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Isaac Okoro of the Cleveland Cavaliers guards James Harden of the Philadelphia 76ers at an NBA game this week. Soon, you too will be able jump into a pro game — at least, virtually.

A future NBA app feature lets fans virtually replace a player in a live game

A new streaming experience in the NBA app will let fans live out their Main Character dreams. League Commissioner Adam Silver announced the in-app additions this past week.

A growing number of doctors and safe sleep advocates are warning about the potential dangers of weighted sleepwear for infants.

Weighted infant sleepwear is meant to help babies rest better. Critics say it's risky

Parents are increasingly turning to weighted sleepwear to help lull their babies to sleep, but a growing number of doctors and safe sleep advocates warn it comes with risks that shouldn't be ignored.

Director of the National Science Foundation Sethuraman Panchanathan relaxes in a San Diego home after talking about NSF investments in the region's scientific research. June 29, 2022.<br/>

National Science Foundation director visits San Diego to talk NSF mission, investments

The NSF invested $150 million in San Diego research in 2011 alone.

On Jan. 23, 2020, as the coronavirus spread in China, residents of Wuhan, where it was first identified, donned masks to go shopping. The U.S. didn't officially endorse masks as a preventive measure for the public for a number of weeks.

COVID flashback: On Jan. 30, 2020, WHO declared a global health emergency

The World Health Organization issued the statement as the novel coronavirus, calling it an "unprecedented outbreak." Here's what we knew — and didn't know — about the virus at that time.

Books line the shelves at the Rice University Library in April 2022 in Houston.

A judge sided with publishers in a lawsuit over the Internet Archive's online library

The nonprofit, which has a mission to provide "universal access to all knowledge," says it will appeal the ruling.

Independence Hall in Philadelphia, May 4, 2022. The National Park Service plans to install gas-fired boilers at Independence National Historical Park, despite a 2007 law mandating new and remodeled federal buildings be 100% free of fossil fuels by 2030.

A 15-year-old law would end fossil fuels in federal buildings, but it's on hold

A 2007 law could help the country meet its climate change goals by barring fossil fuels from new and remodeled federal buildings. But the law has been on hold and gas utilities want to repeal it.

Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line and takes sixth place in the professional Men's Division during the 127th Boston Marathon.

The world's fastest marathoner wanted Boston under his belt. The day had other plans

Turns out, Mondays can suck for everyone.

Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft corporate vice president of modern Llife, search, and devices speaks during an event introducing a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge at Microsoft in Redmond, Wash., earlier this month.

Microsoft's new AI chatbot has been saying some 'crazy and unhinged things'

After Microsoft's powerful AI chatbot verbally attacked people, and even compared one person to Hitler, the company has decided to rein in the technology until it works out the kinks.

Without paid family leave, teachers stockpile sick days and aim for summer babies

Less than one-fifth the largest school districts offer paid parental leave for teachers, and only a handful of states guarantee it. That leaves few options for educators who want to start a family.

SpaceX postponed plans to test the world's largest rocket on Monday after noting a frozen pressure valve.

SpaceX scraps Starship launch at the last minute due to frozen valve

The 400-foot-tall, stainless steel Starship could one day shuttle humans to the moon. But getting the rocket to fly is no easy feat, and it'll be 48 hours until the team can try again, SpaceX said.

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