Space Telescope Offers Rare Glimpse Of Earth-Sized Rocky Exoplanet
Direct observations from a NASA space telescope have for the first time revealed the atmospheric void of a rocky, Earth-sized world beyond our own solar system orbiting the most common type of star in...
Citing Princess Diana, Elton John Slams UK Media For Royal Family News
The notoriously intrusive British press won't leave the Duke and Duchess of Sussex alone and Sir Elton John has had enough.
On First Day Of School, Retired Official Stabbed To Death In California
A retired administrator was fatally stabbed Monday on the first day of the school year at California State University at Fullerton, with the assailant seen fleeing the scene, police said.
"Treasure Map From Pirate?": 50-Year-Old Message In Bottle Washes Ashore
On a breezy summer evening, Tyler Ivanoff took his family on a boat trip to a remote beach in western Alaska. While his children plucked salmonberries on a hillside, Ivanoff searched the coastline for...
Surfers Unaware Of Cyanide Leak From Steel Plant For Days In US Lake
Paul Grenchick was surfing with friends along the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan on Thursday evening. Little did he know, just up the river, thousands of fish were dying, and investigators were...
No Trump Hotel For Greenland, US President Promises
US President Donald Trump jokingly promised on Monday that he would not build one of his eponymous hotels in Greenland, the day after he confirmed his interest in buying the Danish territory.
Twitter, Facebook Ban China Accounts Over "State-Backed Ops" On Hong Kong
Twitter and Facebook said Monday that they had taken action against China for using hundreds of fake accounts to sow political discord during the Hong Kong protests, marking the first time the social...
After Call With PM, Trump Dials Imran Khan, Asks To "Moderate Rhetoric"
US President Donald Trump has in a phone conversation asked Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to "moderate rhetoric" with India over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in an effort to reduce...
"Environmental Tragedy" As Canary Islands Fire Out Of Control
A fire raged out of control on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria Monday, forcing evacuations as flames rose so high even water-dropping planes could not operate in what was dubbed an...
US Federal Prisons Chief Replaced After Jeffrey Epstein's Suicide
US Attorney General Bill Barr announced the replacement of the head of federal prisons Monday in the wake of the shock jail-cell suicide of Jeffrey Epstein as he faced child sex trafficking charges.
Barack Obama's Basketball Jersey Sells For $120,000 At Auction
A basketball jersey once owned by former US president Barack Obama sold Monday for $120,000, according to the Dallas auction house that sold it.
New Planet Discovered In Orbit Of Young Milky Way Star
A second planet has been discovered circling Beta Pictoris, a fledgling star in our own galaxy offering astronomers a rare glimpse of a planetary system in the making, according to a study published...
China Accused Of Using Twitter, Facebook To Undermine Hong Kong Protests
Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc said on Monday they had dismantled a state-backed information operation originating in mainland China that sought to undermine protests in Hong Kong.
US Tests First Ground-Launched Cruise Missile After INF Treaty Exit
The Pentagon said on Monday it tested a conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile with a range of more than 500 km (310 miles), the first such test since the United States pulled out of...
Plans Detailed For First US Mission To Land On Moon Since Apollo
The first American spacecraft expected to land on the moon in nearly 50 years will be an unmanned robotic lander built by closely held Astrobotic Technology Inc and launched in two years by United...
US Vice President Mike Pence To Be Trump's Running Mate In 2020
President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would keep Vice President Mike Pence as his running mate when he seeks re-election in November 2020