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You Won't Miss Brookstone, But You Should

Brookstone has declared bankruptcy, and will shutter its 101 retail locations in malls across the United States.

It's Never Too Late to Be a Reader Again

No matter how long the hiatus, you're just one book away from reconnecting with reading—and the key might just be a failure past.

The DNC Enlists Kids in Its Fight Against Hackers

The Democratic National Committee will award $500 to the child who comes up with the best defensive strategy for state election websites at Def Con next week...

Europe Edition: Pope Francis, Trade War, Apple: Your Friday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

Apple’s $1 Trillion Milestone Reflects Rise of Powerful Megacompanies

Apple is part of a group of giant companies that dominate the United States economy. That is good for financial markets, but not necessarily for everyone else...

Apple Is Worth $1 Trillion; 21 Years Ago It Was on the Brink of Bankruptcy

Steve Jobs said Apple was 90 days from bankruptcy in 1997. Now it is worth $1 trillion.

India, Kazakhstan agree to further strengthen defence cooperation

Sushma Swaraj, who is on a three-nation tour to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, held delegation-level talks with her Kazakh counterpart Kairat Abdrakhmanov. They held...

Political talk in Alwar veers towards cows

“It’s not the reality of Rajasthan, it’s the reality of the world,” Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje said recently.

Carney: No-deal Brexit risk 'uncomfortably high'

The Bank of England chief says the risk of the UK leaving the EU with no deal is "uncomfortably high".

Low levels of air pollution linked to changes in the heart

The changes are similar to those seen in the early stages of heart failure, experts say.

Baby girl, 12 days old, has tooth removed

Isla-Rose Heasman, who was born with the incisor, is the youngest patient her dentist has seen.

A Running List of How President Trump Is Changing Environmental Policy

The Trump administration has promised vast changes to U.S. science and environmental policy—and we’re tracking them here as they happen.

What Do Wild Animals Do in Wildfires?

Big wildfires, like those tearing through Northern California, can actually benefit some animals—while others escape, and many are hurt.

A Running List of How President Trump Is Changing Environmental Policy

The Trump administration has promised vast changes to U.S. science and environmental policy—and we’re tracking them here as they happen.

Bangladesh student protest spurs warning against opposition meddling

A massive student protest in Bangladesh triggered by the death of two teenagers run down by a speeding bus in the capital has worried the government ahead of a general election and prompted...

Top China, U.S. diplomats meet amid trade tensions

The Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, met U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Singapore on Friday on the sidelines of a regional forum, amid an increasingly...

China says willing to resolve differences with U.S.

The Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Friday that cooperation between China and the United States is the only right choice and China is willing...

SpaceX's Dragon: First Private Spacecraft to Reach Space Station

The Dragon spacecraft first reached the International Space Station in 2012.

1st Crewed Flights of Private Space Taxis Slip to 2019

SpaceX and Boeing won't be flying crewed test flights until well into 2019, according to a new schedule NASA released today (Aug. 2).

Boeing CST-100 Starliner: Next-Generation Spaceship

The aviation giant aims to take astronauts to the International Space Station in a capsule that is similar to Apollo spacecraft.