whopping $93 million in the last... Read More

6Ebola epidemic in Congo under control, official saysThursday, June 8, 2017

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said the Ebola outbreak in the African nation has been “brought under control” as the country has not recorded a new case of the virus in the last 21 days. “At this stage, we can say that the spread of the epidemic has been brought under control and that’s... Read More

7Artificial intelligence can now predict if someone will die in the next 5 yearsThursday, June 8, 2017

This AI will tell people when theyre likely to die -- and thats a good thing. Thats because scientists from the University of Adelaide in Australia have used deep learning technology to analyze the computerized tomography (CT) scans of patient organs, in what could one day serve as an early warning system to catch heart... Read More

8Reps. Green and Sherman announce plan to file articles of impeachmentThursday, June 8, 2017

Two Democratic congressmen plan to draft articles of impeachment after accusing President Trump of obstruction of justice, despite a large swath of bipartisan lawmakers warning against a rush to judgment. In a press conference Wednesday, Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, and Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., announced their intention... Read More

9Comey’s blockbuster hearing could bolster Trump’s critics – and alliesThursday, June 8, 2017

Former FBI Director James Comey’s blockbuster testimony before a Senate panel Thursday has the potential to both arm President Trump’s critics with new evidence he sought to thwart a federal investigation of his associates – and bolster his defenders’ claims that he did not cross a legal line. One thing is virtually... Read More

10Powassan virus: Potentially fatal tick disease that can be transmitted in minutes reported in MaineWednesday, June 7, 2017

Two new cases of a dangerous and potentially fatal tick-borne illness have health officials in Maine on high alert as agencies across the nation brace for a particularly high-population tick season. The patients, who were not identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), contracted Powassan virus,... Read More