Rock Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Celebrates Women, Black Artists
Sheryl Crow and Olivia Rodrigo kicked off the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday night, and Missy Elliott closed the show more than four hours later
Read MoreNew US WWII Museum Pavilion Addresses Conflict’s World-Shaping Legacy
A new, permanent addition to the sprawling National WWII Museum in New Orleans is a three-story complex with displays as daunting as a simulated Nazi concentration camp bunk room, and
Read MoreCover Crops Help Climate, Environment; Most Farmers Reject Them
Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change. Yet after years of incentives and
Read MoreToxic Haze Blankets India’s New Delhi, World’s Most Polluted City Again
A thick layer of toxic haze choked Indian capital New Delhi on Friday, and some schools were ordered closed as the air quality index plummeted to the “severe” category. New
Read MoreNASA Spacecraft Discovers Tiny Moon Around Asteroid
The little asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists. It turns out that the asteroid Dinkinesh has a dinky sidekick — a mini
Read MoreUS Artist’s ‘Cathedral of Junk’ Draws Visitors, Helps Keep Texas Capital Weird
In a city whose slogan is “Keep Austin Weird,” one artwork stands taller than the rest. The backyard “Cathedral of Junk” draws visitors from around the world. Deana Mitchell has
Read MoreVaping by US High School Students Dropped This Year, Report Says
Fewer high school students are vaping this year, the government reported Thursday. In a survey, 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigarettes in the previous month,
Read MoreColombia Hopes Sterilization, Transfer, Euthanasia Will Curb Hippos
Colombia will try to control its population of more than 100 hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, through
Read MoreClimate Crisis Is Generating Global Health Crisis, UN Agency Says
Climate change threatens to reverse decades of progress toward better health and well-being, particularly in the most vulnerable communities, according to a new report by the U.N. weather agency. In
Read MoreDestruction of Dam Leads to Archaeological Discoveries in Dnipro River
After an explosion destroyed the Kakhovka Dam in June 2023, the water level dropped in the reservoir above the dam in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. Since then, archaeologists have found hundreds
Read MoreBeatles Release New Song With John, Paul, George, Ringo and AI Tech
The final Beatles recording is here. Titled “Now and Then,” the almost impossible-to-believe track is four minutes and eight seconds of the first and only original Beatles recording of the
Read MoreUS Pushes for Global Protections Against Threats Posed by AI
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that leaders have “a moral, ethical and societal duty” to protect people from the dangers posed by artificial intelligence, as she leads the
Read MoreUK Summit Aims to Tackle Thorny Issues Around Cutting-Edge AI Risks
Digital officials, tech company bosses and researchers are converging Wednesday at a former codebreaking spy base near London to discuss and better understand the extreme risks posed by cutting-edge artificial
Read MoreDisease Outbreaks Rise in Sudan as Health System Breaks Down
The World Health Organization warns that disease outbreaks, malnutrition and non-communicable diseases are rising in war-torn Sudan, with devastating consequences for millions of people forced to flee their homes in
Read More‘AI’ Named Collins Word of the Year
The abbreviation of artificial intelligence (AI) has been named the Collins Word of the Year for 2023, the dictionary publisher said on Tuesday. Lexicographers at Collins Dictionary said use of
Read MoreDeep-Sea Mining Could Help Fight Climate Change but Damage Ocean
Thousands of meters beneath the Pacific Ocean lie vast deposits of the metals needed for the shift to renewable energy. Mining companies are ready to scoop up this sunken treasure
Read MoreUNICEF: Children Dying in Gaza as Cease-Fire Call Unheeded
A top U.N. agency is warning that if calls for a cease-fire in Gaza are not heeded, causalities will continue to mount, putting children in the densely populated Palestinian enclave
Read MoreSaudi Arabia Likely to Host 2034 World Cup After Australia Decides Not to Bid
Saudi Arabia is all but certain to host the men’s 2034 World Cup after the Australian soccer federation decided not to enter the bidding contest, which had been widely seen
Read MoreStudy: In Early 2029, Earth Will Likely Lock Into Breaching Key Warming Threshold
In a little more than five years – sometime in early 2029 – the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming
Read MoreSpanish Soccer Official Who Kissed Unwilling Star Player Is Banned for Three Years
The Spanish soccer official who provoked a players’ rebellion and reckoning on gender when he kissed an unwilling star player on the lips at the Women’s World Cup final trophy
Read MoreMalian Artists Decry Suspension of French Cultural Exchange
Adiara Traore was due to travel to France with an international dance troupe before France suspended visa services in Mali, and the French Ministry of Culture asked the country’s artistic
Read MoreParis Palestinian Exhibit Casts Eerily Prescient Spotlight on War in Gaza
The photos of property are neatly lined up, looking — at first glance — like a classic window display at any real estate agency. “Calm, light filled, and unobstructed surroundings,”
Read MoreAs Cases of Kidney Disease Rise in Ghana, Patients Face High Costs, Limited Access to Care
The US-based National Kidney Foundation says that each year, kidney disease kills millions of people worldwide because they don’t have access to affordable or available care. This problem of cost
