16 hours agoSpaceX captures the flag, beating Boeing in cosmic contest The first astronauts launched by SpaceX have captured the flag left behind at the International Space Station nearly a decade ago by the last crew to launch from the U.S....
19 hours agoMass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus controlHealth experts are concerned that protests erupting across the nation and the law enforcement response to them will upend efforts to track and contain the spread of coron...
23 hours agoGilead says drug helped moderately ill coronavirus patients A California biotech company says its experimental drug remdesivir improved symptoms when given for five days to moderately ill, hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
1 day agoSpaceX's historic encore: Astronauts arrive at space stationSpaceX's astronaut-riding Dragon capsule is approaching the International Space Station hours after a historic liftoff from Florida.
2 days ago'Back in the game': SpaceX ship blasts off with 2 astronautsDespite more storms in the forecast, SpaceX is pressing ahead in its history attempt to launch astronauts for NASA, a first by a private company.
2 days agoLaunch gives spectators pride, reprieve from troubled timesMany spectators came back to watch a second attempt to launch two NASA astronauts.
2 days agoDragon-riding astronauts join exclusive inner circle at NASAAstronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have joined NASA's exclusive inner circle by catching a ride on a SpaceX rocket.
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In a first, Twitter adds fact-check warnings to Trump tweetsThe husband of a woman who died accidentally in an office of then-GOP Rep. Joe Scarborough two decades ago is demanding that Twitter remove President Donald Trump’s tweet...
Virgin Orbit analyzing data to find cause of rocket failure Virgin Orbit engineers are analyzing data to find out what caused the maiden flight of its air-launched satellite booster to fail.
Dangerous blood clots pose a perplexing coronavirus threatDangerous blood clots that can cause strokes and other life-threatening problems are increasingly being reported in coronavirus patients.
Weather better for historic SpaceX launch of NASA astronautsThe weather is looking up for SpaceX's first astronaut launch, as officials vow to keep crew safety the top priority.
Worry, haste, retail therapy: What have we bought and why?Some people have gone shopping mad during the pandemic.
Stormy weather puts damper on SpaceX's 1st astronaut launchStormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX's first astronaut launch.
German court ruling clears the way to settle VW diesel casesA German court has ruled Volkswagen must buy back cars from owners who bought vehicles rigged to cheat in emissions tests but consumers must accept current value taking i...
NASA astronauts go back to the future with capsule launchIt's back to the future as NASA astronauts launch again from the U.S. — aboard a retro-style "Right Stuff' capsule.
France: Amazon back in business after virus deal with unionsAmazon is gradually reopening its warehouses in France after consulting with unions on new virus safety measures.
Google says it won't build AI tools for oil and gas drillersGoogle says it will no longer build custom artificial intelligence tools for speeding up oil and gas extraction, separating itself from cloud computing rivals Microsoft a...
Study: World carbon pollution falls 17% during pandemic peakA new study calculates global carbon emissions declined by 17% at the height of the pandemic shutdown.
LeBron James, Spotify, HBO among 2020 Webby Award winnersLeBron James, Jimmy Fallon, Spotify and HBO are among the 2020 Webby Award winners for internet excellence.
German court nixes law allowing foreign telecom monitoringGermany's highest court has ruled that regulations allowing Germany’s foreign intelligence service to monitor the communications of reporters working abroad and others vi...
EasyJet reveals 'sophisticated' hack of customer detailsU.K.-based budget airline easyJet says that “highly sophisticated” hackers have accessed the email address and travel details of approximately 9 million customers.
April European car sales see worst drop since records beganEuropean car sales bottomed out in April as the automotive industry faces the worst crisis in decades.
Video app TikTok names top Disney streaming exec as new CEOTikTok, the popular short-video app that has also drawn national-security and privacy concerns, named a new high-profile CEO from Disney, Kevin Mayer.
Uber cuts 3,000 jobs as pandemic slashes demand for ridesUber has cut 3,000 jobs from its workforce, its second major wave of layoffs in two weeks as the coronavirus slashed demand for rides.
Virus interrupts St. Helens eruption anniversary plansThe coronavirus outbreak disrupted what had been big plans to mark the 40th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state.
U.S. restriction on chipmakers deals critical blow to HuaweiThe latest U.S. sanctions on Huawei threaten to devastate China’s first global tech competitor, escalating a feud with Beijing that threatens to disrupt technology indust...
US military's mystery space plane rockets back into orbitThe Space Force has launched the military's mystery space plane again, this time with an extra load of science experiments.
