| Federal prosecutors request 40-year sentence for man who attacked Pelosi's husband
- Prosecutors are asking a judge to impose a 40-year prison sentence for the man who broke into ex-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband.
Mon, 13 May 2024 02:11:32 -0400
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| Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain's Socialists win regional elections
- Catalonia's separatist parties are in danger of losing their hold on power in the northeastern region after the pro-union Socialist Party scored a historic result in Sunday's election.
Mon, 13 May 2024 00:32:15 -0400
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| The first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died
- Richard Slayman died almost two months after the historic procedure, the Boston hospital where he had the transplant said Saturday. At 62, he had the transplant to treat his end-stage kidney disease.
Sun, 12 May 2024 20:25:11 -0400
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| Putin replaces his defense minister as he starts his 5th term in office
- Putin proposed Andrei Belousov, who until recently served as the first deputy prime minister, to replace Sergei Shoigu in a Cabinet shakeup.
Sun, 12 May 2024 19:29:13 -0400
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| There's still a chance to see the Northern Lights from lower latitudes
- The solar storm that's pushing sightings of the Northern Lights to lower latitudes is forecast to continue into the coming days, but its impact has likely peaked.
Sun, 12 May 2024 15:11:30 -0400
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| Student protests caused mostly minor disruptions at several graduation ceremonies
- From California to North Carolina, students staged chants and walkouts over the weekend in protest of Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza.
Sun, 12 May 2024 14:07:47 -0400
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| A tribe in Maine is using opioid settlement funds on a sweat lodge to treat addiction
- Hundreds of Native American tribes are getting money from lawsuit settlements with opioid companies. Some are investing the new funds in traditional healing practices to treat addiction.
Sun, 12 May 2024 07:01:09 -0400
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| Kenya's Samburu boys share a sacred bond. Why one teen broke with the brotherhood
- After initiation rites – including circumcision – the boys leave their families to take charge of the herds, driving them high into the mountains. It's a way of life that climate change is testing.
Sun, 12 May 2024 06:34:02 -0400
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| A car-free town in the Amazon serves lessons for pedaling to net zero emissions
- Afuá, a remote town in the Brazilian Amazon, banned motor vehicles over 20 years ago. Writer Mac Margolis and photographer Stefan Kolumban paid the town a visit to see what life is like.
Sun, 12 May 2024 06:00:39 -0400
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| Controlled demolition planned at Baltimore bridge collapse site
- After weeks of preparation, crews are scheduled to conduct a controlled demolition to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland.
Sun, 12 May 2024 04:57:00 -0400
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