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With an order from the mayor, the South By Southwest music, film, and interactive media festival is canceled over fears of a new form of coronavirus identified as COVID-19. SXSW, as...

Texas has the seventh-highest real estate property tax rate in the U.S. according to a recent analysis by the consumer financial site, Wallethub. “Depending on where you live...

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As East African farmers and communities scramble to cope with swarms of desert locusts this spring, they are also raising concerns about the impacts of the widespread use of pesticides...

A jury ruled that Bayer and BASF should pay farmer Bill Bader $250 million in punitive damages and $15 million in compensatory damages for pesticide drift. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex...

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Teargas fired by both sides amid political standoff over people displaced by war in SyriaThe EU has told migrants in Turkey that Europe’s doors are closedas Greek and Turkish police...

In an exclusive interview, Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he is ready to walk away from Russia talks unless there is progressUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, believes he...

Two consecutive administrations have engaged in wars on whistleblowers. President Obama used the Espionage Act to punish more whistleblowers and leakers than all other previous...

I should preface this piece by noting that there are good reporters at the NY Times who frequently do great work. But there are also a surprising number of dreadful reporters and editors...

Officials say 49 more people have died, marking the country's largest daily increase in fatalities.

The world-famous music event in Austin, Texas is called off for the first time in its 34-year history.

Zusha Elinson / Wall Street Journal: Mike Bloomberg's $620 Million Campaign Did Really Well—in American Samoa  —  Billionaire former mayor blanketed the island, as he did...

Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal: Trump Campaign's Libel Claims Are Long Shots  —  The lawsuits against the New York Times and Washington Post open the president up to the...

That's one way to pad your pension pot, allegedly A former acting Inspector General at the US Department of Homeland Security was today indicted for allegedly stealing internal software...

Wait, a proposed law tackling the sexual abuse of kids and they name it... the EARN IT Act? Seriously? On Thursday, a bipartisan group of US senators introduced legislation with the...

The world-famous music event in Austin, Texas is called off for the first time in its 34-year history.

EA Games says Kurt Fenech posted abusive messages about its employees - a claim he denies.

Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

Over 40 percent of a rare coral species has disappeared. Sign the petition to demand that the species be listed as endangered and afforded the protections it deserves...

Uber rides are found to be 47 percent more polluting than an individual driving their own car. They are increasing vehicle travel, carbon emissions, and traffic. Demand Uber stop...

NASA has finally decided upon a name for its upcoming Mars rover and no, it's not called Rover McRoverface. A follow-up to the space agency's long-liv...

A surprisingly large number of people in Brazil subscribe to the idea that our planet is not what it seems. In the age of orbiting satellites, interpl...

Mike Pence advises elderly to avoid cruise ship journeys; global infections pass 100,000; Australian minister ‘flabbergasted’ after sick doctor turns up for work. Follow...

Staff and patients at Milton Keynes university hospital in isolation after man’s death Follow the latest on Covid-19Share your experiencesMedical staff and patients at a hospital...

It turns out that bacteria contaminating the drinking water on the International Space Station aren't any more dangerous than bacteria here on Earth.

NASA and SpaceX will discuss the science experiments on board the Dragon CRS-20 cargo resupply spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station Friday...

President Trump and Congress Friday authorized a package of emergency funding to help and treat and slow the spread of COVID-19. About $950 million is designated for state and local...

Passengers in limbo on the ship will be brought ashore to a military base and quarantined as necessary. At least 21 people on the ship are infected with the coronavirus, including 19...

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris described the operation as "a long campaign of attrition."

NASA has chosen a name for its next Mars rover: Perseverance. The name was announced today by Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA...

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Whether you are moving across the country or taking a road trip, traveling can be a stressful activity. Traveling with your dog can add even more of a burden to your trip. If you want to...

Badminton is a fun sport and a great form of exercise. To be a knockout badminton player, you have to have lightning-fast feet, strong technique, and a cunning sense of strategy. If...

The makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court has come under intense criticism in recent years after two Trump-nominated justices joined the bench. Senate Republicans confirmed Neil Gorsuch...

Senator Elizabeth Warren suspended her bid for the presidency Thursday, leaving the 2020 Democratic presidential race down to two older white men: former Vice President Joe Biden...

Mulvaney was Trump's third chief of staff - a job he held in an acting capacity in a White House known for its high turnover. Next up: Mark Meadows.

The president was set to visit the CDC. Plans screeched to a halt when the CDC thought a staffer had coronavirus — and then suddenly revived when a test came back clear...

Studies have shown that the vast majority of us are doing it wrong. Now, in the age of coronavirus, it's more important we do it right.

The investigators found that just under 20% of Americans are within 15 minutes, by ambulance, of a stroke center capable of performing endovascular thrombectomy. Thirty percent...