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Lahaina's deadly wildfire could be a chance to rebuild safer. But will it?

After 102 people died in wildfires one year ago, Maui's officials have committed to creating new evacuation routes. But even though the buildings are gone, remaking the map is a harder task.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus smiles upon his arrival at Charles de Gaulle's airport in Roissy, north of Paris, on Wednesday.

Nobel laureate Yunus arrives in Bangladesh to take over as interim leader

Muhammad Yunus arrived in Bangladesh from an overseas trip as he looks to restore calm and rebuild the country following an uprising that ended the rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

For Ukraine's Olympic breakdancers, 'shining' is more important than winning

As the sport makes its Olympic debut in Paris, a small crew of dancers from Ukraine look forward to representing their war-torn country and its rich culture on the world stage.

Researchers found that cats showed signs of grief, such as eating and playing less, after a fellow pet had died.

Do cats experience grief? New research suggests they might

Researchers from Oakland University surveyed hundreds of cat caregivers and found that cats exhibited behaviors associated with grief after a fellow cat or dog in the household died.

Casey Shively holds a photo of a family ski trip with his sister, Katie, and his father, Dan, in 1996. Dan Shively died in a memory care home after being violently attacked by another resident.

Staff and residents are ‘scared to death’ of violent patients at dementia care homes

Verbal, physical, and sexual aggression among dementia patients in long-term care facilities are alarmingly common. “There is a real problem with endemic violence,” one researcher says.

Switching to a flip phone isn't as hard as you think. But you might miss having GPS

These lower-tech devices do not include many of the apps typically found on smartphones. And that may be appealing if you're looking to spend less time online.

A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above desert pine trees on Aug. 13, 2015, in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada.

The highly anticipated Perseid meteor shower is about to peak. Here's how to watch

The meteor shower creates an opportunity to sit outside at night and watch shooting stars. It's also an opportunity for researchers to do some science.

Since the new FAFSA launched on Dec. 30, 2023, the form has only been available for short periods of time. That changed this week. On Tuesday, the U.S. Education Department said applicants will now have 24-hour access.

The rollout for the updated FAFSA application has been delayed — again

The availability of last year's application, and subsequently students' aid packages, was delayed several times while the Department of Education worked to update the form.

This photo provided by NASA shows Boeing's Starliner spacecraft docked to the Harmony module's forward port on July 3, seen from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the adjacent port.

NASA delays next crew launch to buy time at the space station for troubled Starliner

Starliner's test pilots, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, should have returned by mid-June. NASA is weighing its options for returning the two, including a ride home in a rival SpaceX capsule.

Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, right, talks to Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German in his Las Vegas office in this May 2022 photo.

Trial set for Monday for an ex-politician accused of killing a Las Vegas reporter

Jury selection is to begin Monday and the judge is expected to rule on a motion that would dismiss the case against a former county official accused of killing investigative journalist Jeff German.

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