Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan sentenced to death in $12.5bn fraud case
The largest case of fraud in Vietnam's history has been uncovered as part of a major state anticorruption drive.
Myanmar troops retreat to Thai border bridge after rebel advance
Hundreds of Myanmar soldiers are believed to have retreated to a border crossing with Thailand.
Unraveling the song of ice and fire across the American landscape with machine learning
In the rugged terrain of the western United States, where wildfires rage unchecked, a surprising connection emerges with the tumultuous skies of the central US. A recent study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences explores the intriguing relationship between wildfires
NASA's PACE data on ocean, atmosphere, climate now available
NASA is now publicly distributing science-quality data from its newest Earth-observing satellite, providing first-of-their-kind measurements of ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate.
The heat is on: What we know about why ocean temperatures keep smashing records
Over the last year, our oceans have been hotter than any time ever recorded. Our instrumental record covers the last 150 years. But based on proxy observations, we can say our oceans are now hotter than well before the rise
TSA found more than 1,500 firearms on airline passengers in first 3 months of 2024
A majority of the guns found were loaded, according to the TSA.
Dianne Feinstein made history. Now she could get honored with a post office?
The proposal to name a San Francisco post office after the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein struck some as unbefitting the gravitas of her half-century career in politics.
Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban was mostly a result of power struggles, historians say
Attempts to gain power partially fueled Arizona’s abortion ban in 1864. Male physicians sought to dominate health care, and xenophobic fears about immigrants emerged, historians said.
O.J. Simpson, whose murder trial riveted and divided the world, dies at 76
O.J. Simpson, whose rise and fall from American football hero to murder suspect to prison inmate fueled a public drama that obsessed the nation, has died.
Lao Gan Ma was in fridges long before Momofuku's chili crunch was in headlines
Criticism erupted against David Chang and his Momofuku brand after it cried foul against Asian-led chili oil companies over use of the term "chili crunch."
UK Considers Banning Smartphone Sales To Children Under 16
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Ministers are considering banning the sale of smartphones to children under the age of 16 after a number of polls have shown significant public support for such a curb. The government
Chechnya Is Banning Music That's Too Fast Or Slow
Rachel Treisman reports via NPR: Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya are banning music they consider either too fast or too slow, effectively criminalizing many genres. The Chechen Ministry of Culture announced the ban on its website last week,
Sierra Space, Valued At $5.3 Billion, Eyes IPO To 'Accelerate the New Space Economy'
Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice told Yahoo Finance it plans to go public within the next 18 months at a valuation of $5.3 billion. Since being spun out of defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation in 2021, the company has "placed
Arrest warrant issued for Chiefs' Rashee Rice after Dallas crash
Police issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, who faces eight charges related to a crash he was involved in last month in Dallas, authorities announced.