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A greener and more equitable future — that’s the idea behind a first-of-its-kind plant to be built in Kenya that could remove up to 1 million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year. The proposal to build a direct air capture plant, announced in September as a joint …

A teenage girl has been hospitalized in Iran after an incident on public transport that has fueled a new wave of outrage and accusations against the country’s morality police a year after unrest swept the country. 16-year-old Armita Geravand suffered a “severe physical assault” at the hands of government agents …

It doesn’t hurt to dream — but for now, dreams are just that for ticket holders hoping to win a $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot that was the subject of Wednesday’s drawing. No one won, again, in the multi-state lottery game that last had a jackpot winner on July 19, according …

Have you ever tried to be vegetarian but found it too difficult to stop eating meat? Your genes could be partly to blame, a new study suggests.  The research, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE, identified a set of genes associated with people who adhered to a vegetarian diet …

Taylor Swift fans were buzzing this past weekend when the 12-time Grammy Award winner attended the Kansas City Chiefs’ matchup against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. But were football fans just as into it? Anyone who watched NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” game Oct. 1 likely noticed the multitude of …

Trump gripes trial is ‘unfair’ after judge’s gag order Hours after the trial wrapped up yesterday, Trump aired his grievances in a post on his Truth Social platform, saying the trial is “unfair” and again suggesting it was an attempt to interfere with his presidential campaign. “It is so unfair …

Five people were wounded in a shooting Tuesday night on the campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, officials said. No one was in custody early Wednesday morning in the shooting, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said. Campus police on patrol heard gunfire around 9:25 p.m. and found multiple victims …

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. McCarthy speaks out after being removed as House speaker 07:42 Now Playing ‘It was personal,’ McCarthy says after being removed as House speaker 01:23 UP NEXT Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he won’t run again  …

A 17-year-old Ohio girl died after collapsing on a football field during homecoming festivities at her high school on Friday, according to the Mapleton Local School District. Breanne McKean, a senior at Mapleton High School, collapsed on the field shortly after she was announced as a contender for homecoming queen, …

James Craig, the former Detroit police chief who was disqualified from Michigan’s Republican primary for governor last year after failing to collect enough valid signatures, announced Tuesday that he will seek the state’s open Senate seat in 2024. Craig’s decision sets up a potentially fractious primary in a state where …