Vangelis, famed film composer and synth pioneer, dead at 79
Vangelis composed the music for Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire, which won him an Academy Award.
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These 14 states had significant miscounts in the 2020 census
The states were not counted equally well for population totals used to determine their share of political representation and federal funding for the next 10 years, a new Census Bureau report shows.
The CDC is investigating 180 cases of children with hepatitis. The cause is a mystery
The count of pediatric cases under investigation has grown since the agency's last update, but most of the increase represents previous cases that are just now being reported.
More than 90,000 hoverboards sold in the U.S. are being recalled over safety concerns
A software glitch can send power to the device's motor even when the rider is not actively engaging the hoverboard.
A divide between the pulpit and the pew is roiling the evangelical church
New York Times journalist Ruth Graham says many pastors are being pressured to resist vaccines and mask mandates, embrace Trump's claims about election fraud and adopt QANON-based conspiracy theories.
Trying to condemn the war in Ukraine, Bush inadvertently calls Iraq war unjustified
In a speech, Bush criticized "the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq — I mean of Ukraine."
Courtroom drama: Ukrainian widow confronts Russian who shot her husband
The widow asked the Russian soldier what he felt when he killed her husband. "Fear," he said. "I understand you probably won't be able to forgive me. But I ask for your forgiveness."
Twitter aims to crack down on misinformation, including misleading posts about Ukraine
Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous false stories.
A man's death shows the dangers of digging deep holes on the beach
A town on the Outer Banks issued a public plea to beachgoers about the dangers of digging holes on the oceanfront just hours before a man died at a New Jersey beach when a hole collapsed on him.
Nearly 270 cases of salmonella have been linked to chocolate Easter eggs
European health officials say that 266 confirmed cases and 58 suspected cases of an outbreak have been reported throughout Europe and in North America. The vast majority of the cases are in children.