Scientists across all fields make various types of claims about their innovations. Validity tests check whether they deliver on what they promise.
November 12, 2025
LONDON -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that any attack on members of his cabinet was "completely unacceptable", suggesting he was not behind newspaper reports that his allies
November 12, 2025
Fourteen-year-old Mohammed Wael Helles has been waiting for surgery on a serious spinal injury caused by an Israeli airstrike for nearly two months, one of
November 12, 2025
Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades, with officials warning that Tehran — a city of more than 10 million — may soon be uninhabitable if the
November 12, 2025
A federal appeals court has heard arguments about a spending law that stopped Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider
November 12, 2025
Some small grocery stores and neighborhood convenience stores are eager for the U.S. government shutdown to end and for their customers to start receiving federal food aid again
November 12, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer distanced himself on Wednesday from a briefing by unnamed allies that he would fight any leadership bid,
November 12, 2025
Millions more people risk famine in at least a dozen crisis spots around the world, including Sudan and Gaza, two U.N. agencies warned on Wednesday, appealing for funds to address a
November 12, 2025
When Natalia Lipei pulls up her sleeve, the 66-year-old Ukrainian pensioner reveals a colourful tattoo: a winged sword, symbolising the air-assault unit her son Viktor served in before
November 12, 2025
A seismic shift in computing is on the horizon (and it’s not AI)
November 12, 2025
FAA workers grapple with possible shutdown deal as officials try to navigate upcoming holiday travel rush
November 12, 2025
A rare explosion in Pakistan’s capital city of Islamabad has left 12 people dead and 20 injured, according to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital.
November 11, 2025
Afghanistan's economic recovery is buckling as nine in 10 households are forced to skip meals, sell belongings or take on debt to survive, the United Nations said on
November 12, 2025
Paris Jackson reveals she has a perforated septum: ‘Don’t do drugs kids’
November 12, 2025
Israel’s longest war is leaving a trail of traumatized soldiers in its wake
November 12, 2025
Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s grandson, running for US House seat
November 12, 2025
Chinese authorities have announced measures to improve the mental health of primary and secondary school students by reducing academic pressure, cutting screen time and mandating
November 12, 2025
What’s in the bill to reopen the federal government?
November 12, 2025
The Supreme Court has extended an order blocking full SNAP payments amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume
November 11, 2025
Husband and wife charged in drug ring that allegedly took EBT for drugs
November 11, 2025
ByHeart recalls all of its baby formula in the US amid infant botulism outbreak investigation
November 11, 2025
The U.S.
November 11, 2025
Supreme Court keeps full SNAP payments on hold with short term order
November 11, 2025
The Supreme Court has extended an order blocking full SNAP payments
November 11, 2025
Longtime FDA oncology leader named agency’s top drug regulator
November 11, 2025
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer led his caucus and the country into a record-breaking government shutdown and voted against reopening when some of his members defected
November 11, 2025
‘She was a force for good’: Parents remember KU student killed in hit-and-run crash
November 11, 2025
Detainees at the largest U.S. migrant detention camp endure foul-tasting drinking water, rotten food and inadequate healthcare, according to a U.S. congresswoman who called
November 11, 2025
The U.S.
November 11, 2025
The Food and Drug Administration has named a longtime regulator of cancer medications to lead the agency’s drug center
November 11, 2025
Michael Ray Richardson, a versatile guard who was banned from the NBA for violating its drug policy in the 1980s, has died
November 11, 2025
A Virginia transportation security officer is accusing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of sex discrimination over a policy barring transgender officers from performing security pat-downs
November 11, 2025
UNICEF said on Tuesday essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel,
November 11, 2025
A small band of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Monday night to approve a funding measure to reopen the federal government — without securing their party’s demand to guarantee an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, which help millions of Americans afford insurance.
November 11, 2025
Man encourages organ donation after helping save 9-year-old boy's life. "Give a piece of yourself"
November 11, 2025
Donald Trump really, really doesn’t like the NFL’s new kickoff format
November 11, 2025
A new directive by President Donald Trump’s administration could make it more difficult for foreigners to visit or live in the United States if they have certain medical conditions such as diabetes or obesity or lack the economic resources and assets to support themselves
November 11, 2025
For Anthony DeSousa, the owner of two pizza shops in Estes Park and Longmont, Colorado, feeding the hungry is personal.
November 11, 2025
King Mustangs' mascot Anthony Lopez bridges gap between autism and school spirit
November 11, 2025
President Donald Trump has pardoned the husband of Republican congresswoman Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee
November 11, 2025
How couples can ‘snore-proof’ their sexual relationship
November 11, 2025
A coalition of retired military nurses and others is pushing to award the Congressional Gold Medal to World War II nurses
November 11, 2025
The Senate sent a funding bill to the House. Here’s what has to happen next to reopen the government
November 10, 2025
Baby formula manufacturer ByHeart recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday
November 11, 2025
Britain on Tuesday slashed by 15% its contribution to a global initiative to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, with an 850-million-pound ($1.14 billion) pledge, the
November 11, 2025
Police officer delivers baby during traffic stop with brother's help over radio
November 11, 2025
South Carolina's highest court has refused to stop Friday's execution of a man who killed three people over five days and left taunting messages for police in one victim's blood
November 11, 2025
Researchers in South Africa have launched clinical trials for the first vaccine developed entirely in the country
November 11, 2025
Politicians get blamed for government shutdowns. But does the fault lie also with citizens, who are more invested in punishing partisan rivals than in demanding competent government?
November 10, 2025
Veteran, who struggled with mental health, gifted free furnace
November 11, 2025
Rare rabbits, 60 chickens among the animals found living in horrendous conditions in home, police say
November 11, 2025
Photojournalist receiving kidney donation from co-worker
November 11, 2025
Down syndrome results in changes to the structure and function of neural circuits in the brain. Delivering a specific protein to neurons could reverse these changes.
November 11, 2025
Everyday people are improvising stopgap efforts to support their communities through the longest government shutdown in U.S. history
November 11, 2025
Mississippi reveals its full history for America's anniversary year, a contrast to federal efforts
Hearing aids can seem like a big step. This NYC Ballet principal dancer doesn't regret taking it
Police remove fuel protesters from Dublin center as disruption over soaring costs continues
China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leader
Yemaneberhan Crippa wins Paris Marathon, Ethiopia's Shure Demise smashes record in women’s race