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Faced with a rat trapped in a restrainer, a free rat opens the trap's door to liberate the trapped animal (while stepping on its head — "very rat-ish behavior," says University of Chicago neurobiologist Peggy Mason).

To Come To The Rescue Or Not? Rats, Like People, Take Cues From Bystanders

Experiments in people have long shown that the presence of indifferent bystanders hurts the chances that someone will help a stranger in an emergency. Rats, it turns out, behave the same way.

Crime scene tape surrounds the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas on Monday in North Brunswick, N.J. A gunman posing as a delivery person shot and killed Salas' 20-year-old son and wounded her husband on Sunday evening at their home before fleeing, according to officials.

Fatal N.J. Shooting By 'Anti-Feminist' Raises Questions About Protection Of Judges

Attacks such as the one that left Judge Esther Salas' son dead are rare, but a report shows "threats and inappropriate comments" against federal court workers increased fourfold since 2015.

Equifax says the newly identified users had some driver's license information stolen, but not their social security numbers.

Equifax Says 2.4 Million More People Were Impacted By Huge 2017 Breach

This announcement brings the total number impacted by the massive hack to about 148 million people, and renews lawmakers' scrutiny of the company's response to the data theft.

Robert Fuller was found dead and hanging from a tree on June 10 in Poncitlán Square in Palmdale, Calif. His half brother was shot by law enforcement Wednesday, a family attorney says.

Sheriff's Deputies Shoot And Kill Half Brother Of Man Found Hanging In Los Angeles County

The family's attorney says the man killed is Robert Fuller's half brother, Terron Jammal Boone. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department says the man fired several rounds at deputies first.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington in April 2018. In July 2020, Holocaust survivors around the world urged Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg to take action to remove denial of the Nazi genocide from the social media site.

Antisemitic Posts Are Rarely Removed By Social Media Companies, A Study Finds

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and TikTok took no action on 84% of antisemitic posts, despite pledging to crack down on hate speech, according to the Center to Counter Digital Hate.

Facebook says it has removed "hundreds of thousands" of pieces of misinformation about COVID-19, including dangerous fake cures and posts contradicting public health advice.

Did You Fall For A Coronavirus Hoax? Facebook Will Let You Know

The social network is expanding efforts to curb the spread of harmful misinformation about COVID-19 after pressure from an activist group.

A worker paints over a Louis Vuitton storefront boarded up due to the coronavirus outbreak on March 30 in San Francisco.

The Rich Have Stopped Spending And That's Tanked The Economy

While retail sales bounced back in May after a deep drop in March and April, the wealthiest Americans are not spending as freely as they did before the pandemic. And that could limit the recovery.

Wildfires across the West, such as the Creek Fire here in Madera County, Calif., are pushing firefighters to their limits.

Why Firefighting Alone Won't Stop Western Mega-Fires

In another record-breaking year, communities are realizing the best way to survive wildfires is learning to live with them.

A sign on SDG&E's headquarters appears in this undated photo.

California Heat Spurs 1st Rolling Power Outages Since 2001

California on Friday ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2001 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles office in the Arleta neighborhood of Los Angeles is seen Tuesday, April 9, 2019.

3M Californians With Real ID Need More Proof Of Address

More than 3 million Californians with federally compliant Real ID driver's licenses will have to provide a second proof of address after the Department of Motor Vehicles failed to ask for it.

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