China and Nepal for years had different heights for Mount Everest. Now both agree on how tall the world’s tallest peak really is.
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
‘Never expected this to happen in the US’: How the COVID-19 pandemic exploded from March to December
As COVID-19 rages unabated across the United States, December is already breaking records Here’s how the pandemic has changed over nine months.
Lab-grown ‘chicken bites’? Cultured meat product gets world’s first regulatory approval
The world’s first lab-grown meat product to get regulatory approval is a “chicken bite” to be served in restaurants in Singapore.
2 dead, 1 missing after explosion at VA hospital in West Haven, officials say
There have been serious injuries in an explosion at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut, an official said Friday.
A mini moon about to orbit Earth may actually be a piece of space junk from the 1960s
An asteroid likely to get caught in Earth’s orbit and become a “mini moon” for several months may not be an asteroid at all but piece of space junk.
Coronavirus updates: More than a dozen states set case records; NYC protest leader arrested
Thirteen states set new case records over seven days. An anti-lockdown protest leader in New York has been arrested. More COVID-19 news.
New virus restrictions in New York spark anti-lockdown protests in Orthodox Jewish community
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced new restrictions in hotspot clusters in New York. The decision has sparked backlash in the Orthodox Jewish community.
NYC to close some schools, but keep restaurants, gyms open in hot spots for now, Cuomo says
Some schools in New York City will close Tuesday, the first rollback in the city’s reopening plan as cases are spiking in some hotspot neighborhoods.
Gay men take over Proud Boys hashtag on Twitter ‘to reclaim our pride’
Less than a week after the far-right group the Proud Boys were mentioned at the debate, the group’s name is being taken over on Twitter by gay men.
Raking leaves again this fall? Stop right now
It’s autumn and that means leaves are littering lawns around the country. Time to take out the rake and bag up them up, right? Wrong.