"The heat is coming for everybody," Andrew Dessler, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University, said as one of the season's earliest-onset heat waves scorches the United States. As officials heed heat wave warni...
An Israeli hostage freed from Gaza three months ago has accused the world of forgetting those still held by Hamas and urged the Israeli government to do whatever it takes to bring them home. Itay Regev, 19, told the BBC he was held in &qu...
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If you've got an old Google account that you have not used for a couple of years then it could soon be deleted. The tech giant is going to be getting rid of them, starting from Friday, under its inactive account policy. The compa...
Since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, more than 1m tonnes of radioactive water has been building up at the power plant in central Japan. Soon the plant will run out of space to store the water, which is a big problem. The plan at the moment is t...
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the citizens of Russia “are not our enemy.” The Kremlin claimed some Russian troops are leaving their forward positions....
As Americans get ready to celebrate the end of summer, health officials are once again urging the public, particularly those who are still unvaccinated, to act responsibly during the Labor Day weekend, given the country'songoing struggl...
Dr. Jen Ashton has answers to your vaccine questions....
UK Met Office scientists are forecasting that 2021 will be a little cooler around the world, but will still be one of the top six warmest years. The La Niña weather phenomenon will see temperatures edge down but greenhouse...
Pick who wins the race: Forecast if Donald Trump or Joe Biden will win the 2020 presidential election with ABC News' Interactive Election Map. ...
How much coronavirus transmission comes from people with no symptoms is still a \\\\"big unknown\\\\", a World Health Organization scientist has clarified. Dr Maria Van Kerkhove said on Monday it was \\\\"very rare\\\\" for asymptomatic ...
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For Britney Spears, the opportunity to expand into the fragrance market was heaven-scent. Think back to 2004. MSN Messenger, Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction, the end of Friends and the start of X Factor. Britney was at the top of her g...
Most British retailers say they're ready for the switch to the new 12-sided 1 coin but you may still have trouble using it to pay for parking or a train ticket. The old and new 1 coins have very different designs but both...
It has been 35 years since researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first reported on a mysterious illness that was infecting and killing otherwise healthy young men. The CDC report from 1981 was the first t...
The US nuclear weapons force still uses a 1970s-era computer system and 8-inch floppy disks, a government report has revealed. The Government Accountability Office said the Pentagon was one of several departments where "legacy...
Got a last minute emergency and you must fly? Some bereavement (or “compassion”) discounts still exist. Ditto for senior fares, military deals plus discounts for passengers too big for a single seat. How good are the discounts? ...
Gustave Eiffel was an unromantic man who designed the most romantic structure in Paris. A skater soars across the pavement of the Trocadero in Paris, June 1985. When you read biographies of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel and his fa...