Today is Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 16.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a 16-day visit to Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand that began in Sydney with the surprise announcement that the royal couple are expecting their first child.
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The images were taken by one of NOAA's Beechcraft King Air 350CER, a twin-engine plane manned by two pilots and a technician to work its four cameras.
A roll call of notable people who have died in 2018:
Insects are vanishing across the globe, and “unfortunately we have deaf ears in Washington,” one entomologist said.
President Donald Trump marveled at the hurricane damage he’s seen while touring devastated Florida Panhandle communities. Trump and his wife, Melania, visited a FEMA aid distribution center Monday in the city of Lynn Haven. People there were signing up for temporary housing and picking up clothing, diapers, water and other supplies. Trump says someone described Hurricane Michael to him as being “like a very wide — extremely wide — tornado.”
Five moms create a nonprofit that helps pregnant women and medical profession avoid fetal deaths.
Deputies in California have used Doritos to lure a pig “the size of a mini horse” back home.
“First Man” adds to our canon of space movies. But what makes something a space movie? Here, an answer.
They are disturbing. They have moments of terror. They are flat-out frightening — and they are rated PG-13 (for the most part).
The stone had teeth marks, leading archaeologists to believe it had been deliberately inserted into the child's mouth after death — a bizarre, ancient practice to keep the child from rising from the dead and spreading the disease.
WASHINGTON (AP) — That "Pocahontas" taunt must have rankled.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia city is searching for a vandal who put googly eyes on a historic monument.
LONDON (AP) — A baby born to Prince Harry and Meghan, the duchess of Sussex, would be seventh in line for the British throne when it is born next spring. Here is the current line of succession to the British throne upon of the death of 92-year-old Queen Elizabeth II:
Sears got its start as a watch seller more than 130 years ago and grew to become one of the world's largest retailers. But the company has struggled in recent years and on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A look at the company through the years:
He worried that the capacity for genetic engineering would be concentrated in the hands of the wealthy.
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Today is Monday, Oct. 15.
Today is Monday, Oct. 15.
Today is Sunday, Oct. 14.
Today is Sunday, Oct. 14.
Today is Saturday, Oct. 13.
Today is Saturday, Oct. 13.
Boston Dynamics has riveted YouTubers with videos showing their robots performing physical feats.
“We are getting very soon to the point that everyone will be potentially identifiable using this technique,” said study author Yaniv Erlich, an assistant professor at Columbia University.
Britain's Princess Eugenie married tequila executive Jack Brooksbank in a star-studded royal wedding Friday at St. George's Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle. Here are photos of the couple, the guests, the ceremony and horse-drawn carriage ride.
WINDSOR, England (AP) — Britain's Princess Eugenie married tequila executive Jack Brooksbank in a star-studded royal wedding Friday at St. George's Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
For a story largely set in the endless expanse of outer space, “First Man” sure is one claustrophobic movie.
Tropical Storm Michael has sped off toward the Atlantic Ocean, but there will be nothing quick about Florida's recovery from the hurricane. The storm also brought flash flooding and damage to hurricane-weary parts of the Carolinas and Virginia.
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MARIANNA, Fla. — The modest one-story brick house on Old U.S. Road meant more to Leroy Wilson and his family than a roof over their heads.
Today is Friday, Oct. 12.
Today is Friday, Oct. 12.
A pair of reports highlight a growing concern among health officials about children who aren't getting the necessary protection against preventable diseases.
The U.S. has been battered by fast-intensifying hurricanes.
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the public debut of Spotify, and the streaming service has released a few all-time “most-streamed” lists. Think of them as global playlists for the last decade of your life.
The third-most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in recorded history left a wide path of destruction across Florida and Georgia, destroying homes and shopping centers and felling trees that killed at least two people. And it's not done yet.
The 1998 killing of Shepard, a slight University of Wyoming student, by two young men in a remote area east of Laramie, Wyoming, was so horrific that his name is on the federal law against bias crimes directed at LGBT people. It has been the subject of books, movies and the play "The Laramie Project," which is one of the most-performed theatre pieces in the country.
Our 10 bold predictions for the upcoming NBA season actually began last week, when we explained why LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will miss the playoffs. With less than a week left before the 2018-19 season gets underway, here's the complete list, beginning with the ascension of a new star to the top of the league.
Should parents be more cautious about postings pictures or videos of young children online? How we can better protect our young children from the dangers of the Internet but still share special moments with family and friends? Here are seven tips.
Twenty-one months after she left the White House, Michelle Obama is returning to public life feeling purposeful and invigorated. She launched, within weeks, high-profile social initiatives on voting and girls education while preparing for a mega-book tour unlike any book tour, well, ever.
Former first lady Michelle Obama largely stepped out of the public eye after January 2017. She vacationed, she read novels, she spent time with friends. Here are some snapshots of the former first lady since leaving the White House:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2.8 percent increase in benefits next year as inflation edges higher. For the average retired worker, it amounts to $39 a month.
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Halloween has arrived ahead of schedule at the Detroit Zoo, where inhabitants are enjoying some frightfully good fare.
The desire to climb arbitrary ranking ladders seems to be an innate human instinct. The World Bank hopes to harness it for good.
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Today is Thursday, Oct. 11.
Today is Thursday, Oct. 11.
One by one, America’s food outlets are abandoning the century-old American staple, with many replacing it with fancier cheeses.
