Ghost particles are blasting through you. Can they solve an antimatter mystery?

Europe's intense rainfall in September twice as likely thanks to climate change
Death toll rises as torrential rain and flooding force evacuations in Central Europe
Torrential rains trigger mass evacuations as rivers surge in Central Europe

The nation's first Black country club gets more than love in its coffers
U.S. Capitol statue of Johnny Cash depicts Arkansas' history and progress
Student exits Gettysburg College after racial slur is carved on teammate
This is how communities are reconciling with Oregon’s racist past
New archaeology at abandoned Oregon town reveals hidden lives of Black logging families
A venture capital grant program for Black women officially ends after court ruling

U.S. to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico

The slowest of trailblazers: Better DNA testing means trafficked turtles can go home

Unusual sighting of endangered whales has scientists concerned
A breaching whale capsized a boat, tossing 2 people overboard off New Hampshire coast
Watch: Whale of New Hampshire slams into fishing boat, hurling men into the Atlantic

Yelloh, formerly known as Schwan's Home Delivery, permanently closing frozen food deliveries

45 years ago CompuServe connected the world before the World Wide Web

Trump says he wouldn't run for president again in 2028 if he loses this time

In parroting a lie about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, Trump excites extremists
Harris says she would support ending the filibuster to bring back Roe v. Wade
5 takeaways from the latest flurry of Harris-Trump polls
Donald Trump says Zelenskiy wants Democrats to win US election
Trump wants to visit Aurora. The Republican mayor says “bring it on”
Bomb threats followed Trump's false claims about Springfield. Some Haitians may leave

Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
State senator thwarts GOP effort to lock down all of Nebraska’s electoral votes for Trump
A GOP push to change how Nebraska awards its electoral votes appears to have stalled
How Trump and Vance's tour of dude influencers might help them win
Voters in several states could upend how their elections are run
Robinson denies report he made racist, sexual comments on porn site
Republicans assess potential fallout for Trump from North Carolina bombshell
Republicans step up effort to change Nebraska's electoral vote process to benefit Trump
10 undecided voters explain why they haven’t picked a side in this election
'Uncommitted' movement doesn't endorse Harris, but asks supporters to vote against Trump
Trump tells Jewish voters they have 'no excuse' for supporting Harris
Supreme Court rejects Green Party's appeal to put Jill Stein on Nevada ballot
Voters are advised to return their ballots early because of mail delay concerns

Justice Department accuses Visa of stifling competition in the debit card business

Why millions of Americans give up control of their thermostats

Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend Ellison gets two-year sentence over crypto fraud

Attention Kmart shoppers: The last full-size Kmart in the mainland United States is closing

California's underground puppy trade 'raises serious alarms' and demands for state action

India Prime Minister's U.S. visit brings him to New York and celebration of cultural ties

Chemicals linked to breast cancer leach into our foods, study finds
Report: Cancer diagnoses are more common but so is surviving
Cancer rates in millennials, Gen X-ers have risen starkly in recent years, study finds. Experts have 1 prime suspect.
5 ways to reduce your cancer risks, according to new research
As they enter their 60s, Gen Xers projected to see higher cancer rates than Boomers
‘Unusual’ cancers emerged after the pandemic. Doctors ask if covid is to blame.
Bipartisan congressional spouses tackle cancer prevention, and leave politics out

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek releases long-promised ‘first spouse handbook’

One flu shot to rule them all, finding life on other worlds, and how a pollution victory leads to climate fails

California becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school
New approach to cell phone distractions: Portland schools lock them away
Portland Public Schools inches closer to cellphone restrictions policy
Grant High students share mixed opinions on Portland Public Schools’ heightened cellphone restrictionss
California passes school cellphone restrictions. But some students find workarounds
Portland Public Schools inches closer to cellphone restrictions policy
Students scoff at a school cellphone ban. Until they really begin to think about it
New York City is moving to ban phones from school. Will it work?
LAUSD approves strict student cellphone ban. How to do it comes next
Indiana lawmakers ban cellphones in class. Now it's up to schools to figure out how

