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Head Start and heating assistance targeted in Trump draft budget proposal
The Trump administration is considering eliminating funding for two key federal programs that help millions of low-income ...
Supreme Court to hear arguments in May in challenge to Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear oral arguments over President Donald Trump’s request to enforce a plan to end ...
iPhones and GPS owe their existence to US government-funded research. What’s at stake with Trump cuts to university funding
Imagine a world without the internet, or GPS, MRNA vaccines or the touchscreen on your iPhone. The science and technology ...
Want to reduce your dementia risk? A shingles vaccine could help
Many people aren’t benefiting from the shingles vaccine now. Not only can it prevent shingles — it also may protect the brain ...
New York prison guards indicted in connection with an inmate’s death, governor says
Multiple New York prison guards have been indicted in connection with the “disturbing” death of an inmate last month during a ...
North Korea’s sacred Mount Paektu designated as UNESCO Global Geopark
Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China, is the highest peak on the Korean peninsula and lies at the heart of North Korea’s foundation myth.
NBA play-in tournament: How to watch and everything to know
A thrilling finale to the NBA regular season shook up the play-in tournament places in the Western Conference, while there ...
Harvard’s president rejected Trump’s demands. Here’s how other university leaders have responded to the White House
Tensions are rising across American academia as the Trump administration froze over $2 billion in multi-year grants and ...
New antibiotic is effective against gonorrhea, could be first new treatment since 1990s, study says
A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a ...
Man dies after falling at Roman aqueduct in Spain
A British man has died after falling from a viewing platform at a famed Roman aqueduct in the Spanish city of Segovia.
Yawning may be more dangerous than you think, experts say
Sleepiness is often written off as a byproduct of today’s ever-on society, but it can have serious health consequences, ...
Trump’s budget plan eviscerates weather and climate research, and it could be enacted immediately
The cuts could cripple US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate weather and climate data and ...