A doctor spread COVID misinformation and renewed her license with a mouse click
Lee Merritt is a back surgeon with a long history of spreading COVID misinformation. But she renewed her medical license last month.
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A juror in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial was dismissed for joking about Jacob Blake
The juror, a retired white man, told a court police officer a joke about the Black man whose shooting by police in 2020 sparked the protests where Rittenhouse killed two and wounded a third.
Birthday parties and sleepovers are back as parents welcome COVID vaccine for kids
After months of waiting, many parents of kids ages 5 to 11 expressed relief and joy when the CDC gave its recommendation for Pfizer's vaccine to be made available to that age group.
Oreos, Sour Patch Kids and other snacks will soon get more expensive
Companies from Mondelēz to McDonald's are raising prices to offset higher costs for transportation and because of labor and other problems along the supply chain.
Earth has 11 years to cut emissions to avoid dire climate scenarios, a report says
Carbon dioxide emissions are rebounding after a dip in 2020, and researchers say that at the current rate, Earth's "carbon budget" will be exhausted in roughly 11 years.
Why education was a top voter priority this election
This week's election results show education issues foremost in the minds of many voters, and suggest many parents may be seeking a course correction after 18 months of disruptions.
Investigation finds federal agencies dismissed threats ahead of the Jan. 6 attack
Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig says President Trump froze key federal agencies, including the FBI and Dept. of Defense, whose job it was to investigate and stop threats to national security.
The U.K. approves Merck's COVID-19 antiviral pill, calling it a world first
"The U.K. is now the first country in the world to approve an antiviral that can be taken at home for COVID-19," Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said.
Why Christmas trees may be harder to find this year (and what you can do about it)
Christmas trees may be in short supply this season due to supply chain issues and extreme weather events. But it's still worth holding out hope for a Christmas miracle.
Astronomers want NASA to build a giant space telescope to peer at alien Earths
NASA should work toward a new space telescope that could view small planets around distant stars with the potential to host life, expert panel says