World Beijing’s ambitions in South Pacific are Australia’s greatest...

The South Pacific has become the greatest threat to Australia’s strategic security because of...

World At least 130 people dead after ferry capsizes in Tanzania

Tanzania's President has declared four days of national mourning as the death toll from a...

World Rail company blamed for Hurricane Florence flooding in North...

“We’re talking about a company that placed life in danger, placed millions of dollars of personal...

US United Airlines pilots resist contract changes over regional routes

United Airlines pilots said they refuse to budge on the wording of their contract governing the...

US FCC chairman ramps up defense of net neutrality repeal

With a federal appeals court preparing to consider the Trump administration's reversal of...

US PayPal ends business dealings with Alex Jones's Infowars

Payments processor PayPal Holdings Inc said on Friday it decided to end its business relationship...

Science The way hunter-gatherers share food shows how cooperation evolved

Camp customs override selfishness and generosity when foragers divvy up food, a study of East...

Science Human Egg Precursor Generated in a Dish

Human pluripotent stem cells cradled by a mouse ovarian environment—a sort of living...

Science Laser Capture RNA-Seq “Cuts Open” Neuropsychiatric Genomic Dark Matter

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School have...

Tech Looping GIF of Trump's weird "hiss"

I have looped a GIF of Trump's viral "hiss" from a higher-definition angle. Pray I do not loop...

Tech Mama bear plops her cubs in a minivan in the hopes of a roadtrip

Look, if a bear can figure out how to open the door of a minivan and get her cubs seated for...

Tech Search the databases of Trump political appointees' resumes and...

Property of the People and Propublica used the Trumptown database of Trump's political...

Health These tweets show why people don't report sexual assaults

There's no standard way survivors talk about sexual assault. It isn't always a police phone call...

Health Why natural disasters can be particularly scary for those with...

For the estimated 5 million seniors in the U.S. diagnosed with dementia natural disasters can be...

Health Groups say Medicare discounts threatened in opioid bill

Consumer and health care groups say they're trying to block the pharmaceutical industry from...

California Placerville barber says he’s faced death threats for hanging...

Bowtie Barber Shop in Placerville has dozens of bowties and other clothing accessories — and,...

California Watch teachers, officers, family greet younger sister of slain...

Younger sister of Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy Mark Stasyuk greeted by deputies, family,...

California Bee’s owner McClatchy reportedly eyes purchase of newspaper chain...

With grim news swirling around the newspaper business, it may not seem like an opportune moment...

Weird San Francisco Museum Shows Off Modern Muslim Women’s Fashion

The first major museum exhibition of contemporary Muslim women's fashion reflects designs from...

Weird SC Congressman Makes Sexual Assault Joke About Kavanaugh Controversy

U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman's off-color remark at a campaign event in which he made a joke involving...

Weird Walk Into My Parlor: Greek Spiders Spin Giant Web Over Shore

The sticky white lines extend for a few hundred meters (yards) along the shoreline of Aitoliko,...