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Europe's intense rainfall in September twice as likely thanks to climate change

Extensive early warnings and years of adaptation made the floods less deadly than they otherwise might have been.

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court ended a historic and momentous term this week.

Supreme Court's Roberts turns court to the right as Barrett emerges as a key player

This term, the Supreme Court ruled on abortion pills, the federal law banning guns for domestic abusers, voting rights and attempts to regulate social media.

Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Four: Battle For Stardom" at the CBS Radford Studio Center on May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail after arrest for conspiracy and sex trafficking

The music mogul was arrested late Monday in New York and now faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution after months of civil lawsuits.

In Bangladesh, turmeric — sold as the root or in a powder form — is a popular spice. In the 1980s, some farmers began adding a dye to make the root more attractive to buyers. But there was a problem with the dye.

You'll never guess the culprit in a global lead poisoning mystery

High levels of lead were found in a surprisingly large number of Bangladeshi kids in New York City — and in pregnant women in Bangladesh. Could there be a common cause?

A Joro spider is seen in Johns Creek, Ga., on Oct. 24, 2021. Populations of the species, native to East Asia, have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years and many researchers think it's only a matter of time before they spread to much of the continental U.S.

Joro spiders are big and colorful, but they shouldn't be nightmare fodder

Researchers say the creatures pose little threat to humans but they are concerned about the growing prevalence of invasive species — a problem made worse by global trade and climate change.

Why problems at a key Boeing supplier may help explain the company's 737 Max 9 mess

Federal investigators are scrutinizing Spirit AeroSystems, a major Boeing supplier based in Kansas, as they try to understand why a fuselage panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in midair last month.

The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education building is shown in this photo, Sept. 15, 2017.

San Diego Unified to honor 2024 Teachers of the Year in ceremony

Universal Transitional Kindergarten teacher Jennifer Nannini from Hancock Elementary School, Standley Middle School math teacher Lisa Clifner, and Morse High School English teacher Maria Miller are the teachers of the year.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, seen here at the memorial celebration for Odetta at Riverside Church in 2009 in New York City.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died

The songleader, civil rights activist and scholar died Tuesday at the age of 81.

A man holds an Icom walkie-talkie after he removed the battery during a funeral of people killed when hundreds of paging devices exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon the previous day, in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sept. 18.

Did exploding pagers attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon violate international law?

The series of explosions that rocked Lebanon this week, killing dozens and wounding thousands, has prompted debate among legal experts on international humanitarian law.

At the factory that builds the 737 Max, Boeing rethinks how it trains new hires

Troubled plane maker Boeing is changing how it trains new recruits at the factory near Seattle where it assembles the 737 Max, part of a broader effort to improve quality after a midair blowout.

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