Binge-eating black hole gobbling up star Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:22 PM PST For more than a decade, an object 1.8 billion light years away and twice as heavy as our sun has been getting swallowed up. |
N.C. in danger of losing NCAA events over law Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:11 PM PST The state is close to losing college championships worth more than $250 million because of its bathroom law, a sports official says. |
Israel passes contentious settlement law Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:18 PM PST The law is meant to retroactively legalize thousands of West Bank settlement homes built unlawfully on private Palestinian land. |
Why some tech giants didn't join ban brief Posted: 06 Feb 2017 02:42 PM PST Nearly 100 companies filed an amicus brief opposing a refugee and immigrant travel ban, but not IBM, Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle. |
Dems to protest all night ahead of DeVos vote Posted: 06 Feb 2017 01:02 PM PST Democrats vow to hold the Senate floor around the clock because they don't want Betsy DeVos confirmed as education secretary. |
ACA replacement may come long after repeal Posted: 06 Feb 2017 01:18 PM PST President Trump admits that a new health care plan might not be feasible until next year, slowing momentum to pull the plug on Obamacare. |
Genetic breakthrough offers hope for the deaf Posted: 06 Feb 2017 10:23 AM PST Researchers have delivered gene therapy via a benign virus that enabled deaf mice to hear for the first time. |
Why Trump's economic agenda is stalling Posted: 06 Feb 2017 11:35 AM PST The president's plans for tax cuts and an Obamacare replacement are fading due to political infighting. |
9 executive orders that changed history Posted: 06 Feb 2017 11:00 AM PST President Trump has made extensive use of executive orders in his first two weeks at the White House. |
Hot-button Super Bowl ads spark pushback Posted: 06 Feb 2017 11:52 AM PST The risk for startup Airbnb's political statement was greater than established companies Anheuser-Busch and Coca-Cola. |
Trump: Media not reporting terrorist attacks Posted: 06 Feb 2017 12:09 PM PST In his first speech to active troops since taking office, the president unleashes a trademark tirade against the press. |
Surprising trend among big U.S. companies Posted: 06 Feb 2017 05:15 AM PST A dark shadow is hovering over the hiring environment; employment at large firms has slowed for the first time since the recession. |
'Torture Memos' author: Trump has gone too far Posted: 06 Feb 2017 09:49 AM PST John Yoo, the scholar who backed President George W. Bush's authority to torture terror suspects, says Trump is overstepping his authority. |
Iran's missile test 'not a message' to Trump Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:57 AM PST "There is no need to test Mr Trump as we have heard his views on different issues in recent days," says Iran's foreign ministry spokesman. |
Meteor lights up sky in several states Posted: 06 Feb 2017 08:59 AM PST Dashcam video from police cruisers in Wisconsin and Illinois captured the green fireball streaking through the sky around 1:30 a.m. |
Top security officials file brief against ban Posted: 06 Feb 2017 06:40 AM PST Former Cabinet secretaries and national security officials filed a brief in federal court arguing against President Trump's travel ban. |
Trump fumes over travel-ban polls Posted: 06 Feb 2017 06:46 AM PST "Any negative polls are fake news," President Trump tweeted from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. |
Sean Spicer advises 'SNL' to 'dial back' Posted: 06 Feb 2017 06:19 AM PST After watching Melissa McCarthy's 'SNL' sketch, the White House press secretary has some advice for the actress. |
Travel ban fight heads for Tuesday hearing Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:49 PM PST A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments in the case around President Trump's immigration order. |
Tech giants fight Trump travel ban Posted: 06 Feb 2017 02:55 PM PST Dozens of tech firms, including Apple, Google, and Facebook, are siding with two states battling the president's executive order. |
The Kremlin wants an apology from Fox News Posted: 06 Feb 2017 09:25 AM PST Russia voices outrage that Fox host Bill O'Reilly called Vladimir Putin "a killer" in an interview with President Trump. |
Queen Elizabeth celebrates 65 years on throne Posted: 06 Feb 2017 08:49 AM PST The 90-year-old queen becomes the first British monarch to reach her sapphire jubilee. |
Brady leads greatest Super Bowl comeback Posted: 05 Feb 2017 07:30 PM PST The New England Patriots storm back from a 25-point deficit to win their fifth Super Bowl with a stunning 34-28 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons. |