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A newborn cries on September 17, 2013 at the maternity of the Lens hospital, northern France. A study of crying mice could help explain some building blocks of human infant cries and adult speech.

What crying baby mice could teach us about human speech

Scientists have found a cluster of rhythmic brain cells in newborn mice that may explain why spoken languages around the world share a common tempo.

Vince Patton, a new Tesla owner, demonstrates on Dec. 8, 2021, on a closed course in Portland, Ore., how he can play video games on the vehicle's console while driving. Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while its vehicles are moving.

Tesla disables video games on center touch screens in moving cars

The move comes one day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it would open a formal investigation into distracted driving concerns about the video games.

Some families are being forced to choose between remote learning and school meals

Many low-income families who want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a federal program that helped them pay for meals.

President Joe Biden speaks about the government's COVID-19 response in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13, 2022.

You'll be able to order free at-home COVID test kits starting on Wednesday

The Biden administration announced Friday that Americans can begin ordering free at-home COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 19. Orders can be placed using the website COVIDtests.gov.

A mountain lion photographed with a motion sensor camera in the Verdugo Mountains overlooking the city lights of Los Angeles. New money for wildlife crossings will help animals whose habitat has been cut by roadways.

Our roads are killing wildlife. The new infrastructure law aims to help

For the first time, the federal government is making a sizeable investment in wildlife road crossings. The goal is to help slow extinctions, and also protect people from animal collisions.

A woman tosses a Ouija Board into a bonfire outside a church in New Mexico in 2001, after the church's pastor urged parishioners to burn dozens of Harry Potter books and other types of literature and games they found offensive.

When did America's culture wars begin, and how can they end? Jon Ronson has answers

America's culture wars are creating a world of "magnificent heroes and sickening villains" as people fight a fierce battle in black and white, says writer and podcaster Jon Ronson.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flashes a victory sign to the crowd from a helicopter as he leaves after an election rally ahead of state elections in Muradabad, India, Tuesday, Feb.8, 2022.

Indian state begins voting in key test for PM Narendra Modi's ruling party

The state polls in Uttar Pradesh – India's most populous with over 230 million people – are a test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party ahead of general elections in 2024.

Steve Easterbrook, McDonald's former president and CEO, Easterbrook must return more than $105 million in equity awards and cash to the company giant as part of a settlement.

McDonald's fired CEO returns $105 million after misconduct

Steve Easterbrook has paid back equity awards and cash to the burger giant after it learned that he had lied about the extent of his misconduct while he was its top executive.

San Diego's Bluestocking Books, pictured in an undated photo, will participate in the 2021 San Diego Book Crawl to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, Apr. 24, 2021.

San Diego Weekend Arts Events: Book Crawl, 'The Mountaintop,' UC San Diego MFAs, Drive-In Opera And QRT.yrd Jazz

This weekend in the arts: Independent Bookstore Day, The Roustabouts Theatre, "Measurements of Progress," "The Barber of Seville" drive-in opera and pianist Christian Sands.

Health workers care for COVID patients at the emergency room of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição hospital on March 11. In more than half of Brazil's 26 states, ICU occupancy rates have hit 90% or above during the pandemic.

Brazil Is Looking Like The Worst Place On Earth For COVID-19

Brazil reported a terrible milestone: over 3,000 deaths in a day. The country is in crisis, with hospitals at capacity, politicians attacked for lockdowns and a controversial president.

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