• Zebrafish give new insight to sound sensitivity in autism

    Zebrafish give new insight to sound sensitivity in autism

    These tiny fish are helping scientists understand how the human brain processes sound.
  • The age of airships: The rise, fall, and necessary comeback

    The age of airships: The rise, fall, and necessary comeback

    Large airships were too sensitive to wind gusts and too sluggish to win against aeroplanes. But today, they have a chance to make a spectacular return.
  • Vegans are more likely to suffer broken bones, study finds

    Vegans are more likely to suffer broken bones, study finds

    Vegans and vegetarians often have nutrient deficiencies and lower BMI, which can increase the risk of fractures.
  • Apollo’s Leon Black says giving Epstein a second chance was ‘a terrible mistake’

    Apollo’s Leon Black says giving Epstein a second chance was ‘a terrible mistake’

    Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black said Thursday that giving Jeffrey Epstein a second chance following the late financier’s imprisonment in 2008 for soliciting an underage prostitute in
  • Daimler to pay $1.5 billion to settle emissions cheating probes

    Daimler to pay $1.5 billion to settle emissions cheating probes

    Automaker Daimler and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the US government and California state regulators to resolve emissions cheating allegations, officials said Monday. The Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency and the California attorney general’s office say Daimler violated environmental laws by using so-called “defeat device software” to circumvent emissions …
  • POLL: Boosted by Suburban Voters, Biden Opens Up Nine-Point Lead in Battleground Pennsylvania

    POLL: Boosted by Suburban Voters, Biden Opens Up Nine-Point Lead in Battleground Pennsylvania

    Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is leading President Trump by 9 points among likely voters in the must-win battleground state of Pennsylvania, where Biden was born. About 53 percent of likely voters in Pennsylvania say they would vote for Biden and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris, while 44 percent of likely voters say they …
  • Americans’ View of White-Black Relations Sinks to New Low

    Americans’ View of White-Black Relations Sinks to New Low

    Americans’ perception of relations between white and black Americans sank to a new low this year, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. The poll, which was conducted by telephone between June 8 and July 24 and surveyed 1,226 U.S. adults, found that 24 percent of respondents believe that race relations are very bad and …
  • Prominent analyst skeptical of AT&T/DirecTV sale reports

    Prominent analyst skeptical of AT&T/DirecTV sale reports

    Telecom giant AT&T may be trying to unload struggling satellite TV provider DirecTV, but shareholders shouldn’t expect a sale anytime soon, one prominent analyst warned. AT&T has “overvalued” the “albatross” that is DirecTV, leading to skepticism that suitors circling the assets will actually reach a deal, Craig Moffett of MoffettNathanson said on Monday. Moffett said …
  • Democrats Worry About Losing Support in Swing States after Unrest in Wisconsin

    Democrats Worry About Losing Support in Swing States after Unrest in Wisconsin

    Democrats fear they may be losing traction in swing states as news of looting and violent rioting in Kenosha, Wis. after the police shooting of Jacob Blake stokes public safety concerns. It had already been a turbulent summer in America before unrest broke out in Kenosha, as cities nationwide saw widespread protests and riots in …
  • POLL: Trump Makes Gains in Battleground States as Concern over COVID Diminishes

    POLL: Trump Makes Gains in Battleground States as Concern over COVID Diminishes

    President Donald Trump’s approval rating has risen in six swing states over the last two weeks as voter concerns about the coronavirus have waned, a new poll shows. While the boost still leaves Trump trailing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden — Biden is leading Trump 49 percent to 46 percent across the six states — …