Octopuses recorded hunting with fish — and punching those that don't cooperate
Octopuses and fish share leadership — and enforcement — in group hunting

Turkey's Erdogan calls for US to lift sanctions hindering defence purchases
Turkey wants to regulate Germany's beloved döner kebab street food

US woman dies in controversial suicide capsule in Switzerland

Money for cutting-edge climate technology could dry up in a second Trump term

The complex, colorful puzzle of recycling EV batteries

A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find

Tufts University lacrosse players hospitalized for days after workout

A boy snatched from a California park in 1951 is found living on the East Coast

Motel 6 is sold to an Indian hotel company for $525 million

A push for compensation for U.S. nuclear testing fallout resumes on Capitol Hill

A new approach to employer health care? Give workers money to buy their own plan
Arkansas’ gov says Medicaid extension for new moms isn’t needed. Advisers disagree
Florida Medicaid spending on undocumented immigrants plummets after new law
Here's what's holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states
California's $12 billion Medicaid experiment stretches the definition of health care
Why haven't Kansas and Alabama — among other holdouts — expanded access to Medicaid?

Have economists gone out of fashion in Washington?

New York City has a rat problem. Officials have a plan to kick it from the curb
New York City appointed a rat czar. Her job will be a tall ask

Goodbye Louis Vuitton. China’s Gen Z leans into ‘dupe economy’ as growth prospects stall

Sweden says Iran was behind thousands of text messages calling for revenge over Quran burnings

Images show Russia's new Sarmat missile suffered major test failure, researchers say
Russian nuclear test chief says Moscow is ready to resume testing 'at any moment'

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Whooping cough spikes, especially among unvaccinated teens

Putin ally warns West of nuclear war over Ukraine
Volunteers dying as Russia’s war dead tops 70,000
Opinion - Negotiate with Moscow to end the Ukraine war and prevent nuclear devastation
US says Blinken briefed on Ukraine plan to push Russia to end the war
US military aid packages to Ukraine shrink amid concerns over Pentagon stockpiles
Putin orders Russian army to become second largest after China's at 1.5 million-strong
Putin orders military to boost troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine fighting continues
Russia evacuates border villages in Kursk region
Inside the U.S. city churning out Ukrainian weapons
Ukraine would have military reason for striking deeper into Russia - NATO committee chief
Russia, Ukraine exchange more than 200 in prisoner swap
Ukraine suffering high losses due to slow arms supplies, says Zelenskiy
Red Cross staff members killed in Ukraine as country warned of severe winter health crisis
Russia stands to lose $6.5 billion a year if Ukraine doesn't renew a gas pipeline deal at the end of the year, report says
No decision made on long-range missiles during Blinken visit to Kyiv: Zelenskyy adviser
Top Senate Democrat joins House Republicans in urging Biden to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia
Putin warns of 'war' with West if Ukraine gets long-range missile approval
Azerbaijani president confident on Ukraine gas route talks
Zelensky appeals for weapons as Russia advances
Zelensky at military aid meet in Germany to rally Ukraine's allies
Video footage appears to show Russians killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers
Ukrainians race to evacuate their homes as fierce fighting rages near eastern city of Pokrovsk
Putin opines on Kamala Harris' laugh and Russia’s ‘sacred duty’

In case of extinction, scientists store human genome on a ‘memory crystal’ that lasts billions of years

Vance floats new health plans for chronically ill, reopening ACA debate
Trump held his first campaign event since the apparent assassination attempt
2024 presidential election odds: Harris leads over Trump after assassination attempt foiled
More and more artists want Trump to stop using their music. They face a costly fight
Vance defends spreading claims that Haitian migrants are eating pets
How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results
Trump’s own version of reality continues to confound political actors and observers
Trump goes podcasting and Harris turns a look
NPR fact-checked the Harris-Trump presidential debate. Here's what we found

