November’s Leonid meteor shower peaks this week. Here’s how and when to see the Leonids.

The Leonid meteor shower is peaking early this week. Here’s what to know

Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet’s atmosphere.

Solar storms can trigger auroras on Earth. This star’s explosion could destroy a planet’s atmosphere

SpaceX will launch the Sentinel-6B ocean-mapping satellite from California early Monday morning (Nov. 17), and you can watch the action live.

Watch SpaceX launch powerful ocean-mapping satellite for Europe and NASA early Nov. 17

See the famous winged horse Pegasus fly in the autumn night sky

With more Moon missions on the horizon, avoiding crowding and collisions will be a growing challenge

Ashley Rodolph, a 26-year-old mother who lives in Texas, started buying ByHeart infant formula because she believed it was a safer, cleaner alternative to other baby products on the market

ByHeart infant formula recall tied to botulism outbreak puts parents on edge

Five students at U.S. military academies and three each from Yale University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are among the 32 American winners named Sunday as 2026 Rhodes scholars.  The group includes students focused on housing, health outcomes, sustainability and prison reentry programs.

US students studying housing, health outcomes and sustainability win 2026 Rhodes scholarships

Sen. John Fetterman says he has returned home to his family in Pennsylvania after being hospitalized due to what his office said was a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that caused him to feel light-headed and fall during an early morning walk Thursday.  Fetterman, D-Pa., posted a picture Saturday on X that showed the aftereffects to his nose and forehead, saying “20 stitches later and a full recovery, I’m back home” with his wife, Gisele, and their children.  The smiling Fetterman also said he

Fetterman says he's back home after a fall put the Pennsylvania senator in the hospital

Two families have filed lawsuits against ByHeart Inc. after their infants contracted botulism from allegedly consuming the company's formula.

ByHeart sued over recalled formula by parents of infants sickened with botulism

Researchers have reported what they believe is the first documented death from a meat allergy that can be triggered by tick bites.  A 47-year-old New Jersey man died last year from alpha-gal syndrome, which in 2011 was first linked to bites from the Lone Star tick.  More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of the syndrome, according to one estimate.

Scientists document a death from a meat allergy tied to certain ticks

A Washington state resident has bird flu, and it's a different type than what was seen in previous infections, state health officials said Friday.  It is the nation’s first human case of bird flu since February.  The older adult with underlying health conditions remains hospitalized.

Washington resident is infected with a different type of bird flu

A judge said Friday that he planned to approve a deal for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own the company to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids, allowing money to start flowing to victims as soon as next spring.  U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Sean Lane said he would spell out his reasoning in a hearing next week.  Members of the Sackler family have been cast as villains in an overdose epidemic that has been linked to 900,000 deaths in the U.S.

Purdue Pharma's deal means money for some victims, end of Purdue company name. Here's what to know

The new hemp rules close a loophole that allowed hemp-derived products containing THC to be sold.

New law puts familiar drinks, creams and gummies in legal limbo

A chemical spill left dozens hospitalized and forced hundreds to evacuate from a western Oklahoma city.

Chemical leak in Oklahoma forces evacuations and leaves many ill

Each one-cent coin had cost nearly 4 cents to produce, making  "its production financially untenable."

The last penny was pressed by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia today. Could the nickel and dime be next?

Martha Lucía López released the boat into the river alongside hundreds of others with the faces of missing children, in one last attempt to find her son, or rather, to pray that he would find her.  “The only option we have is for them, the people who adopted them, to tell the true story and for them (the children) to come to us,” the 67-year-old said.  Approximately 25,000 perished when the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted, making it the deadliest natural disaster in Colombia’s recent history and

Parents search for children missing since a volcanic eruption in Colombia 40 years ago

U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals.  The step formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care.  From a Baltimore hotel ballroom, the bishops overwhelmingly approved revisions to their ethical and religious directives that guide the nation’s thousands of Catholic health care institutions and providers.

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ByHeart infant formula recall tied to botulism outbreak puts parents on edge

US students studying housing, health outcomes and sustainability win 2026 Rhodes scholarships

Fetterman says he's back home after a fall put the Pennsylvania senator in the hospital

The Leonid meteor shower is peaking early this week. Here’s what to know

ByHeart sued over recalled formula by parents of infants sickened with botulism

Scientists document a death from a meat allergy tied to certain ticks

Washington resident is infected with a different type of bird flu

Purdue Pharma's deal means money for some victims, end of Purdue company name. Here's what to know

New law puts familiar drinks, creams and gummies in legal limbo

Scientists document a death from a meat allergy tied to certain ticks

Scientists document a death from a meat allergy tied to certain ticks

Chemical leak in Oklahoma forces evacuations and leaves many ill

The last penny was pressed by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia today. Could the nickel and dime be next?

Parents search for children missing since a volcanic eruption in Colombia 40 years ago

US bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals

US bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals

The last penny was pressed by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia today. Could the nickel and dime be next?

Parents search for children missing since a volcanic eruption in Colombia 40 years ago