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Zhang Yiming, chief executive officer and founder of ByteDance Ltd., poses for a photograph in Beijing, China in 2019.

New DOJ Filing: TikTok's Owner Is 'A Mouthpiece' Of Chinese Communist Party

In a new court filing, the Trump administration offers its most thorough explanation to date of why it considers the hit video-sharing app a national security threat.

Canadian professor Donna Strickland, American Arthur Ashkin and French scientist Gérard Mourou won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics announced on Tuesday for work in laser physics. Strickland is the third ever woman to win the prize, first awarded in 1901.

Scientists From U.S., Canada, France Split Nobel Prize In Physics For Laser Work

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says American Arthur Ashkin has won half the prize, while Gérard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada, the third female winner ever, share the rest.

Wait until you see their victory dance (check out the tweet at the end of this post). Evelyn Nomayo (left) was the mentor for the team that created the award-winning Memory Haven app: (left to right) Rachael Akano, Margarent Akano and Joy Njekwe.

Good News Story: Nigerian Irish Teen Girls Win Prize For Dementia App

They faced bias against women in science. They faced racism because their families come from Africa. And they triumphed in a competition to develop a problem-solving app!

Rediscovering 'Cher Ami' And The Lost Battalion: Questions For Kathleen Rooney

Kathleen Rooney's new novel follows an unlikely subject: Cher Ami, the once-famous homing pigeon who helped save a trapped battalion during World War I, and the officer who owed his life to her.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

June 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the June 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan was cleared by the Pentagon's Inspector General of allegations of ethics violations. Shanahan is seen here testifying at a House Armed Services Committee hearing last month.

Investigation Finds Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan 'Did Not Promote Boeing'

The Pentagon's Inspector General says former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan 'fully complied' with ethics obligations. This clears the way for his potential nomination as defense secretary.

Lori Gottlieb writes about her experiences as a psychotherapist in therapy in her new book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.

A Psychotherapist Goes To Therapy — And Gets A Taste Of Her Own Medicine

Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist who started seeing a therapist herself after the man she thought she would marry unexpectedly broke up with her. Her new book is Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.

A student walks in the hallway past a water fountain at Noble School in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.

Bacteria At The Water Fountain: How San Diego Scientists Use E. Coli To Test For Toxins In Water

Scientists have genetically modified bacteria to glow when they interact with metals.

T. Abbott, left, and John Lopes, right, from the Sacramento County Sheriff's crime scene investigation office, conference about boxes of evidence gathered from the home of murder suspect Joseph DeAngelo, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Citrus Heights, Calif.

Use Of DNA In Serial Killer Probe Sparks Privacy Concerns

Investigators who used a genealogical website to find the ex-policeman they believe is a shadowy serial killer and rapist who terrified California decades ago call the technique groundbreaking.

A caravan of vehicles make their way along the Interstate 205 South freeway during the "Oregon for Trump 2020 Labor Day Cruise Rally," at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Ore., on Sept. 7, 2020.

As Pro-Trump Caravans Hit Roads Across U.S., Organizers Are Upbeat Despite Tensions

Car and truck convoys of Trump supporters rolled through Michigan, New York and North Carolina last week. These mobile rallies continued even after one turned deadly last month in Portland, Ore.

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