Days after posting mugshot of a boy accused of school threat, sheriff puts video of 2 teens online
Florida sheriff releases mugshot of 11-year-old charged with making school shooting threat
11-year-old Florida student arrested for threatening to commit a mass shooting, authorities say
Florida sheriff fed up with school shooting hoaxes posts boy's mugshot to social media

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COMIC: Can I just wash the stinky bits? And other honest questions about bathing

New York schools staff accused of taking family on trips meant for homeless students
Disney trips meant for homeless NYC students went to school employees' families

McDonald’s touchscreen kiosks were feared as job killers. Instead, something surprising happened

NASA's 'Hidden Figures' awarded Congressional Gold Medals for pioneering space work

Forget tedious paper applications, Americans can now renew passports online

Three Mile Island nuclear plant will reopen to power Microsoft data centers
Microsoft AI Needs So Much Power It's Tapping Site of US Nuclear Meltdown

A woman sustains leg burns after straying from Yellowstone trail

Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi is on leave over an alleged relationship with RFK Jr.
New York magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi placed on leave after disclosing RFK relationship

新研究間接證實COVID-19源於中國市場
New research points to raccoon dogs in Wuhan market as pandemic trigger. It's controversial

Norovirus sickens dozens on Hawaii hiking trail, forcing site’s closure

Gov. Tina Kotek proposes expanding Hillsboro’s growth boundary to make room for semiconductor facility

More allegations of sexual abuse emerge from Oregon’s juvenile detention system

WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026

Harvest supermoon and partial lunar eclipse dazzle the night sky in rare phenomenon
A Harvest Moon reaches peak illumination tonight: When to look up
A celestial trifecta: What to know about Tuesday’s lunar eclipse

China hits 9 US firms with property freeze over weapons sales to Taiwan
Opinion - Maybe it’s time for China to reclaim some stolen Russian land?
If China wants Taiwan it should also take back land from Russia, president says
Here's why Taiwan is watching the U.S. election closely
What Works in Taiwan Doesn’t Always Work in Arizona, a Chipmaking Giant Learns

Want to keep good workers? Praise them, a new study finds

Phoenix ends its streak of 100-degree days at 113 consecutive days

Solar panel giant to axe a fifth of its workforce

Tupperware, no longer a kitchen staple, files for bankruptcy

These states will decide the election. We went to all of them to talk to voters

A bookstore too controversial for China finds home in D.C.

Four U.S. Paralympians disciplined for online comments about teammate

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How to show your friends you love them, according to a friendship expert

India condemns Iran supreme leader's comments on treatment of minorities

Steph Curry, Maggie Rogers join 100+ celebs using link-in-bio for voter registration
Trump says 'I hate Taylor Swift' after pop star endorses Harris
In Arizona, California and Nevada, Trump focuses on his favorite foil: immigrants
An undecided swing state voter watched the debate. It moved the needle
Protections for minority voters are at the center of a Florida redistricting case
Harris campaign suggests Trump avoiding debate because he doesn’t want to defend ‘toxic positions’
Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris drives voters to visit vote.gov
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Liz Cheney says Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris, and she will support Democrat Colin Allred in Texas Senate race
Republican Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris
Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney says she will vote for Vice President Harris
Tim Walz's NRA rating went from A to F. It's part of a shift from Democrats on guns
Walz subpoenaed by House for COVID fraud oversight failure

Apple improved green bubble chats with iOS 18. But not enough.

Superbug crisis could get worse, killing nearly 40 million people by 2050, study estimates

How to cut down food waste (and fight climate change)
Composting can help fight climate change. Get started in 5 easy steps

Do you love seafood? Here's how to eat it responsibly
How to eat more like a vegetarian — even if you're not one

5 smart habits to keep you out of credit card debt

DEA closing 2 offices in China as the agency struggles to stem flow of chemicals

Instagram makes all teen accounts private, in a highly scrutinized push for child safety

How one shaman helps others find healing and meaning in a modern world

Virus that causes paralyzing illness is spiking in the U.S., wastewater data shows

These houses survived one of the country's worst wildfires. Here’s how

So many music festivals have been canceled this year. What's going on?

