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New research shows that rising temperatures could mean an increase in mental health crises

Eris descends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK

U.S. scientists have achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time since December, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said on Sunday.

As NASA aims to stay on the moon, private firms are racing to be the first to go where no company has gone before.

About 2,000 people participated in the events last weekend, which included a swim off Sunderland’s blue flag Roker beach. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it would be testing samples from those who were ill to establish the cause of the illness and any common pathogens.

Hundreds of thousands of veterans have received additional benefits in the past year after President Joe Biden signed legislation expanding coverage for conditions connected to burn pits that were used to destroy trash and potentially toxic materials.

As this Sunday marks the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Hiroshima, Japan's PM Fumio Kishida said the road to a world without nuclear weapons was getting steeper, due in part to Russia's nuclear threats. That this made it all the more important to bring back international momentum towards that goal, he added.

It's estimated 1 in 7 women suffer from the condition after giving birth.

Increases in coronavirus cases have been reported in other countries as well recently.

In 2009, Desiree Jennings went viral for saying a flu shot triggered her mysterious illness. Now she sees things differently.

Former Lostprophets frontman reportedly taken to hospital after being held hostage by other inmates at HMP Wakefield

The ‘Save the Children Convoy’ is struggling as organizers accuse one another of being ‘undercover cops’ or planning ‘violence’ and ‘terrorism’

As cases rise, scientists say country is mostly in the dark about how infections could play out in coming months

The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a "doom loop" for the world's poorest people, as staple food prices soar.

Police say US influencer Kai Cenat could be charged with inciting a riot after chaos in Manhattan.

Hotel entrepreneur Robert Bigelow, the biggest individual donor to a group supporting Ron DeSantis' presidential bid, told Reuters on Friday he will not donate more money unless the Florida governor attracts new major donors and adopts a more moderate approach.

The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Washington to step in after he released a post online that appeared to p…

A recent study by Environment Texas found that almost every Texas beach tested positive for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in 2022.

LOS ANGELES, Aug 4 (Reuters) - As the Hollywood writers' strike approaches the 100-day mark, Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiators met on Friday with representatives of the major studios for the first time in three months to discuss whether contract talks can resume.

Ballistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday during a reenactment of the 2018 Parkland massacre organized as part of a lawsuit that accuses a sheriff’s deputy of failing in his duty to protect the victims.

As the reenactment takes place, technicians outside a three-story classroom building will record the sound of the gunfire, seeking to capture what the deputy assigned to the school, Scot Peterson, heard during the six-minute attack.

The shooting, which sparked a nationwide movement for gun control, left 17 dead, 17 wounded and hundreds traumatized in the South Florida community. Former Stoneman Douglas student Nikolas Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty in 2021 and was sentenced to life in prison.

Peterson — who worked for the Broward Sheriff’s Office, also targeted in the lawsuit — says he didn’t hear all the shots and couldn’t pinpoint where they were coming from because of echoes. He got within feet of the building’s door and drew his gun, but then backed away and stood next to an adjoining building for 40 minutes, making radio calls. He has said he would have charged into the building if he knew that’s where the shooter was.

Families of the victims bringing the lawsuit contend Peterson knew Cruz’s location, but retreated out of cowardice and in violation of his duty to protect their loved ones.

Peterson, 60, was acquitted in June of felony child neglect and other criminal charges for failing to act, the first U.S. trial in history of a law enforcement officer for conduct during an on-campus shooting.

But the burden of proof is lower in a civil lawsuit. Circuit Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips allowed the test, but made clear she was not ruling on whether the recording will be played at trial. That, she said, will have to be argued later — it is likely Peterson’s attorneys will oppose the attempt. No trial date has been set. The families and wounded are seeking unspecified damages.

An EPA document shows that a new Chevron fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable — even greater than another Chevron fuel’s sky-high risk disclosed earlier this year.

On Friday, Aug. 4, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a Jim Crow-era provision of the Mississippi Constitution that permanently disenfranchised Mississippians with certain felony convictions. The opinion held that the provision violates the 8th Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The decision was authored by Judge James Dennis, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton. Dennis was joined by Judge Carolyn King, a former President Jimmy Carter appointee, while Judge Edith Jones, a former President Ronald Reagan appointee, dissented.

Thousands of people hoping to catch a glimpse of Twitch streamer and internet gaming celebrity Kai Cenat — and supposedly, have a chance at a free PlayStation console — flooded Union Square Friday afternoon.

Cenat scheduled the meetup and giveaway for 4 p.m., a now-deleted tweet said. The crowd began gathering around 1:30 p.m., and devolved into chaos by 3:30 p.m., with people throwing plastic bottles and climbing structures in the park, video from the scene showed.

U.S. officials say two Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to national security and ties to China.