Read MoreDay of the Dead Celebration in Los Angeles Connects Mexican Americans to Their Heritage
As October gives way to November, Halloween is followed by the celebration of the Day of the Dead in Mexican American communities across the U.S. to honor the memory of
Read MoreLove It or Hate It, Feelings Run High Over Candy Corn Come Halloween
Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight? The great Halloween debate over candy corn is on. In the pantheon of high-emotion candy, the classic shiny tricolor kernels in autumn’s
Read MoreSexually Transmitted Diseases Increase in US as Funding Cut
State and local health departments across the U.S found out in June they’d be losing the final two years of a $1 billion investment to strengthen the ranks of people
Read MoreVideo Game Adaptation ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Notches $130 Million Global Debut
It hardly mattered that “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was released simultaneously in theaters and on streaming this weekend. Fans flocked to movie theaters across the country to see the scary
Read MoreMarathoners in Beijing Go Maskless, Unfazed by Smog
Runners undeterred by thick smog engulfing the Chinese capital ran the Beijing Marathon maskless on Sunday, many wearing shorts in one of the warmest Octobers on record. Despite a greyish
Read MoreMouse Embryos Grown in Space for First Time
Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station and developed normally in the first study indicating it could be possible for humans to reproduce in space, a group
Read MoreMatthew Perry, Emmy-Nominated ‘Friends’ Star, Dead at 54
Matthew Perry, who starred as sarcastic-but-sweet Chandler Bing in the hit series “Friends,” has died. He was 54. The Emmy-nominated actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his
Read MoreAlbinism Pageant Winner Says Event Gave her Sense of Purpose
A glittering crown on her head and a bouquet of flowers in her hands, Andreia Solange Sicato Muhitu beamed at being named the co-winner of the inaugural Mr. and Miss
Read MoreAustralian Territory Decriminalizes Small Quantities of Hard Drugs
The Australian Capital Territory, which includes Canberra and surrounding areas, Saturday became Australia’s first jurisdiction to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illegal drugs. The Australian Capital Territory, or ACT,
Read More‘Art of War’ and Amy Schumer’s Memoir Are Among Many Books Banned in US Prisons
Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America. The list includes titles ranging from self-help books to
Read MoreMinnesota Mine Pits Global Climate Pollution vs. Local Mine Pollution
Fighting the global environmental impacts of climate change unfortunately requires local impacts from mining the minerals needed for electric vehicles, wind turbines and power grids. The Biden administration aims to
Read MoreIceland Experiences ‘Seismic Swarm’ of Earthquakes
Iceland’s meteorological office reported Friday the Nordic Island nation’s southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula has been experiencing a “seismic swarm” of small earthquakes over the last three days, with at least 5,800
Read MoreChina’s Chief Epidemiologist Who Helped Drive Anti-COVID Fight Dies at Age 60
Wu Zunyou, an epidemiologist who helped drive the country’s strict zero-COVID measures in China that suspended access to cities and confined millions to their homes, died on Friday. He was
Read MoreBrazilian Researchers Develop Vaccine to Fight Cocaine Addiction
Researchers in Brazil have developed a vaccine designed to fight addiction to cocaine and its potent derivative crack — by preventing addicts from feeling the effects of the drugs and
Read MoreUN Announces Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence
The United Nations has begun an effort to help the world manage the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday launched a 39-member advisory body
Read MoreSurvey: 2% of Kids, 7% of Adults Have Received New COVID Shots
A month after federal officials recommended new versions of COVID-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten shots. The numbers, presented Thursday at a meeting held
Read MoreDivergent States Working to Safeguard America’s Most Important River
Political leaders in the Mississippi River area are looking to form a multistate compact to manage threats from climate change, water pollution and drought-affected regions elsewhere. “Twenty million people drink
Read MoreChina Sends Youngest-Ever Crew to Space as It Seeks to Put Astronauts on Moon
China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from
Read MoreCholera Cases Rising in Malawi After Health Emergency Lifted
Malawi is seeing a spike in cholera cases. This, just two months after the government lifted a public health emergency declaration that had been in place since early 2022. Chimwemwe
Read MoreFormer Child Soldier Program Deployed to Tackle Drug Abuse in Liberia
According to a 2023 report by the Global Action for Sustainable Development, Liberia is losing an entire generation to drug abuse, with its capital, Monrovia, alone having more than 800
Read MoreUK Plans Space Mission After Striking Deal with US Firm
The UK Space Agency and a U.S. spaceflight services company have signed an initial agreement as they bid to send British astronauts into orbit for two weeks, the agency said
Read MoreJapan’s Top Court Strikes Down Required Sterilization Surgery to Officially Change Gender
Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional. The decision by the top
Read MoreBird Flu Detected in Antarctica Region for First Time
Bird flu has been detected in the Antarctica region for the first time, according to British experts, raising concerns the deadly virus could pose a threat to penguins and other
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