47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades

Israeli defense officials at odds with Netanyahu over Hamas, Hezbollah cease-fire conditions
‘We no longer study.’ Gaza’s children lose out on school, as Israel’s war disrupts a year of education
Hamas chief says ready for 'long war' in Gaza
Opinion - A cease-fire and hostage deal in Gaza will require a change of framework
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 6 UN workers
Amnesty urges war crimes probe over Israel levelling east Gaza
‘All the streets were destroyed:’ Palestinians count the cost as Israel pulls back from Jenin
US could negotiate directly with Hamas to free American Gaza hostages
Netanyahu gives a starkly different take on Biden administration's hopes for a Gaza deal
Parents of American Hostage in Gaza Say Netanyahu Favors Power Over Human Life
Hostage families press Biden admin to make a deal with Hamas that doesn't include Israel
Israel's Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza's border with Egypt
Netanyahu derailed a potential Gaza hostage deal in July, Israeli newspaper reports
'Bring them home.' Hostages' families cry.
US official lays out new details on Gaza ceasefire talks, says Netanyahu comments on Philadelphi Corridor not constructive
Netanyahu says cease-fire deal 'not close,' rejecting U.S. optimism
Netanyahu defiant as protesters demanding a ceasefire-for-hostages deal bring Israel to a halt
U.S. charges Hamas leaders with terrorism over October attack in Israel
Palestinians in Gaza Grapple With Prospect of Israeli Presence Postwar
US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel
Hamas says hostage guards in Gaza have been operating under new instructions
Rare strike disrupts Israel while Biden says Netanyahu isn’t doing enough to reach Gaza deal
How a narrow strip of scrubland has become an obstacle to a cease-fire in Gaza
Israel-Hamas war latest: Protesters gather in Tel Aviv again to pressure government to reach a deal

Fragrance in Care Products Could Be Triggering Early Puberty in Girls
‘I thought it was safe’: Why lawsuits are mounting over this chemical linked to cancer
What is the safest laundry detergent? A guide to eco-friendly, non-toxic washing.

Four astronauts on Polaris Dawn flight return to Earth after 1st commercial spacewalk
SpaceX again delays launch of historic commercial mission
Meet the 4-person crew spearheading SpaceX’s daring Polaris Dawn mission
Civilian Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission is set to make history next week
SpaceX is about to send four people on a wild — and risky — mission into the radiation belts. Here’s what to know

In Portland, thousands gather to marvel at migrating birds’ nighttime routine

US Secret Service says it is aware of Musk post about Biden, Harris

A pipeline explosion sends a towering pillar of flame over Houston's suburbs

As medical strike drags on in South Korea, patients are on edge

Creative ways communities are reducing food waste
State bans on commercial food waste have been largely ineffective, study finds
Pawpaws get their moment in the sun as festivals promote America’s native fruit
These small Black-owned farms are growing crops with the climate in mind
Sustainable eating habits that can help the environment without taking over your life
One restaurant has a way to fight food waste: Making food out of 'trash'
How we grow food affects the climate. Here are solutions communities are taking to help
Not sure what to make for dinner? Here are recipes to help you eat sustainably
Eating less beef is a climate solution. Here's why that's hard for some American men
Climate change makes farming easier in Alaska. Indigenous growers hope to lead the way

If Harris wins, she would make history. But she isn’t talking about that

How Connie Chung launched a generation of Asian American girls named Connie — and had no idea

FDA approves some Apple AirPods to be used as hearing aids

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When Wil was struggling with depression, a therapist said just the right thing

3 Americans sentenced to death in failed coup attempt trial in DRC

For people with opioid addiction, Medicaid overhaul comes with risks

People who exercise have healthier belly fat, new study finds

Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon since 1949
Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca
A million people are relocated as Typhoon Yagi makes 2 landfalls in southern China
Millions told to evacuate as typhoon pummels Japan
Japan Typhoon Shanshan live updates: 800,000 people evacuated as region braces for one of biggest ever storms

Rupert Murdoch is set to face his kids in court, with Fox News’ fate in the balance