When the 115th Congress begins this week with Republicans firmly in charge of the House and Senate, GOP lawmakers will be poised to move quickly on an ambitious package of conservative legislation, confident that their long-delayed legislative goals are set to become reality with Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
The president-elect’s comments and his handling of the Russian hacking allegations could embolden foreign hackers and undermine the U.S. government’s ability to respond to them, analysts said.
The United States has long been the the industry’s undisputed leader, performing much of the research that first decoded our DNA about 15 years ago. But now China is emerging as America’s fiercest competitor, and it is sinking billions of dollars into research.
Barry Svrluga
Columnist The mass shooting that killed 39 people was designed to target Christians as an act of vengeance for Turkish military actions, the militant group said.
The penalty phase of any trial in which a person’s life is on the line is difficult to forecast, but in the Charleston church shooter’s case, it is especially hard to predict.
While Donald Trump's attacks threaten to erode public confidence in news outlets, it doesn't help to have similar bomb-throwing within the media.
Authorities said the 17-hour riot in the Amazonian city of Manaus was sparked by a fight between rival gangs.
Madeleine Pickens wanted the African American chef she recruited from the country club she owns in Southern California to cook “black people food” — not “white people food” — at her rural Nevada dude ranch and wild horse sanctuary, according to a federal lawsuit accusing her of racial discrimination.
The conclusions of the company’s investigation have yet to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, but the statement points to confidence that it will receive the green light to schedule a launch.
Making them is toxic to people and the environment. Start-ups in India see a better way. But will we pay for it?
Everyone pushes the idea that homeownership is a natural step. A reliable investment. The American dream. Could all these people have the equation wrong?
Anyone who has tried to lose weight and keep it off knows how difficult the task can be. It seems as though it should be simple: Just exercise to burn more calories and reduce your calorie intake. But many studies have shown that this simple strategy doesn’t work very well for the vast majority of people.








