Two sailors die in Australia yacht race
Two sailors have died after being struck on their yachts during a race in Australia amid poor weather conditions, organisers have said.Both were taking part in
Syrian equestrian champion tells of prison ordeal lasting two decades after beating Bashar al Assad’s brother
A Syrian former equestrian champion has told how he was jailed and tortured for 21 years after he beat Bashar al Assad's older brother in a
World’s Oldest Known Lizard Finally Finds Its Place in Family Tree
It only took 200 million years.
The First ‘Murder Hornet’ Of 2021 Has Been Discovered In Washington State
Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologist Chris Looney displays a dead Asian giant hornet, a sample sent from Japan and brought in for research last year in Blaine, Wash.; Credit: Elaine Thompson /AFP via Getty Images Joe Hernandez | NPRMurder
Retraction of US-backed Gaza famine report draws anger, scrutiny
Report by USAID-funded network said 'highly likely' the threshold for famine has been surpassed in northern Gaza.
NASA Runs X-59 Engine in Maximum Afterburner
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first maximum afterburner test at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. This full-power test, during which the engine generates additional thrust, validates the additional power needed for meeting the testing
Authorities investigate cause of Azerbaijan Airlines crash that killed 38
The flight was en route from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Grozny, in Russia’s south, when it diverted and attempted an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.
Phoenix airport returns to normal after Christmas night shooting that injured 4
Operations are back to normal at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport Thursday after an apparent family fight erupted into gunfire in the airport's busiest terminal Wednesday night, injuring four people, one critically.
Killer whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days has new baby
The killer whale that carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks for 1,000 miles in 2018 has a new baby, according to the Center for Whale Research.
What do Trump, Putin and Xi want for Christmas?
For those who seemingly have everything, what might the leaders of the United States, Russia and China want for Christmas?
Universities tell international students to return to U.S. before Trump’s inauguration
The potential for mass deportations and travel restrictions has spurred more than a dozen U.S. universities to tell international students to return to the United States before Jan. 20.
