The Senate is taking up a spending package passed by the House of Representatives that would cut $125 million in funding promised this year to replace toxic lead pipes. Including three of 12 ...

A team of physicists has discovered a surprisingly simple way to build nuclear clocks using tiny amounts of rare thorium. By electroplating thorium onto steel, they achieved the same results as years ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Former NBA player Blake Griffin still recognizes the greatness of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant ...

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The US Capitol unveiled a statue for Barbara Rose Johns, a notable civil rights activist who led movements in the 1950s as a teen. Live updates: Trump addresses nation; House passes GOP health care ...

Last year, a UCLA-led team accomplished something scientists have been trying to do for 50 years. They made radioactive thorium nuclei absorb and emit photons like electrons in an atom do. This ...

An author of 11 books, including an upcoming title on feminism, says the movement has evolved into a kind of secular "megachurch" with its own doctrines, rituals and moral code — one that she argues ...

In an era dominated by screens, more parents are searching for ways to give their kids something they feel has quietly disappeared: freedom, confidence and far less time glued to devices. A ...

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When was the last time you picked up your phone? Are you holding it right now? Are you scrolling while you listen to this? Too much screen time can mess with our sleep. It's also associated with ...