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New York Jets star S Jamal Adams demanding trade
New York Jets Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams has informed the organization he wants to be traded.
More than 100 Google Chrome extensions impacted by global spy campaign, report says
A cybersecurity firm reported Thursday that 111 malicious or fake Chrome extensions were used in a global surveillance campaign capable of taking screenshots and mining users' passwords and other data.
California to require face coverings in public as coronavirus cases spike in some states
California on Thursday instituted a statewide order requiring people to wear face coverings in most situations while outside of their homes as COVID-19 cases surge in the state and other...
Harvard community shares memories, plans, hopes for Juneteenth
Celebrated annually in the African American community but unfamiliar to many Americans, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery across the nation, with the last piece falling into place when the Union Army took...
Trump hosts governors roundtable on reopening businesses
President Donald Trump is expected to hold a roundtable with governors on reopening small businesses Thursday afternoon at the White House.
Pentagon's top foreign policy official resigns
Kathryn Wheelbarger, the Pentagon's top official overseeing international security affairs, resigned Thursday after the White House canceled her nomination for a prominent senior role, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
PG&E fined $4M for causing Camp Fire, killing 84
A California judge ordered Pacific Gas and Electric to pay $4 million Thursday after the utilities company pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for starting the 2018 Camp Fire.
Mark Esper announces 3 initiatives to improve racial equity in military
The Department of Defense will assemble an internal board and an external advisory committee on diversity and inclusion in the military, Secretary Mark Esper announced Thursday.
Stocks close mostly flat after roller coaster day of trading
U.S. stocks rode a roller coaster in early trading on Wall Street Thursday, first falling and then rising before ending the day flat.
Supreme Court expedites challenge to federal resumption of executions
The Supreme Court on Thursday fast-tracked an appeal by four federal death row inmates challenging Attorney General William Barr's efforts to resume federal executions.
Researchers discover unique material design for brain-like computations
Over the past few decades, computers have seen dramatic progress in processing power; however, even the most advanced computers are relatively rudimentary in comparison with the complexities and capabilities of...
Scientists working to make molecule-sized robots swarm together to perform tasks
Multi-disciplinary research has led to the innovative fabrication of molecule-sized robots. Scientists are now advancing their efforts to make these robots interact and work together in the millions, explains a...
'The Bold and the Beautiful' employs blow-up doll for love scenes
The head writer for perennial CBS soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" said the show will be using a blow-up doll as a stand-in for love scenes amid the...
Facebook removes Trump campaign ads over hate symbol
Facebook said Thursday it has removed ads run by President Donald Trump's re-election campaign that featured a symbol that violated its policy against organized hate.
Achievement isn't why more men are majoring in physics, engineering and computer science
Researchers have found that the reason there are more undergraduate men than women majoring in physics, engineering and computer science is not because men are higher achievers. On the contrary,...
Southern California home sales plunged in May, while median price inched up
Under coronavirus lockdown, Southern California home sales fell 45% in May from a year earlier, but the median price rose 2.7%, data firm says.
In photos: Belmont Stakes prepares to run without fans
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes was rescheduled for June 20, 2020. The horse race will go off in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday without attendees...
Watch: 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' introduces Darkseid in first teaser
Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman learns about the villainous and all-powerful Darkseid in the first teaser trailer for "Zack Snyder's Justice League."
Stacey Abrams voter suppression documentary coming to Amazon
Amazon has secured the rights to a documentary about voter suppression featuring activist Stacey Abrams.
MIT-Takeda program launches
In February, researchers from MIT and Takeda Pharmaceuticals joined together to celebrate the official launch of the MIT-Takeda Program. The MIT-Takeda Program aims to fuel the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI)...
NATO nations agree to stockpile medical equipment to prepare for second pandemic wave
Defence ministers from NATO nations agreed today to stockpile medical equipment — and to ask member nations to contribute to an emergency fund to buy even more supplies — as the alliance...
Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new security weakness
A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google's market-leading Chrome web browser, according to researchers at Awake Security.
U.N.: Conflict, emergencies displaced 79 million in 2019
The United Nations said Thursday that more than 79 million people were displaced last year because of war, violence, persecution and other tragedies, a total nearly doubling the amount from...
Listen: Alanis Morissette shares acoustic 'Ironic' from 'Jagged Little Pill' reissue
Alanis Morissette will release a digital reissue of "Jagged Little Pill" in honor of the album's 25th anniversary.
Achievement isn't why more men are majoring in physics, engineering and computer science
While some STEM majors have a one-to-one male-to-female ratio, physics, engineering and computer science (PECS) majors consistently have some of the largest gender imbalances among U.S. college majors—with about four...
Television Academy expands drama, comedy categories for Emmys
The Television Academy has announced that it is increasing the number of nominations in the comedy and drama categories from seven to eight for the Emmy Awards.
Britain grants more than 3.3M EU, EEA citizens right to remain in U.K.
Britain's Home Office said Thursday more than 3.3 million European Union and European Economic Area citizens have been granted the right to stay in the country permanently after Brexit.
'Fake news' lowers trust in mainstream media across party lines, study finds
A Rutgers-led study finds that online misinformation, or "fake news," lowers people's trust in mainstream media across party lines. The researchers defined fake news as fabricated information that looks like...